Kim Jae-uck to enter military on July 5

Model, singer and actor Kim Jae-uck [ESteem Models]

Singer, model and actor Kim Jae-uck will enter the military next week, according to his agency ESteem Models on Friday.

An official at ESteem told 10Asia over the phone that Kim be in the military for the next two years starting July 5 to fulfill the duty required of all Korean men.

He will serve as an active-duty soldier after undergoing several weeks of basic training, the official said, but refrained from revealing further details regarding his entry.

Kim, 28, debuted in 2002 but came into the spotlight after appearing in smash hit drama "The 1st Shop of Coffee Prince" (MBC, 2007) and has since made several more appearances on the small and big screen including film "Antique" (2008) and the dramas "Bad Boy" (SBS, 2010) and "Marry me, Mary” (KBS, 2010).

He turned a vocalist for his current rock band Walrus in late January of this year which released their first single album “Walrus."

Most recently, he played the role of main character Hedwig in famed musical production "Hedwig and the Angry Inch" but exited the show about two weeks ago to prepare for his military entrance.

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