"Planning to Complete All Filming Before Enlistment" Park Bo-gum to Join Navy on August 31

Actor Park Bo-gum / Photo by Yonhap News

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kang Joo-hee] Actor Park Bo-gum has been accepted as a Navy cultural promotion soldier and will enlist this coming August.

Park Bo-gum's agency, Blossom Entertainment, released an official statement on the 25th, saying, "Park Bo-gum has been accepted as a Navy cultural promotion soldier and is scheduled to enlist on August 31."

The agency added, "He plans to complete filming for the movie 'Wonderland' and the drama 'Record of Youth' before enlisting," and asked for support so that "Park Bo-gum can fulfill his military duties in good health."

On the 1st, Park Bo-gum took the Navy military band practical and interview exams at the Navy Headquarters in Gyeryong-si, Chungnam. It is known that he applied for the Navy military band influenced by his father, who served as a Navy soldier.

Park Bo-gum applied as a keyboard player and was tested on his piano playing and singing skills during the interview exam.

This year, Park Bo-gum is scheduled to be active in the tvN drama 'Record of Youth' and the movie 'Seobok,' and in April, he is set to begin filming director Kim Tae-yong's new work 'Wonderland.'

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