Jo Hyun-Jae's message to his fans on August 4, 2008
Gone for a while and I'll be back
Gone for a while and I'll be back
Finally tomorrow I'll be joining the army.
Just thinking of parting from my family and friends, as well as my fans, makes me feel lingering reluctance and regret.
But then when I return, looking back, it would seem the time is very short, right?
All this time, many thanks indeed for all your generous encouragement and support.
I'll return from the army in good health and good spirits.
On my return, if I see a lot of your letters welcoming me back, I'll be so happy.
Hope you'll all keep well and take care!
Exactly a year from today, on June 19, 2010, Jo Hyun-Jae will have finished his military duties in the Korean armed forces. He has already served 10 1/2 months since he joined the army on August 5, 2008. Private First Class Jo Hyun-Jae is currently serving as a regular soldier, having decided to forego the chance of being an "entertainment soldier", the career path of choice of so many actors and singers.
We wish JHJ well in his final year in the military. We pray that North Korea will behave, or at least not be allowed to misbehave. May there be peace on earth!
Let the countdown begin!
Time flies quickly and before we knew it,
ReplyDeleteHyun-Jae is back again in the limelight.
one of my fave american writers once wrote that war is nothing more than robbery writ large. one country wanting to take something from another country. in this case - land and freedom - so that they could impose their ideologies on other people. he also wrote that people who start a war are nothing more than bullies who'd like to impose their wills on other people. i hope the bullies would just confine their bullying in thier own backyard. but that is a bad thought, because effects of war has a tendency to spill over to neighboring nations. so for all our sakes (not just for our beloved JHJ) let's fervently pray that N. Korea behaves itself.
ReplyDeleteCould anyone explain the major differences between a regular soldier and an entertainment soldier ? Does entertainment soldier get to serve the army for a shorter time ? Please enlighten me. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteJayce Lynn, as far as we know, entertainment soldiers don't have to fight; they just entertain the troops. Their job is probably similar in nature to the army entertainment division of the U.S. army whose working motto is: "Entertainment of the soldier, by the soldier." Regular soldiers are, well, just ordinary soldiers.
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