It has finally happened. The longest running boy band has temporarily called it quits because of the inevitable military service.
Eric of Shinhwa has finally left to fulfill his military duties at Choongnam Nonsan Military Center on October 9, 2008. He was sent off by 200 fans from both China and Japan.
His departure now signals the countdown for the rest of the 5 members. Dongwan is up next in November and Minwoo in May 2009. On the other hand, Junjin has postponed his start for February 2009 with his announcement on October 6, 2008, With Shin Hyesung exempted from service due to his physical condition, Andy will probably follow with an announcement of his own once his solo activities are also finished.
Although this is a sad time for many dedicated fans, it was probably a good thing. With the comebacks of what seems to be every “idol” group in Fall 2008, there would have been too much competition for them anyways…
Eric giving his final goodbye of 2008 and 2009
Fans asking him not to forget them
Junjin at the press conference announcing his intent to serve
FIRST!
haha
anyway i wish only good for eric in the future!
we await your comeback! (:
oh by the way, shouldn’t it be five more to go? doesn’t shinhwa have 6 members?
or did someone already go without me knowing…
first!!
first gl erick!
um it’s one down, 5 more to go! ehem…
They should all go together and come back together, that would be awesome.
Guys read please. Hye Sung’s is exempted aka he passed because of his physical condition. (Something to do with his leg.)
Take care Eric! We wont forget you!
Junjin’s serving? What about his eyes? Take care Eric<3
Aja Eric! He’s the happiest enlister(?) I’ve ever seen (among the celebrities that is)
Shinhwa Changjo!
eric’s sweat shirt is too tight, but he’s still hot. even with shaved head.
aWW, Fighting Eric Mun! I’ll be waiting for your comback!! AWW, They should all go together and return together! I’m going to miss them so much! Shinhwa Forever!! Love Shinhwa Forever!! HWAitng!! ERIC!!!
…yes, HyeSung isn’t going because of previous knee injury…so there are only four left to serve, DongWan, MinWoo, and JunJin next and then lastly, Andy…Keep healthy Eric.
I sort of wish all of Shinhwa will go at once- so they can come back at the same time and produce a new album. feels like it’s been a while. And junjin looks good in that pic!
yo he looks mad happy!
damn its official, one of kpop’s hottest men left…now we have to deal with U-Kiss and Dongbangshigay…. PLEASE COME BACK SOON!!! (thank the sky for KJK)
don’t under estimate shinhwa’s ability. they can totally out-shine, out-sing, out-dance any of the bbands these days.
nooo…i really didnt want this day to come….o well…eric hwaiting!! I’ll wait for u! actually my fab member is hyesung….but i like all of them..its gonna sad when the second one goes n then the third…
fav*
Aahh..’ET’ Eric..no tears in his dictionary except for the drama ofcourse..hehehe..he’s even trying to hide his smile during guerilla concert while everyone was busy wiping away their tears, as it was seen to me..
Good luck Eric! come back safe and healthy! i’m sure gonna miss this guy sooo much…i’ll be waiting for you!
I think he is the best looking shaved head entering the military training among the Korean actors/entertainers.
Hey, at least they’ll be together in the military camp. It must be fun, entering that place with your favorite friends.
Andy might get exempt as well, because he has bad Asthma. Though, many people still go and serve with having it.
I AGREED!!! Eric is the best looking guy with shaved hair!!
I can’t imagine if all enlisted together… sure it’ll be fun for them but not sure if their officers can handle them. Haaa!
Same Here!! I agree that Eric’s way hotter than even Gong Yoo. Sigh.. now I can’t see him for a while.
Nevertheless, Shinhwa Changjo!!! I’ll be missing you Shinhwa!!
Eric!!! no….hahahaha damn I surely going to miss Shinhwa…my GOD I have been their fans for almost 8 years, the longest band I ever like. but I’m surely going to wait for them to come back and when they do, all the fans will welcome them….so sad it means I dun have chance to watch their concert
I don’t think they need to worry about competition cause they have a dedicated bunch of fans that make sure they are as Shinhwa. So don’t you worry.
I’m sad Eric is leaving…I can’t wait till he comes back, all of them and become Shinhwa again
gah, eric.. T.T
yeah, can’t wait till he comes back. love shinhwa!
Aahh..’ET’ Eric..no tears in his dictionary except for the drama ofcourse..
@ivanovie haha…..agree, agree. He’s one tough boy!
Eric, all the best
blah, he looks like an ajusshi
oh…i love eric he is a good actor. anyways good luck.
We will miss you Eric…………
SHINHWA is a legend and will always be……no other band can surpass that……….And they share a bond, friendship that is admirable……so dont ever under estimate them, because they are the best, they are gorgeous, sexy, hot, mature, funny, dorky,………….and they have what other groups lack…………REAL TALENT………..
SHINHWA CHANJO WILL WAIT FOR YOUR RETURN………
Shinhwa Forever!!!
Fighting Eric!!!
oooh been waiting for this to come out Good Luck ERIC and all the other members SHINHWA CHANGJO!!!!
oooOOOOoooo
eric looks gooooodd.
unlike some other celebs when they shaved their heads..
*cough*sung shi kyung*ahem*
awwww Eric, he has killer smile and keep smile all the time, love him, will wait for SHinhwa to comeback, Shinhwa fighting
Take care eric.. Will be missing u…:’(
I wonder if the exemption from military service for Hallyu stars will ever get anywhere near going into action.
If that does happen, it means a nice exemption break for TVXQ!, Rain, and ss501, I suppose, but what would be the line for being a “successful Hallyu star” I wonder.
Anyhow, I hope they serve their time well, best of luck to their physical conditions (given that they don’t just do janitorial or office work).
omg i use to love leeminwoo..he still hot
We will be awaiting your return, Eric oppa.
HongGi ..
and so what if he’s ajjhusi??!
at least
they are really successful!..and i think
you are blind,,
try to buy eyeglasses..
ahaha.. LOL..are you girl or boy???
and dont forget to look
in the mirror.
and you will see who looks ajhussi,
and if you are girl??
AJHUMMA..
HA!! KRISTYY i TOTALLY agree with u!! shinhwa is like TOTALLY better than now a say groups! [no offense]
Leader ssi! gud luck wid everything!! come back a more handsome and muscular u! take care! and we’ll miss u much!
AWWWWWWWWWW!!! Eric, you left!!! And won’t be back until 2 years from now… (Sighs) I lOVE U!!!!!!!
we’ll wait for you.
same goes for others.
shinhwa jjang!
*sniff sniff* I wiss miss Eric.
But I guess at the same time it is somewut good for him, cuz he taking a break from the business.
For some reason… I kinda like his shaved hair
oppa! we’ll miss you.
and oh, he looks good with his haircut.
good luck Eric! and for the rest of the Shinhwa boys i wonder though if this line:
“With the comebacks of what seems to be every “idol” group in Fall 2008, there would have been too much competition for them anyways…”
…………was for…..d….b…..
Awww…. Eric left! I’ll miss him definitely!
Shinhwa seriously is the best boy band out there.
Better than any current group out there.
He’ll do well in the army.