Korean men have to serve their mandatory military service for 24 months after the age of 18 unless exemption is given under special circumstances.

Kangta (강타; real name An Chil-hyun) revealed his decision when interviewed in a Korean TV show, “Heart to Heart” on August 17. If everything is going on as plan; he is likely to join the army in early 2008.

Koreans have great respect for young men that served their military duties. So despite missing from the entertainment arena for 2 years, most of the stars still find themselves quite popular after being discharged… same thing should happen to Kangta as well.

Kangta is currently filming a Chinese drama “Love in the City 2″ in China. He revealed that he has plans to release a Korean album an a few performances in Korea by end of the year.

Kyung-rim (29) met with Jung-hoon (28) at a match-making reality show in 2006… Kyung-rim was the host, while Jung-hoon was one of the participants.

Sounds like modern days fairy tales…

Newly wed couple – Park Kyung-rim and Park Jung-hoon

The couple and the bridesmaids (from left Lee Soo-young, Bada and Jang Nara)

Lots of famous stars attended the wedding ceremony, including some popular singers that sang some songs to celebrate the wedding…

(from left) Lee Jee-hoon, Shin Hye-sung and Kangta performing

The bridesmaids are singers too (All images courtesy of La+el Wedding)

Below are some pre-wedding videos…