Actor Park Bo Gum has been discharged from military service.

Park Bo Gum recently applied to the unit to use up his remaining personal and pre-discharge leave and was discharged early on February 21. Currently, to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) within the unit, the entire army is required to be discharged without returning to the unit when using personal leave before discharge. As a result, Park Bo Gum's scheduled discharge date was April 30, but he was actually discharged early on February 21, which was about two months earlier.

In 2020, Park Bo Gum surprisingly applied for the keyboard part of the military music and honor guard battalion of the Navy and passed the practical and interview tests, and enlisted on August 31 to serve in the military.

 Also, on February 10, ahead of his discharge, he received attention as a daily speaker in charge of 'exercise success story training for exemplary leader soldiers' for the 680 trainees at the Naval Education Command in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do.

Park Bo Gum showed an exemplary appearance throughout his military service. He passed the national technical qualification test (barber) practical exam conducted in December 2021 and obtained his license, and it is also known that he haircut the soldiers in the unit.

Before enlisting, Park Bo Gum repaid the viewers by leaving behind the tvN 'Record of Youth'. After Park Bo Gum made his debut with the movie 'Blind' in 2011, KBS2 'Bridal Mask', SBS 'Wonderful Mama', KBS2 'Naeil's Cantabile', KBS2, tvN 'Reply 1988'.He has been working non-stop with 'Love in the Moonlight' and tvN's 'Encounter', and he has also left a perfect life character with 'Record of Youth', raising expectations for his post-discharge activities.

NewJeans' Minji touched fans' hearts with a handwritten letter on her birthday — even while the group is currently unable to promote due to legal issues.

On May 7, Minji celebrated her birthday by sharing a heartfelt message on the group’s personal SNS account, which the members opened themselves to stay connected with fans.

Minji began her letter with honesty, writing, “I think I’m living a busier life than I expected. When I finally looked up, it was already May, and it was my birthday.”

She admitted that she had a lot she wanted to say, but her thoughts felt “messy.” Still, her message to fans was clear, “I just hope that I, our members, and Bunnies can all be happy. Happiness is the biggest goal in my life.”

Minji then opened up about her personal journey and struggles, saying, “I sometimes think that running toward my happiness by doing what I love might look foolish to others. But isn’t giving up your happiness now for the sake of a future that might not even come… too harsh on yourself?”

Despite everything, she ended on a hopeful note, “I really miss the times when we shared our feelings through the good music we made together. But I always look forward to what’s ahead."

She added, "We didn’t stop here, and we’re not going to stop! It might look like we’re standing still, but I believe we’re growing deeper.”

Her message comes during a difficult time for NewJeans. The group announced last year that they were cutting ties with ADOR, their original agency, after trust was broken. They later began working independently under the new name ‘NJZ’.

However, ADOR responded with legal action — claiming the exclusive contract with NewJeans was still valid and asking the court to stop the group from promoting or signing deals.

The court sided with ADOR and granted an injunction, forcing NewJeans to pause their activities. Their appeal was rejected, and they’ve now filed a second appeal.

Through it all, Minji’s message proves one thing — even when forced to stop, NewJeans' hearts are still moving forward.

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