We Will Wait for You, Yook Sung-Jae!

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Shortly after celebrating his 25th birthday, Yook Sung-Jae announced to his fans that he was enlisting in South Korea’s mandatory military duty on May 11.

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안녕하세요 성재입니다. 우선!어제 저의 생일을 축하해주신 모든 멜로디 여러분 너무너무 감사드립니다!(sns,생일광고,이벤트 등 다 찾아봤어요!!^^) 어떻게 이야기를 꺼내야할지 고민하다가 너무 깊은 고민과 생각과는 거리가 멀기에 조금이라도 먼저 직접 얘기하는게 맞을것같아서 글을 올립니다. 많이들 놀라시겠지만 5월11일부로 군입대를 결정하게 되었습니다! 갑작스런 통보에 놀라신 분들도 계실거고 걱정하시는 분들도 많이 계시겠지만, 지금까지 멜로디분들이 이뻐해주신것만 봐도 나는 어딜가도 이쁨받을수있고 씩씩하게 지낼수있겠구나!라는 자신감이 생겨서 전혀 걱정도 없고!!! 맘 편히 다녀올수 있을것 같습니다!ㅎ 연이은 비투비멤버들의 군입대에 어쩔수없는 공백기가 생기지만 우리 멜로디분들이 기다려주시니까 저희 비투비는 더더욱 다시 만날 날만을 꿈꾸며 힘내고 있습니다!! 이제 며칠남지 않았지만 가기전에 꼭 멜로디들과 소통할수있는 라방도 하구, 슬슬 맏형들도 나오고, 쌍갑포차도 곧 방영될 예정이니 조금만 참고 기다려주시면 금방 비투비 멜로디 다같이 볼날이 오겠죠!! 지금까지도 항상 너무 고맙고, 앞으로도 많은 응원 부탁드리겠습니다!! 더욱 멋진 모습으로 여러분에게 나타날 그날까지 건강하고 행복한 하루하루 보내고 있기를 바라며 6성재가.

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The popular BtoB member, actor and MC said he gave his decision a lot of thought, but the timing seemed right. He is following in the footsteps of his band members Seo Eun-Kwang, who was discharged on April 7, 2020; Lee Chang-Sub, who enlisted on January 14, 2019; and Lee Min-Hyuk, who entered the military on February 7, 2019. Coincidentally, Im Hyun-Sik also enlisted on the same day as Yook.

He told his fans that he was confident that he would have a positive mindset regardless of where he was and that he would return to them healthy and happy.

Yook is well known for his kind heart. Over the years, he has donated money to many organizations to benefit needy children, schools and indigent people who need briquettes to help keep their homes warm.

Many South Korean idols are multi-talented not only at singing and dancing, but also at emceeing and comedy. Yook showed off his emcee skills on “My Little Old Boy” (Episode 180), when he appeared as a guest MC.

He also gave fans a taste of what kind of husband he would make when he “wed” Red Velvet‘s Joy on the “We Got Married.” Their chemistry was off the charts and fans loved them both. At the 2015 MBC Entertainment Awards, the idols won the Best Couple Award. He also won a solo award for Best Male Newcomer.

Yook has also appeared on “Master in the House” since 2017, where he was the little brother to his fellow cast members Lee Seung-Gi, Shin Seong-Rok, Yang Se-Hyeong and Lee Sang-Yun.

Preparing for his military enlistment, Yook bid farewell to “Master in the House” a few weeks ago.

Yook’s latest K-Drama “Mystic Pop-up Bar” — where he plays a character named Han Kang-Bae — is his goodbye gift to his fans. You can find some of his previous work right here on KOCOWA:

“Who Are You”

“The Village: Achiara’s Secret”

“The Heirs” (cameo in Episode 4)

“Jang Geum, Oh My Grandma” (cameo in Episode 16)

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