2011 Mid-Year Roll Call: Who is In and Out of the Military

When I was watching episode 1 of Spy Myung Wol today, I noticed TPTB (The Powers That Be) not only made recently released from the military Eric do the obligatory shirtless shower scene, it also made him do an even more gratuitous swimming scene. All in the same episode. Considering second male lead Lee Jin Wook is also freshly six-packed and back from MS, I’m surprised he didn’t (yet) take his shirt off. I bet it’ll happen in episode 2. TPTB will never let a good six-pack go un-ogled by the viewers.

This got me thinking that I ought to do a once a year sweep of the K-entertainment scene, akin to a roll call of the actors who are currently serving their country. I hereby bring you a list of the guys currently in military service and recently released within the last year or so. Expect the ones who went in without any visible abdominal muscles to suddenly return as a mini-Hulk, and the ones who were already fit to return appearing completely chiseled from stone.

Locked Up and Away From Koala’s Grabby Hands:

Lee Jun Ki (less than one year remaining)

Hyun Bin (a year and a half remaining)

Kim Rae Won (will be out next month – start hyperventilating, ladies)

Im Joo Hwan (just enlisted)

Kim Ji Hoon (a year and three months remaining)

Kim Nam Gil (less than a year remaining)

Joo Ji Hoon (out in November 2011)

Lee Dong Gun (less than a year remaining)

Lee Wan (less than a year remaining)

Jung Kyung Ho (a year and three months remaining)

Kang Dong Won (recently enlisted)

Back to Koala’s Warm Embrace:

Jo Hyun Jae – first post-MS project: 49 Days

Jae Hee – still has not picked a post-MS project

Lee Dong Wook – first post-MS project: Scent of a Woman

Kim Jae Won – first post-MS project: Can You Hear My Heart

Ryu Soo Young – first post-MS project: My Princess

Lee Jin Wook – first post-MS project: Spy Myung Wol

Eric – first post-MS project: Poseidon (uncompleted) and Spy Myung Wol

Jo In Sung – still has not picked a post-MS project

Kim Jeong Hoon – first post-MS project: I Need Romance