Nam Joo-hyuk to serve army in March

▲ This file photo shows actor Nam Joo-hyuk. (Yonhap)

 

 

SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk will soon serve in the military as a military police officer, his agency Management SOOP confirmed Tuesday.

The actor, known for his role as Baek I-jin in “Twenty-Five Twenty-One,” applied to serve as a military police officer and was recently accepted into the military police force. The expected date of his enlistment is Mar. 20.

Nam Joo-hyuk, who made a debut initially as a model, made his screen debut in 2014 with the South Korean drama “The Idle Mermaid”; the actor then starred in multiple hit drama series, including “Cheese in the Trap,” “Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo,” “The Light in Your Eyes,” “Start-Up,” “Twenty-five Twenty-one,” and also in the South Korean film “The Great Battle.”

After enlisting in the police squad in March, the actor will receive basic military training at the army training center for five weeks before being transferred to his station.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Ha eun Lee)

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