Group iKON member DK (Kim Dong-hyuk) will enlist in the military on July 28.
The agency 143 Entertainment announced on the 9th through an official statement, "DK (Kim Dong-hyuk) applied for the Army military band and has recently received a final acceptance notice from the Military Manpower Administration. Accordingly, he is scheduled to enlist as an active duty soldier on July 28 and fulfill his defense obligations."
It added, "On the day of entry to the New Recruit training center, many military personnel and their families will be in attendance, so to prevent safety accidents, we will not hold separate events, and we ask for the understanding of fans." It also said, "We ask for continued love and support until DK (Kim Dong-hyuk) faithfully completes his military service and returns in good health."
Below is the full statement from 143 Entertainment.
Hello, this is 143 Entertainment.
We thank iKONIC fans who love iKON and provide information regarding DK (Kim Dong-hyuk)'s military enlistment.
DK (Kim Dong-hyuk) applied for the Army military band and has recently received a final acceptance notice from the Military Manpower Administration. Accordingly, he is scheduled to enlist as an active duty soldier on July 28 and fulfill his defense obligations.
On the day of entry to the New Recruit training center, many military personnel and their families will be in attendance, so to prevent safety accidents, we will not hold separate events, and we ask for the understanding of fans.
We ask for continued love and support until DK (Kim Dong-hyuk) faithfully completes his military service and returns in good health.
Thank you.
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