Hi-ho it’s off to the army two idols go as both Jung Yong Hwa of CNBLUE and G-Dragon of Big Bang enlisted for their mandatory military service in recent days. G-Dragon enlisted on February 27th last week and this week Jung Yong Hwa checked in on March 5th. G-Dragon’s Big Bang group mate Daesang will be enlisting next week on March 12th. There’s been more controversy than not with the recent batch of idols who have enlisted or are enlisting, Big Bang’s T.O.P. enlisted last February 2017 but was busted for smoking pot and had to change his service from police officer to conscripted public service worker. Jung Yong Hwa’s enlistment comes at a time of huge controversy for him as he was found to have gotten into graduate school through preferential treatment, likely as an excuse to delay military service. Let’s hope the controversies die down and everyone comes back being better role models for the impressionable younger fans. Continue reading →