OMG you guys are just so adorable!!

*CRYS* so gonna miss him!!

but i think he's making the right decision to go now :)

*bawls* ......

*no words*.....

:'(

Awwwww, I am really going to miss him for the next two years. :( However, I do admit that I am looking forward to being able to lust after him with a little less shame (and a little less table-flipping) when he's back.

I haven't really watched anything he's in (except for AATM) but I've always admired his acting skills. I think I can wait two years. He'll come back a man, after all. XD I still can't believe he's only 2 years older than me.

Noooooooooooooooooooooo

This is actually a very smart career move for Yoo Seung-ho. *salutes*

In this case, truly a smart move plus perfect timing. I will miss him a lot but it's a good idea to go when you're at that age when casting agents don't know exactly where to place you. (Not that he didn't have enough work because of that...).
He is such a good actor and he has so much aura: He must know than professionals and fans will wait eagerly for his return.
As for the offending asterisk, I will just say "pffft". I'd rather tag him like that: ♥♥♥

WOOOOOOOOONAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHH!! *sobsobsob*

Yup. It's just so sudden. This one hurts, asterisk or no asterisk.

And now I have to go find my Brain Drano to wash away those memories of "Bad Guy" again. Thanks so bloody much! *grumble*

Good decision, I say. The man clearly doesn't want to act in teen roles and he's too good for the teen roles usually required anyway. He can go get his abs or at least his time off to grown into adult material. Then he can come back and man-dazzle us.

He also gets to escape the whole look-how-fast-he's-growing madness, when all the nunas will be sharpening their nails to pounce on him the minute he's legal. Plus, young good-looking men are surrounded by vultures during their "best" years.

Go, little one! Go and become an adult in peace! Then come back and accept the liters of drool we'll all be producing.

Wise decision!not only people will applaud with his decision he will also serve as a good example to the youth..and when he's back im allowed to drool all over him..unlike now if you dnt know how old he is ,ogling at his pretty face is not a big deal..but when you know how old he is,it felt like you are a predator salavating over a young blood..hahaha..oh well noonas will be waiting for youuu
!!;)

He should go while he's still young and strong. Yes, just get it over and done with!

This noona was momentarily sad about this news. I mean, I was just starting to finally forget he's a baby, but now he'll disappear for 2 years?! Nooooooo! :(

But still, his career's a lot more stable than most other actors his age (and older!). He was a popular child star who's transitioned pretty well to adult roles. Nobody's forgetting him any time soon. Besides, the time he'll be back in 2015, people like Lee Minho, Song Joongki, Jung Ilwoo, Jang Geunsuk, Joo Won, Siwon, etc. are all pretty much in the army or leaving for the army. Yoo Seungho will get all the roles those actors woud've been offered. SMART BOY IS SMART.

Aww... I remember watching him for the first time acting in God of Study : ), so cute <3
I WONT FORGET YOU )':

This chatting the news thing is beginning to overstay its welcome, but that's just me. Quality over quantity, anyone?

ah sad to see such a good one go.... Hope that when he returns he will get some meaty lead roles.

I heard his current drama I Miss You might get extended four episodes; hopefully he doesn't get "bad-guy"ed if the extension happens.

When I read about it early this morning I thought it was a smart decision. He is the weird case of someone who has the fame and ability to be an A-list headliner but lacks the age. By going to the army right now, he gets to use the time in the army to get passed this too-old to be a child actor but too-young to be a bonafide male lead stage he currently is in and take care of his enlistment requirement in one go. When he comes back he will be older and will be able to take the the roles that a person with his ability, fame, and veteran actor status should be receiving. Its a bummer that his last drama for 2 years is the melo-dud Miss You (Love the three, much to much crazy and tears for my liking) though.

very unexpected, but i too think it's good for him to go now. i think he's still struggling to make a successful transition into more mature leading man roles, due to being baby faced, and still fresh in a lot of people's memories as a cute child actor. he hasn't had a lot of truly plum adult roles either.

plus secretly i think his acting needs some work to be considered strong. going away for army duty and being out of the public consciousness for awhile may help the public see him in a new mature light.

and i think there's something to be said for going so young as well—not only are your army colleagues around the same age, but he won't be branded as being suddenly much much older when he comes back. stars like hyun bin and jo in-sung rode their youth and popularity all their way into their late twenties, went to army at 28, 29 years old, and when they came back they're sort of placed in a certain category. they're not any less popular, but they're no longer quite spring chickens either. they just suddenly seem very ajusshi-mature. if YSH goes now, it's possible that he'd be able to make THAT transition almost invisibly, and get roles that might be offered to younger colleagues otherwise.

i was also glad when kim hye-sung (the high kick boy) went rather early too, and thought it was a good move for him then too, since he hadn't much else going on. army duty in general seems to improve most guys anyway (minus those awful buzz cuts. sigh.)

*standing ovation* A hotter Seung-ho after 2 years. :)

although I know that this is really smart and probably the best way to do it, I still can't stop bawling "I'll-miss-you-forever-but-in-this-case-forever's-just-two-years" tears...

Aw man, two years is quite a long wait... :(

I liked Yoo Seung Ho since God of Study as well and he's been one of my favorite K-actors since then, especially since we're the same age.

Then again, when he gets out of army, my 5-year-torture of a college course will be over too so, double celebration when that time comes at least?

My thoughts exactly: "What asterisk? There’s an asterisk?" hahahahaha ...

It is first time I know an actor going to army at young age, but then I learn that it is normal age for korean men to go. However I reapect you more for this. Best wishes for you, Yoo Seung Ho.

a really smart move by him! y go when u r already old and came out even older..if he goes now i bet drama people will waiting in line to have him as their leads..imagine the abs and muscles when he got out!

I never knew the "normal" time to go to the army was around the age of 19 - 20. I always assumed you would go when your in your late 20's, which led me to wonder why actors or singers etc didn't go when they were younger so they could fulfill their duty as soon as possible and then come back without having to worry down the track about army duty.

O no!! In a way, I'm glad. When he returns, i can ogle him since he will be age-appropriate by then. HAHA. Wa, I still remember when I first saw him in Legend. I already felt he was gonna be B-I-G and could not wait for him to grow up.

So surprised to read this news, but also very excited for his comeback post-army duty.

Seung ho has done enough high school and age-appropriate roles and he has the charisma and capability to be playing leading man roles but his young looking face and his age definitely get in the way.

it's really a smart decision for him to enlist now. Not only Korean citizens will have high respect and favorable impression on him, he's popular enough that people will anticipate his return, he will be back still young and by that time, he's also already suitable age-wise to go into adult roles.

In Missing You, he has this really intense stare and manly aura. I'm so excited for when he will completely turn into a man 2 years from now and we won't feel too bad to go gaga over him lol

A smart move on his part! He is really at the right age to enlist. And it is better to enlist in the army early rather than worry about it later on, when he is much older... :)

My head knows that it's a good decision, but my heart... T_T

It will probably be a better experience for him too, going at this age, he will meet friends to go through the training. It must feel awkward for almost-thirty celebrities to join a troop of trainees almost a decade younger, and being the hyung while having to be treated the same way as everyone else. Although that might be part of the humbling process too. But I think it will be easier for him to fit in at least, despite the celebrity status.

I remember him being on Strong Heart quite a while ago and he was talking about how his dad and grandfather were in the Marines and how he wan't to follow in their footsteps. Being in the Marines is notoriously hard and lol I remember a senior actor was like to him 'Don't say things you'll regret in the future O___O' . I'm very glad he's decided to enlist as a regular soldier instead of an entertainment one and hopefully he'll fulfill his wish of becoming a Marine!

Why doesn't everybody do that??? I wish joong ki did that rather than being a music bank host and so that we can love him without worrying about army heartbreak. Why do they have to steal our hearts and then go for army -.-

wow! really shocked by this news since he is really young. He must be one of the youngest celebrities to enlist. I think with his talent it doesn't matter when he goes. When he is back, I will probably still admire him as an actor...maybe even more!

Smart decision. Well I think after he's back from the military, years that pass can do either bad or good thing in his career, though. But actually this is new, so I just hope he'll fulfil his duty well and comeback straight after.

For him, this is actually a good thing! He had been on so many projects and when he comes back, some of the other big stars will be going and he is such an old soul, it totally makes sense! Not watching IMY until next year so I will appreciate his role more when I do.

i think it's a good move for him. Imagine, actors getting teen roles when they are much older than him, while YSH just keeps getting older and older roles.

Don't worry YSH, we will still be here when you return from army. I for one will be one of those who will be happy with the asterisk, hahahaah =)

A very smart move indeed. We await the debut of his abs in 2-3 years.

I wish Jang Geun Suk would enlist too.

He's got enough work to keep his fans going for 2 years. Good thing is that he's young when he's enlisting and when he's released he'll still be young. Fantastic. Pretty much no change at all, he will still be bankable for sure.