In Korea, you may have heard that it is a must for every male citizen to enlist in the army and undergo training for 2 years. Celebrities (actors, singers and entertainers) are not exempted from this, whether you are a famous idol group member or an ordinary citizen so to speak.

Today, Kangin of Super Junior (he really gained weight during his time alone, right?) was sent off by the members of the boy group themselves as well as fans not just from Korea alone but also in other Asian countries, and even from other countries outside of Asia. He is enlisting to the army today and he will be back after 2 years of military service on 2010. He is the first member to enlist in the army, so it’s quite sad for fans to see him leave the group temporarily. However, the thought that he will be back two years after is a good thing, isn’t it? If you come to think of it, two years isn’t really that long, so I hope he comes back as a healthy and a much better person than he is right now.

Only 10 members were present today to send him off to the training camp of the Korean Army though. Han Geng though is still in China at the moment because of his lawsuit with SM (that I totally understand), however; Kibum is still missing in action for the longest time now, because he is busy with his acting career. I honestly thought he should be there to at least say his farewells, but I don’t know…he has always been the invisible Super Junior member since 2009. I’m sorry for ranting so much about him in this post. It’s just that I feel he should at least be here.

The big question however is: When will we ever see all the members again together? I bet the chances are slim. The fans can only hope so much. Hopefully, in the future, I hope there will be better days for the group. In the coming years, it is my fervent hope to see them working together just like before. I hope they can still be like the old Super Junior - the happy and dorky boys who caught my attention 5 years ago - the group I was apprehensive about at first because of their number - the group whom I loved watching on different variety shows - the first KPop group I really liked.

This by the way is his latest work/project he did so far before he left for the army today. This song called “A Short Journey” is included in the 4th repackaged album, Version C of “Bonamana” by Suju members Donghae and Eunhyuk, who were responsible for the melody and the lyrics respectively. Aside from the chorus wherein you can hear the voices of all the members, if you listen to the 1st and 2nd stanzas respectively, you will hear a distinct voice which nonetheless belongs to Kangin. If you are familiar with his voice from the previous albums of the group, I’m sure you’ll recognize it immediately so here it is:

In Korea, you may have heard that it is a must for every male citizen to enlist in the army and undergo training for 2 years. Celebrities (actors, singers and entertainers) are not exempted from this, whether you are a famous idol group member or an ordinary citizen so to speak.

Today, Kangin of Super Junior (he really gained weight during his time alone, right?) was sent off by the members of the boy group themselves as well as fans not just from Korea alone but also in other Asian countries, and even from other countries outside of Asia. He is enlisting to the army today and he will be back after 2 years of military service on 2010. He is the first member to enlist in the army, so it’s quite sad for fans to see him leave the group temporarily. However, the thought that he will be back two years after is a good thing, isn’t it? If you come to think of it, two years isn’t really that long, so I hope he comes back as a healthy and a much better person than he is right now.

Only 10 members were present today to send him off to the training camp of the Korean Army though. Han Geng though is still in China at the moment because of his lawsuit with SM (that I totally understand), however; Kibum is still missing in action for the longest time now, because he is busy with his acting career. I honestly thought he should be there to at least say his farewells, but I don’t know…he has always been the invisible Super Junior member since 2009. I’m sorry for ranting so much about him in this post. It’s just that I feel he should at least be here.

The big question however is: When will we ever see all the members again together? I bet the chances are slim. The fans can only hope so much. Hopefully, in the future, I hope there will be better days for the group. In the coming years, it is my fervent hope to see them working together just like before. I hope they can still be like the old Super Junior - the happy and dorky boys who caught my attention 5 years ago - the group I was apprehensive about at first because of their number - the group whom I loved watching on different variety shows - the first KPop group I really liked.

This by the way is his latest work/project he did so far before he left for the army today. This song called “A Short Journey” is included in the 4th repackaged album, Version C of “Bonamana” by Suju members Donghae and Eunhyuk, who were responsible for the melody and the lyrics respectively. Aside from the chorus wherein you can hear the voices of all the members, if you listen to the 1st and 2nd stanzas respectively, you will hear a distinct voice which nonetheless belongs to Kangin. If you are familiar with his voice from the previous albums of the group, I’m sure you’ll recognize it immediately so here it is: