In the front, from left: Choi Si-won, Lee Soo-man and Changmin (Choi Si-won's Instagram)

Super Junior member Choi Si-won and Changmin of TVXQ met with their boss Lee Soo-man, the founder and CEO of SM Entertainment, ahead of entering mandatory military service on Nov. 19.

Choi posted a photo taken together with Changmin, Lee and other SM executives all smiling together, on his Instagram on Saturday and thanked them.

“Teacher, be healthy and we will return safely,” Choi commented under the photo. “We always love you.”

Both Choi and Changmin will begin their military service on Thursday as conscripted police officers. They are tentatively scheduled to be discharged from the service on Aug. 18, 2017.

All able-bodied men aged 18-35 must serve in the military for about two years in a country that is still technically at war with North Korea.

By Ahn Sung-mi (sahn@heraldcorp.com)

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