i actually wondered what happened to him...he seems to be a good actor but i wonder why he hasn't garnered a high-profile role since his breakout year in 2007?

"Which is a good thing, if you consider that when his colleagues start heading off to fulfill their two years of service (such as Lee Min-ho, Jung Il-woo, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Bum, and Baek Sung-hyun), he’ll still be around."

Good strategy!

But dang, that face of his sure is pretty. @_@

So many kdrama (and other) stars are in the army... sometimes it seems that the entire army must be composed of famous guys. ;-)

Might be an interesting drama, come to that - a company of famous actors and singers try to defend the nation!

Baek Sung-hyun... Hmm, that was a name that didn't really ring a bell like the other ones.

I liked him in KofW (?) and admire his early military entry....

kim hye sung is one of the few young actors that i have my eye on...i think that he's a really good actor especially considering that he's an ulzzang and just shot to fame because of his looks...

his enlistment is probably good for him,...so that he may shed off his pretty boy image...perhaps he wants to be manlier becoz he wants to do projects that are more mature..

JGS still hasn't gone? Oh man i am gonna miss him when he does! this dude seems pretty high-flying though, i gotta check out some of his stuff...

I don't want him on active duty. Sniff. That said, I wouldn't be surprised if his army experience didn't add to his acting caliber. He's already very impressive, seemingly very empathetic, so all the challenges he must endure in the army just might make him even that much more emotionally and psychologically rich.

hahaha but kim hye sung looks like a highschooler still! army? can't imagine it! :P

Thats actually a smart move. The earlier you go, the more time you have to build on your career later, plus considering you're also still young. Getting back into show biz with the same height of popularity is harder on older celebs when the majority of (loud, active) fans are young.

yep, serve early and get it out of the way. the longer you drag it, the more you'll dread enlisting.

Oh my goodness, HE'S PRETTY.

This is really smart though because as you said Lee Min-ho, Jung Il-woo, Jang Geun-seok, Kim Bum, and Baek Sung-hyun) are all probably going to leave around the same time. I dread those years! :'(

JSK should leave after "Pet" movie, just because I want him to get it (his army service) out of the way.

i'm wondering how the goings-on in the border is going to affect those serving in the military currently? and also, if in the future there is heightened err activities (?), would it be likely those who already served be called again?

I remmber him more from The Kingdom of the winds. he did great job there.

Good for him! I wish him all the best. :)

yeap a good 'strategy' ^^ will be waiting for you comeback soon after 2 years!!

i think it's better to enlist at this stage so when he did 2 yrs just like the some actors like seo do young, kwon sang woo after service their career soared!

speaking of military, my prayers go to the families of the 2 soldiers who got killed a day ago from the NK artillery shells to the south....i also hope & pray our Korean actors are safe in this horrible incident, not only the actors but the other military men & civilians as well!

Ok.. I'm trying to do the math here. If Korean men need to enlist by the end of the year they turned 28 (29)..

then shouldn't Lim Ju Hwan supposed to enlist by the end of this year? He is born 1982. Did he finished his military service already? Are there any news that say when he is going to the enlist?

When did he start thinking of enlisting for his MS ? With the NK -SK conflict it is now real action any time as opposed to drill or practice .Do you think he might change his mind ?

If his intention as pointed out here is to have a free makeover courtesy of the military that is some patriotic slant there LOL.

But his strategy is good he will be around when the pretty boys are in Military barracks . Good timing ,too.

Well,goodluck .Hope everything turns out according to plan.

Don't worry his maturity is waiting for him there at the barracks .

One does not have to have the looks of the military to go to MS . Military will make sure he is on regulation haircut and clothes . He will definitely belong there ...some even get to like the training .

MS is Skorea's male rite of passage to adulthood and jobs are waiting when they get back to civilian life.

MS will be shortened by a few months several years from now . But the new law can always be repealed according to security situation .