TVXQ′s U-Know Yunho is enlisting in the army today.

U-Know Yunho will be entering a training camp on July 21, where he will receive five weeks of basic military training before serving as an active duty soldier for 21 months. The time and place of U-Know Yunho′s enlistment has not been disclosed per the star′s wishes to enlist quietly.

U-Know Yunho wrapped TVXQ′s official activities with the conclusion of the TVXQ Special Live Tour on June 14. On tour, U-Know Yunho said to his fans, “It′s a temporary farewell. It feels like I′m going off on a new trip.” He continued, “For not saying a word and trusting me, I will live up to those expectations and return. I think that′s all I need to say.”

Max Changmin, who will be promoting on his own while U-Know Yunho is in the army, stated, “All I can say is thank you to those who supported us without fail. I′m thankful and sorry that I can′t express everything in words. We will repay you when we return in a few years, and we′ll get you back, so we′d like it if you′d wait for us in good health.”

U-Know Yunho, who made his debut with TVXQ in 2004, has risen to become one of Korea′s top idols and gone on to garner immense popularity in Japan and Asia at large. He has also been active as an actor, beginning with 2009 drama Heading to the Ground. He has also appeared in Poseidon (2009), Yawang(2013), The Night Watchman′s Journal and 2014 film Ode to My Father. His current web drama I Order You is his final project before his enlistment.

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English News by Mwave (source:  Newsen Yoon Hyo Jung),
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