G.O's Enlistment This Week Effectively Halts MBLAQ Activities

Another K-pop idol is reporting for duty.

On Tuesday, Feb. 16, MBLAQ member G.O (Jung Byung Hee) dropped the music video for "Numbness," a song her recorded for the soundtrack to the Korean TV drama Madam Antoine. On that very same day, it was also announced that G.O would begin his four-week military boot camp as part of his mandatory military enlistment on Thursday, Feb. 18.

According to a report done by the Korea Herald, an insider at G.O's record label, J.Tune Camp, said that after being diagnosed with narcolepsy, the singer will "serve as a public personnel as an alternative to service as an active soldier."

Furthermore, G.O's enlistment will effectlively halt all of MBLAQ's group activities with fellow members Seungho and Mir to go focus on individual projects. This comes after the group rebranded themselves a trio last year following the departure of members Thunder and Lee Joon.

G.O is expected to be discharged from his service on Feb. 17, 2018.

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