Here we go, time to prepare your hankies. The 1985-ers are headed to army duty this year, and Song Joong-ki has announced that he's due at basic training on August 27. There were some casting hopes for films and lots of offers floating around, but for the most part Song Joong-ki has known that the army would call sooner rather than later.
He did announce earlier this year that he wouldn't ask for extensions to delay enlistment at this point, so in retrospect it seems smart not to have picked up a project and end up having to bail mid-shoot. Sadly not unheard of in dramaland. Now that there's no longer an entertainment unit in the military, it's equal active duty for all actors and civilians alike, and Song Joong-ki just happens to be the first celebrity who's enlisting after the decision has been made.
No new movie aside (too bad he didn't have enough time to pull a Lee Je-hoon and shoot stuff that could be released while he was serving), he's leaving on as solid a platform as you can have pre-army: a conventional melo like Nice Guy, a popular film like A Werewolf Boy, and two hit sageuks Tree With Deep Roots and Sungkyunkwan Scandal. I think it's safe to say no one will forget about him.
I figure the only way to soothe the pain is with pretty pictures, so here's his latest photo shoot, an ad campaign for Samsonite with Monstar's Ha Yeon-soo. I'm sure it's just the first of many many "last photo shoots before army," but I don't think we'll tire of that anytime soon.
Via TV Report, Hankook Ilbo
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