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SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Aju News) -- Actor Kim Woo-bin, who has received drug and radiation treatment for nasopharyngeal cancer, was exempted from his mandatory military service, his management agency said Friday.
Sidus HQ said in a statement that the 28-year-old received an army draft order last year just after he finished his chemotherapy, but he was deemed unfit for military service. "Kim is receiving a follow-up examination and trying his best to recuperate," the agency said. The rare form of cancer occurs in the upper part of the pharynx behind the nose and above the back of the throat.
Kim led the Hallyu (Korean cultural wave) in Asian countries in 2015 and 2016 after he appeared in "Uncontrollably Fond", a hit TV drama, and the action film "Master". He suspended all activities after he was diagnosed with nasopharyngeal cancer in May 2017.
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Park Sae-jin
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