Seventeen's DK embarks on Army duty after heartfelt message to fans

Seventeen member DK begins his Army service on Tuesday, becoming the group’s sixth member to enlist. Pledis Entertainment said he is entering an Army training center and is scheduled for discharge in March 2028. He held a farewell livestream the day before and said he expected to miss fans a lot. The group renewed all 13 members’ contracts with Pledis for a second time in July.

Pledis Entertainment said DK is entering an Army training center and is expected to be discharged in March 2028.

He becomes the sixth member of Seventeen to enlist.

DK held a livestream the day before enlistment on a fan platform to say goodbye to fans.

All 13 Seventeen members renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment for a second time in July.

Published Sep 8, 2026 5:36 pm KST

Seventeen member DK begins active-duty service in the Army, Tuesday. Captured from DK's social media

Seventeen member DK begins his military service Tuesday, becoming the sixth member of the group to enlist.

His agency, Pledis Entertainment, announced Tuesday that the singer is entering an Army training center and is scheduled for discharge in March 2028. He is expected to enter quietly without a separate event, out of consideration for other recruits and their families.

The day before, DK held a livestream on a fan platform to bid fans farewell, repeatedly touching his hair as if still getting used to how short it was.

“My head looks so round now,” the singer said through tears. “I turned on the livestream to tell you I’d serve well and come back, but I don’t know why I’m crying.”

“I think I’m tearing up because it’s starting to feel real. It’s not that I’m afraid of enlisting,” he added. “I think I’m going to miss you all a lot.”

In July, all 13 members of Seventeen, which debuted in 2015, renewed their contracts with Pledis Entertainment for a second time, reaffirming their commitment to staying together.

“The 13 of us decided to stay together because we believe there is nothing we cannot accomplish with one another, and we share a desire to go further as a team,” the group said at the time.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, the sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.

Seventeen成员DK于周二入伍，成为该组合第六位入伍的成员。Pledis娱乐公司表示，他将进入陆军训练中心，预计将于2028年3月退伍。DK在入伍前一天举行了告别直播，并表示会非常想念粉丝。今年7月，该组合与Pledis娱乐公司续签了全部13名成员的合约。

Pledis Entertainment 表示，DK 将进入陆军训练中心，预计将于 2028 年 3 月退伍。

他成为 Seventeen 组合中第六位入伍的成员。

DK在入伍前一天在粉丝平台上进行了直播，向粉丝们告别。

Seventeen 全部 13 名成员于 7 月与 Pledis Entertainment 第二次续约。

发布于2026年9月8日下午5:36（韩国标准时间）

十七岁组合成员DK于周二开始在陆军服役。图片来自DK的社交媒体。

Seventeen 组合成员 DK 于周二开始服兵役，成为该组合第六位入伍的成员。

他的经纪公司 Pledis Entertainment 周二宣布，这位歌手即将进入陆军训练中心，预计将于 2028 年 3 月退伍。出于对其他新兵及其家属的考虑，预计他将低调入伍，不会举行单独的入伍仪式。

前一天，DK 在粉丝平台上进行了直播告别，他不停地抚摸自己的头发，似乎还在适应头发变短的样子。

“我现在感觉头都晕过去了，”这位歌手哽咽着说。“我打开直播是想告诉你们我会好好表现，很快就会回来，但我不知道自己为什么哭了。”

“我觉得我快要哭了，因为这一切开始变得真实起来。倒不是我害怕入伍，”他补充道，“我想我会非常想念大家的。”

今年7月，2015年出道的男子组合Seventeen的13名成员与Pledis Entertainment第二次续约，重申了他们继续在一起的承诺。

“我们13个人决定继续在一起，因为我们相信没有什么事是我们和彼此一起做不到的，而且我们都渴望作为一个团队走得更远，”该团队当时表示。

本文来自《韩国日报》（《韩国时报》的姊妹报），由人工智能生成系统翻译，并由《韩国时报》编辑。