Yoon Shi-yoon is back among us, hurrah!

70 January 26, 2016January 27, 2016

by javabeans

Yoon Shi-yoon is back, and not a moment too soon! (What with the bevy of stars heading off for their two-year service soon, like Lee Seung-gi, Yoo Ah-in, Joo-won, Lee Min-ho… Aie, hold me.)

He entered service quietly in April 2014, and served in the marine corps until his discharge on January 27. (I know the timestamp makes it seem like a trick, but such is the 17-hour time difference.) There were reportedly 500 fans (mostly Korean and Japanese) there to greet his return to civilian status, which is one of the larger welcome parties that I’ve seen in recent years.

As with most stars who return from the army, I both feel like they were gone foreeeever and back pretty quickly, since time flies and all. I’m eager to have Yoon Shi-yoon back onscreen, since it’s been over two years since his last drama, and even then I hardly count that last one because his role in Prime Minister and I was, in my opinion, totally underutilized. It was certainly no match for his star turn in 2010’s entertainingly makjang baking-and-birth-secrets drama Baker King Kim Tak-gu, which was more addicting than that sounds, or even his introductory role as a high schooler in High Kick Through the Roof. As for me, I’ve been subsisting on the memory of his bubbly and infectious Enrique (Flower Boy Next Door) all this while, and I hope his next project is a good one.

Speaking of which, there is naturally lots of interest in what he’ll do next, but he hasn’t picked it yet. I’m all for him taking some time to get back in the groove… just not too long. There are fans to appease, y’know! (Also, I cannot believe he is 30 years old, even if that’s Korean age. That’s still 29 by Western count, and he really doesn’t look any less baby-faced, does he?)

Via Joins

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51 enkeys

January 28, 2016 at 9:12 AM

wow you really have to be born with that skin! his skin looks so soft and...there's no pores at all?!! i'm sure he's been under the sun longer than average men his age but how in the world did he maintain his skin???

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52 ladida

January 28, 2016 at 3:48 PM

I'm so glad he's back! I hope he takes his time getting back into civilian life and chooses an awesome project :).

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53 cupkate

January 28, 2016 at 5:01 PM

omayaaaaaaa Quegummie is back. It's crazy to think that he is already 30. Only hoping to watch him in another drama but whatever it is we all know he is just so good in everything he does. I'm fine having YSY while our other Oppas will go to army this year or the next. Welcome back!!!!! *panda dance*

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54 owl 🦉 🫰

January 28, 2016 at 8:45 PM

That smile. He's sprung! Enrique! 30???!!! No!

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55 sepide

January 29, 2016 at 10:13 PM

ooopaaaaaaaaaaaaa
welcome back
we really miss you! go ahead :))))))

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56 jasmin

January 29, 2016 at 10:14 PM

YES HE IS BACK!! I'm so happy and look at this last pic! <3 So much love for him. I just can't...

Why are people comparing him to Joo Won though? Yes Joo Won's career went differently but honestly Joo Won is working ALL the time. It was bound to happen that he would get a hit project sooner or later.

I think Yoon Shi Yoon just chose a different career but now that military service is done and over I hope he'll find wonderful projects to get started again. :D Especially now with all the celebrities leaving for military service soon - including LSG and JW.