"As you may know, Eric used to live in the United States, attending high school (I believe) in Santa Monica. "

Actually Eric attended Sunny Hills. He was a classmate of mine. Very popular in OKC! :D

AWW thats so sad! I love watchin his dramas he's a pretty descent actor! Ohh thas why Wolf was canceled i was wondering why the drama stopped, they should have continued filming afterward. Anyone no y they didn't continue!
well wish the best of luck to him! WOW are u serious u went 2 school wit him!!! thats awsome

Ready the way for the throngs of weeping fangirls! Although if most of the Shinhwa guys end up enlisting around the same time, I will miss seeing them on variety shows.

"Hm, that Santa Monica thing must be a popular misconception "

I think back when K-pop was starting to really happen, they would recruit from the same places (Fullerton, Ceritos, Diamond Bar, Santa Monica, etc.) because they all kinda knew each through Church affiliations. Eric was a total "GQ" (our label that was more or less synonymous with a preppy/well-dressed Korean oppa) back then, and was so popular with the 1st generation Korean female students, that he was voted club president of local OKC. Or so my friend says. :)

wow, i had no idea he had ever been injured that badly..

I'll miss you Eric! I hope he does well and comes back to us in 2 years even better.

...CA ... he must of been one heck of a popular guy...

that was cool that you went to school with him...care to share more info???

for some reasons i though orange county.... but then it's Cali...

will miss Eric very much....

I've been wondering for the last 2 years when they would enlist. THE DAY HAS COME! I'm not rejoicing, more wondering how long they were going to stretch it out ^_~

It's so funny too hearing about le stars before they made it. I totally should have pimped my little brother out. When he went to Korea a few years back, girls kept taking his picture and following him around. I mean that's what matters intially, innit?

nooooo i didnt expect it to be today :(
waaahh..
i thought he'd be releasing an album before leaving still..

eric!!!
shinhwa oppas!!
i will miss them very very dearly!!
i will be waiting for your return!!

kpop scene wont be the same for me
varieties without them isnt the same either..
shinhwa is my first love in kpop..
gaaah.. if minwoo leaves ill be sooo sad..

just wish them to be healthy and happy..
cant wait for ur return..

bogoshiposoh already Eric! you'll be missed terribly & all the best to you & we can't wait to have you back again!! Take care & Godspeed! aja aja!!

Why did Eric have to give up citizenship? Are you not allowed to have dual citizenship? I think Andy gave it up as well.

Do guys like Brian and Sohn Ho Young have to enlist as well?

ahhh im going to miss seeing him on TV

and yeah he went to Sunny Hills High which is in Fullerton, if my friend told me the facts correctly his parents still live over here...regardless, its nice to know he lived sooo close by

the santa monica thing, perhaps, you got it mixed up w/suju's kim ki buhm? 4rm what i remember, he lived there.
& yes, eric's fam still lives in the oc. their fam goes to a huge church close by my house. s'posedly, his sister got married there too. & when he's in the states, you can see him playing bball @ their courts.
but we'll know he won't be doing that for the next 2 yrs! =P

Erm, is it *bad* that I don't know who they are? I gather they're a boy-band? Pop-band?

"what will the entertainment landscape be without the Shinhwa boys? Er, men? Er, man-boys?"

LOL

Yeah, I'm also surprised by how many Korean celebs give us US-citizenship.

Perhaps it has to do with work visa-type issues?

huh, funny man, boy, yep, can't decide
But man, i'm going to miss the Shinhwa boys so much! Fighting, i'llbe waitin for them all to return as one! Eric, good luck on your service! man, these two years are going to be so long! Fighting!

Eric went to high school in Fullerton, CA. He was in my high school heh heh :D