K-pop soloist Wonho will undertake his mandatory enlistment in the South Korean military next month.
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Earlier today (November 16), his agency Highline Entertainment took to his official fan cafe to announce the 29-year-old singer and former MONSTA X memberâs mandatory military enlistment on December 5.
âWonho will enlist as a public service worker on December 5th 2022 to fulfil his duty as a Korean citizen,” the announcement reads. “Wonho will diligently fulfil his military duty and we ask for your warm love and support until the day he finished his service and returns in good health.â Conscription in South Korea lasts at least 18 months.
Following the news, Wonho also posted a letter addressed to his fanbase, also known as WENEE. âEach and every day that Iâve spent together with WENEE up until now, weâve made so many memories together that if I just spent one day thinking back on each one of those days, it would already be time for us to meet again,â said the singer, as translated by Soompi.
Wonho’s letter also hints at prepared releases to occupy his fans while he serves military duty: âIâll prepare lots of things so that WENEE wonât get bored, and I hope WENEE will spend that time happily, freely catching up on the things that you havenât been able to do up until now while waiting for the day that weâll meet again!â
This news comes just weeks after the release of Wonho’s second single album âBittersweetâ in October. Led by single âDonât Regretâ, this release will be his last before his military enlistment. The record also contains âOn & Onâ, which features vocals from rapper Yunhway, who was also involved in the writing and production of the track. âBittersweetâ is also Wonhoâs third Korean project this year after first single album âObsessionâ in February and third mini-album âFacadeâ in June.
Wonho embarked on a UK and European tour earlier this year in support of âFacadeâ. Over August and September, he performed a total of four shows in Germany, Spain and England. This was his first solo tour of the continent and his first headlining concert outside of South Korea.
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