Speaking of male stars from East Asian countries, those who have been prosperous for many years and are currently in the limelight are a large number of Korean male stars with different characteristics. Not to mention the long-established Yuan Bin, Song Chengxian, Zhang Hyuk, An Qixuan, An Jae-wook, Lee Joon-ki and Zheng Ji-ho (Rain), even Lee Min-ho and Zhang Gen-suk, who are currently on fire, have overwhelmed the limelight of almost all mainland Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Japanese male stars, not to mention Kim So-hyun, who is famous for his professors from the stars. However, many fans of Korean male stars will find that many of them will suddenly disappear or disappear for two years or more without any works or activities. Where did they go? The answer is to do your duty — to be a soldier.
South Korea has a compulsory military service system. The Constitution of South Korea stipulates that every male citizen has the obligation to perform military service, and the age of duty is between 19 and 36 years old. The length of service varies from branch to service, with the shortest-serving Army unit also requiring 24 months of service. Under South Korea's Military Service Law, all healthy men between the ages of 20 and 30 must serve in the military for at least 21 months, and those who refuse to perform military service face 1 to 3 years in prison. In South Korea, male citizens are subjected to conscription checks in the year they reach the age of 18, with a physical fitness index ranging from high to low in grades 1 to 7. Grades 1 to 5 are assigned to the Active Air Force, Active Navy, Active Army, Supplementary Service and Second National Service respectively; Grade 6 is classified as having a serious illness or mental disorder and is exempt from military service; and Grade 7 is deemed to be inconclusive and requires re-examination the following year.
Men assigned to active duty units on the basis of conscription checks receive immediate notice of enlistment. Of course, university students and those studying the corresponding academic programs are automatically deferred from enlistment, but they still need to serve after graduation. In addition, if there is no one other than himself to maintain the family's livelihood, he may be exempted from military service or reduced to 6 months of service by applying. Article 88 of the Military Service Law stipulates: "Upon receipt of a notice of enlistment or convocation on active duty, those who do not enter the camp without justifiable reasons within the following dates shall be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 3 years..." In addition, it is stipulated that state organs or local self-governing bodies shall not be allowed to employ persons who evade conscription inspections without cause or leave the camp without reason, and even restrict access to specific trades. On the other hand, It is difficult for Korean society to tolerate such "non-fulfillment of national obligations".
Since it is a law that everyone must abide by, even film and television singers who are supported by tens of millions of people cannot be exempted from their obligations because of their special status. Therefore, almost every year, a number of Korean male stars join the army, and fans will hold a grand farewell party for them. In 2004, South Korea had a large number of popular stars enlisted in the army, such as Won Bin, Song Seung-hyun, Jang Hyuk, Han Jae-seok, etc., almost causing a disaster for male stars on the screen. But at the same time, the male star famine has prompted many male singers to start challenging performances, and it has also made new artists such as Xuan Bin have the opportunity to promote to stars. In the second half of 2010, Many popular Korean stars such as Kang Dong-won, Kim Nam-woo, Lee Dong-kin, Lee Hyun-woo and so on joined the army one after another, plus popular stars such as Lee Joon-ki who joined the army in the first half of the year, the number of male stars enlisted in the Korean army reached a new high. Such a situation has led to the joke in the Korean entertainment industry that "the Ministry of National Defense will become the largest performing arts company".
In fact, the military life of Korean male stars is not really so "tragic". Artists who enlist in the army do not completely break off contact with the outside world. Su Ji-seop, who became famous for his TV series "Sorry, I Love You", served in the military in Seoul as a public service officer, living a life of parallel service and acting activities. Every day, a large number of Japanese movie fans come to "peek" at his work. Some celebrities also took advantage of their sabbatical opportunities to appear in some publicity activities, and the gifts sent by fans to the stars often made ordinary soldiers envious. In addition, artists can also play their specialties as literary and artistic soldiers. After 5 weeks of recruit training, and then a few months of ordinary soldiers, some stars will be selected to participate in military propaganda activities and shoot propaganda films. Due to the large number of publicity activities, they are often as busy as before enlistment, and the typical representative of them is Zheng Zhixun (Rain). However, South Korea's Ministry of National Defense abolished the civilian corps entirely in 2013, citing its mismanagement. This also means that in the future, it is completely impossible for Korean male stars to want to become stars in the name of soldiers.
With the hottest South Korean post-80s male stars entering the age suitable for service, 2014 will usher in another round of enlistment climax. In addition to Kim so-hyun and Lee Min-ho, the male gods who have become hallmarks of the K-pop, the list of male stars who are likely to serve in the military this year also includes popular idol singers and actors such as Jang Geun-suk, Kim Hyun-joong, Lee Seung-ki, Kim Jae-jung, Park Yoo-cheon, Kim Joon-so, and Jung Yoon-ho. Kim So-hyun, South Korea's first male god, unexpectedly showed a strong willingness to serve in the military, and he came to the Seoul Military Affairs Agency for a physical examination as early as November 19, 2013. After a period of exercise and health conditioning, he was previously sentenced to serve only in the public welfare army because he had a history of heart disease, and this time he was finally judged to be allowed to serve on active duty. However, this is not good news for brokerage companies. The head of the company said: "Kim so-hyun hopes to enlist in the army as an active duty, and the results of this inspection make him very happy." Although he received an enlistment medical examination, it did not mean that he would enlist immediately. ”
For Korean male stars, although it will cause a loss of income and attention, its exemplary role for the majority of Young Men of Korean school age cannot be underestimated, so few Korean male stars will risk being discredited to escape military service. The older generation of Korean male stars such as Bae Yong-joon, Cha Tae-hyun and Jang Dong-jin are exempt from military service for physical reasons, and Park Hae-jin's reasons are even schizophrenia (depression). There are also negative teaching materials, such as Song Chengxian, An Qixuan, Uncle Bird, Yuan Bin and others who have tried to delay or exempt them from service in various ways, but after the East Window incident, they still had to obediently enter the military camp and leave a black for their own acting path. What's more, singer Shin Dong-hyun even knocked out 12 of his teeth in order to avoid service, and was eventually sentenced to prison.
The most tragic ending was Liu Chengjun. In 2001, he underwent a conscription medical examination at the Daegu Local Military Affairs Department, which determined that he should serve for 28 months. Liu Chengjun said he would join the army in April 2002. In late 2001, Shortly after undergoing lumbar disc cartilage surgery, Liu Chengjun traveled to the United States and became a U.S. citizen, no longer obligated to serve in South Korea. Since then, the major South Korean media have denounced him, and netizens have attacked and insulted him, telling him never to return to South Korea. The Department of Military Affairs believes that he maliciously used the Military Service Act to evade the obligation of military service, and the Ministry of Justice made a decision to prohibit Liu Chengjun from entering the country in accordance with the regulations of the Immigration Administration Law that "when a person is likely to endanger the interests of the Republic of Korea or public safety, he may be prohibited from entering the country". Since then, Liu Chengjun can no longer step into South Korea. In February 2002, when Liu Chengjun tried to return to China, he was told by the Immigration Administration of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Korea that he was a "subject of entry prohibition" and that even his application for a work visa was not allowed. Even if the elder of the family died, he wanted to go back to South Korea for funerals, and eventually he was stopped at the airport.
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