NCT's Jaehyun officially enlists in the military
Jaehyun of the K-pop group NCT has officially enlisted in the South Korean military on Monday.
On X (formerly Twitter), NCT shared some snaps of the K-pop star with his fellow members as they prepare to send him off.
"Looking forward to our journey together," the band wrote in Korean and translated into English by X.
Ahead of his enlistment, Jaehyun posted some photos of him on his buzz cut look on Instagram.
"Remembering the memories we shared, looking forward to the journey together," he wrote in the caption.
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— NCT (@NCTsmtown) November 4, 2024
Previously, Jaehyun's label SM Entertainment announced that the 27-year-old South Korean idol "applied to the Army Band and received a notification of acceptance from the Military Manpower Administration."
Jaehyun will be the second NCT member to enlist following Taeyong, who enlisted in April.
Jaehyun debuted with NCT and its sub-units NCT U and NCT 127 in 2016. Jaehyun, together with his fellow NCT 127 members, performed at the Philippine Sports Stadium in January for the Philippine stop of their "Unity" tour.
In August, Jaehyun debuted as a soloist with the release of the album "J."
—Jade Veronique Yap/MGP, GMA Integrated News