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K-pop star Xiumin of EXO loads up for life in the army

STORYThe Korea Times
K-pop star Xiumin, a South Korean member of the boy band EXO, will start his compulsory military service on May 7. Photo: SM Entertainment
K-pop star Xiumin, a South Korean member of the boy band EXO, will start his compulsory military service on May 7. Photo: SM Entertainment
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  • The 29-year-old member of the South Korean-Chinese nine-member boy band starts his compulsory military service on May 7 – but will return to EXO when it is completed

K-pop star Xiumin of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO will become the first Korean member of the nine-member group to start his mandatory military service on May 7.

I will stay healthy [in the army] and come back ... so please wait for me
Xiumin, EXO

“Xiumin will join the army and serve active duty,” SM Entertainment, his agency, said on Tuesday.

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The place and time of his enlistment will not be disclosed, it said.

 
“I will stay healthy [in the army] and come back,” Xiumin, 29, whose real name is Kim Min-seok, wrote on EXO’s official fan site.

“I will be back after throwing concerts [in Japan], so please wait for me.”

Xiumin, who made his debut with EXO in 2012, will perform at the “EXO-CBX ‘MAGICAL CIRCUS’ 2019 Special Edition” shows on April 16, 17 and 27 to 29 in Japan.