Actor Nam Joo-hyuk to enlist in army in Dec.

▲This photo shows Actor Nam Joo-hyuk. (Yonhap)

SEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Actor Nam Joo-hyuk will enlist in the army in December.

His agency Management SOOP announced on Tuesday, "Nam Joo-hyuk will finish all schedules and plan to join the army as an active-duty soldier."

Actor Nam who debuted as model became known to the public when he appeared on music videos of AKMU, "200%" and "Give Love," and debuted as actor by playing Park Dae-bak in tvN drama "The Idle Mermaid."

He then appeared on numerous dramas such as "Who Are You," "Cheese in the Trap," "Moon Lovers" etc.

He will be playing dark hero KIm Ji-young, who entered Police University to find his parent's enemy, in Disney+ original series "Vigilante," which will be aired next year.

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Jiwon Woo.)

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