South Korea's military enlistment law has changed as of May 2018, reducing the maximum age at which the enlistment can be delayed―from age 30 to 28.
Consequently, male celebrities in Korea who were born in the year of 1989 had to announce their sudden military enlistment this year, including Yoon Du Jun (Highlight), Jung Yong Hwa (CNBLUE), and many more.
Since 2019 is just around the corner, there are celebrities who were born in 1990, preparing themselves for their upcoming enlistment.
1. SEUNGRI of BIGBANG: December 12, 1990
2. XIUMIN of EXO: March 26, 1990
3. JUNHO of 2PM: January 25, 1990
4. CHANSUNG of 2PM: February 11, 1990
5. N of VIXX: June 30, 1990
6. Yang Yoseop of Highlight: January 5, 1990
7. Lee Gi Kwang of Highlight: March 30, 1990
8. Lee Hong Gi of FTISLAND: March 2, 1990(Credit= YG, SM, JYP, Jellyfish, Around US, FNC Entertainment)
(SBS Star)
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