Cha Eun-woo interviews for military band, raising enlistment speculation
Actor and singer Cha Eun-woo / Courtesy of Fantagio
Actor and singer Cha Eun-woo may enlist in the military this year, as he recently attended an interview for the Republic of Korea Army band.
According to his agency Fantagio, Cha attended an interview Friday at the Ministry of National Defense's military band unit, located at Seoul National Cemetery in Seoul. Applications for the Army band were accepted from March through April, with interviews taking place earlier this month.
Born in 1997, Cha is 28 years old this year. The final results will be announced on the Military Manpower Administration’s website on May 29. If accepted, Cha is expected to enlist in July.
Cha began his acting career in 2014 with the film “My Palpitating Life,” and debuted as a member of boy group ASTRO in 2016. He gained popularity through dramas such as “My ID is Gangnam Beauty,” and “Wonderful World.”
He is currently filming the Netflix series “The Wonder Fools” and the movie “First Ride.”
This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.