(Herald Review Star)

Actor Joo Won was found to have ditched his chance to be assigned to the promotion squad of Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency to serve his mandatory two years of military duty, according to news reports Tuesday.

“Joo gave up the assignment and applied for a position as a military soldier,” a source from the Military Manpower Agency was quoted as saying in a Sports Daily report Tuesday.

“If he had proceeded as planned, he would already be serving as an auxiliary policeman since July.”

Joo was assigned in March to the squad, mostly made up of active Korean entertainers including high-profile singers such as Super Junior’s Donghae, Choi Si-won and TVXQ‘s Changmin.

Given the ongoing shooting for the upcoming drama series “My Sassy Girl,” the actor is not likely to be enlisted in the near future.

“The date for enlistment will be announced at the end of this year,” the police source said.

Some online users praised him for his “patriotic” decision, as his move appears to be in stark contrast to other singers or actors who spend the mandatory two years as performers instead of fighters.

By Son Ji-hyoung (json@heraldcorp.com)

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