Entertainers and a soldier
wulijohyunjae | November 4, 2009 | 10:50 am
On the evening of Oct.31, the 2009 Army Concert was held in Seoul’s National Memorial Hall. The MC was Jo In-sung (of “A Frozen Flower” fame) who hosted the event together with army broadcast MC Sohn Eun-ah. A number of entertainment soldiers took to the stage to perform.
Some of the celebrities who participated were actors Jae Hee (Three Dads One Mom), Jo In-sung (Frozen Flower), Lee Dong-wook (Partner), Kim Jae-won (Hwang Jini), and Ohn Joo-wan (Chosun Police). On the kpop side, there were singer-actors Yang Dong-geun (I Am Sam), Lee Jung (Hometown of Legends), and Kim Jung-hoon (Goong), as well as singers Sung Shi-kyung and Tony An.
The celebrities who participated in the concert were dressed in the uniform of the service they represent (Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marines).
Despite rainy weather, there were approximately 7,000 people in the audience for the outdoor concert.
If you can recognize these guys, good for you. If not, who cares? The word “celebrities” is used by our source www.dramabeans.com, and it is most telling.
That’s the difference between being an entertainment soldier and a regular soldier. Our JHJ performs only with his army dog. He is an actor, not an entertainer. And he is currently conscientiously serving his country, patrolling with his dog every morning at 4 a.m. in this freezing weather.
(Credit: Story from Korea Daily and www.dramabeans.com. Photos from http://chu.choson.com, http://big5.yonhapnews.co.kr:83, http://armynuri.tistory.com. Also thanks to www.johyunjae.hk and prissymom.)
We love JHJ because he is different. While other actors/singers still bask in the limelight even when they are in the military (and who can blame them?) our JHJ goes about his soldierly duties quietly, performing for an audience of one — his dog.
JHJ is so different from the other entertainment soldiers. I can’t imagine JHJ sings and dances on the stage with so many people.
When I saw this news on another site I ran down the comments section right away, and sure enough several visitors to the site posted the question “Where is Jo Hyun Jae?”. I knew right away why JHJ is not included – army concerts are for entertainment soldiers to participate in, JHJ is a regular soldier, hence his non-participation in the event. But I can’t blame JHJ fans who asked why JHJ did not participate in the event. News about him is so scarce that JHJ fans are reduced to scavenging for every bit of news wherever they can.
I agree with Michelle, I can’t imagine JHJ singing and dancing on stage with “entertainers”, especially the dancing bit (hehehe)!!!!