According to reports, roughly 1000 fans are already awaiting Jaejoong Kim’s release after serving his mandatory military duty in South Korea.
Update: PHOTOS!
All healthy Korean men are required to enter the military before the age of 30 (Korean age) and complete roughly 2 years of duty.
Jaejoong’s discharge is today. As of this writing, it’s about 8:45am KST.
The way Jaejoong chose to enlist afforded him the opportunity to be released a few months shy of 2 years.
When the announcement for Jaejoong’s military enlistment was made, the prospect of 2 years without seeing anything from the singer/songwriter was maddening for some fans. However, drops of information — some from the relatives of fellow soldiers and people who got to attend military band performances — made its way throughout the world via social media.
Fans are braving the cold just to catch a few short minutes of Jaejoong walking out to to freedom (ha!) again.
I’ll post more when I find them. Otherwise, stay tuned for photos and video from today.