K-pop visual king Cha Eun-woo to enlist in the military band on July 28

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Cha Eun-woo of boy band Astro will enlist for his mandatory military service on July 28 after being accepted into the Army's military band.

On Thursday, Cha’s agency Fantagio told Xportsnews, “Cha Eun-woo has been accepted into the Army’s military band. He will enlist on July 28.”

Earlier this month, on May 9, it was reported that Cha Eun-woo had applied for the military band. He will join the Army’s military band after completing basic training and serve for 18 months. His discharge is expected around January 2027.

Cha was born in 1997. He is also preparing to meet viewers in the upcoming Netflix series “The Wonderfuls,” a supernatural comedy-action drama set in 1999. The series follows a group of quirky locals who gain superpowers from an unexpected event and join forces to fight villains threatening the peace of Haeseong City. The cast includes Park Eun-bin, Kim Hae-sook, Chae Dae-hoon, Lim Sung-jae and Son Hyun-joo.

This article from Xportsnews is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.