yeah!! that does very often happen. Their able to put it off for a couple of years, often at the height of their career because they have to serve. In korea after 2 years you can become irreverent after returning to not recieve much work.

Korean society values beauty, health and money. Different from the west.

I was talking to a friend who was into korean dramas.
She said her favorite actor had to go into the army. 
Some of them actually do the service, though, and are on the front lines. 
