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. Continue reading →