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Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
ASTRO's Cha Eunwoo is set for military enrollment, confirms date and time
ASTRO 's Cha Eunwoo is joining the list of male Korean celebrities that seem to be leaving for their mandatory military enlistment. The idol and actor is all set to commence his mandatory military service from July 28. Cha Eunwoo is all set for military In earlier news, it was shared by various news outlets that the pop star has officially sent in his application for the army military band. After officially getting his acceptance, the actor and idol has announced that he will be enlisting on July 28, as per reports from OSEN. The news came after the official notice of people who had passed the requirements for the band was released by the Military Manpower Administration. W hen the news of him applying for the band came out, his management agency also issued a statement saying, 'He applied for the Army Military Band at the end of March. He went through the proper procedures and completed the interview. We were informed that the results would be announced on the 29th. If accepted, although we didn't yet know the exact date, we understood that enlistment would take place sometime in July.' Fans were already expecting the enlistment date to be in July; however, the exact time was not confirmed until now. The agency has also issued a statement expressing the importance of privacy and how they will not be announcing when and where Cha Eunwoo will be departing for his military enlistment. Cha Eunwoo's latest projects Cha Eunwoo was last seen in the drama 'Wonderful World', where he played the lead role alongside popular actress Kim Nam Joo. After that, he also has another project lined up for a 2026 release. The K-drama titled 'The Wonder Fools' is currently in production and will see Cha Eunwoo and actress Park Eun Bin in the lead roles. Check out our list of the latest Hindi , English , Tamil , Telugu , Malayalam , and Kannada movies . Don't miss our picks for the best Hindi movies , best Tamil movies, and best Telugu films .
NDTV
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- NDTV
ASTRO Member Cha Eun-Woo To Begin Military Service In July, Confirms Agency Fantagio
New Delhi: ASTRO member and actor Cha Eun Woo will begin his mandatory military service on July 28, his agency Fantagio confirmed on Thursday. What Cha Eun Woo has been accepted into the Republic of Korea Army Military Band. His agency Fantagio, issued a statement thanking fans for their continued support and asked for ongoing encouragement as the artist prepares for this new chapter in his life. In an official statement, the label said, "Cha Eun Woo, who recently submitted an application for the ROK Army Military Band, received a letter of admission from the Military Manpower Administration earlier today. Therefore, he will enlist for his mandatory military service through the new recruit training center on July 28. Upon completing his basic training, he will carry out the remainder of his mandatory service as a member of the military band." They added, "In order to ensure the safety of all involved and to avoid any accidents caused by excessive crowds, the exact location and time of Cha Eun Woo's enlistment will remain private. There will be no special ceremonies. We ask for your understanding." "Please send your warm words of cheers and encouragement to Cha Eun Woo as he prepares to fulfill his duties to his country and return healthy. Thank you," the statement concluded. Background Cha Eun Woo applied earlier this month to join the military band, a unit that allows individuals with performance backgrounds to serve through artistic contributions. After a waiting period, he has now been admitted. He will first complete basic training before joining the military band, where he will take part in cultural activities using his musical and performance skills. Before his enlistment, Cha Eun Woo will appear at ASTRO's fourth solo concert, The 4th ASTROAD [Stargraphy], to be held at the Inspire Arena in Incheon on June 7 and 8. He is also currently filming for his upcoming Netflix drama The Wonder Fools, in which he stars alongside Park Eun Bin. The series is scheduled for release in 2026. Cha Eun Woo recently appeared in the emotional thriller Wonderful World with Kim Nam Joo, which received critical acclaim. He also made a brief appearance in a music video from IU's remake album A Flower Bookmark. In A Nutshell Cha Eun Woo will begin his mandatory service on July 28 as part of the ROK Army Military Band, following his successful admission into the unit. He will first undergo basic training before joining the band, using his musical background to contribute to the military's cultural activities. As he steps away from entertainment duties, fans can expect his return after fulfilling his national responsibilities.
Pink Villa
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
ASTRO's Cha Eun Woo to begin military service on July 28: Here's everything we know, including army band acceptance
ASTRO's Cha Eun Woo is officially preparing to begin his mandatory military service this summer. His agency, Fantagio, announced on May 29 that the singer-actor has been accepted into the Army Military Band. He will enlist on July 28, 2025. Earlier this month, it was revealed that Cha Eun Woo had submitted an application to serve as part of the Army Military Band. It is a special division within South Korea's military service that allows conscripted soldiers with musical and performance backgrounds to contribute through their artistic talents. After a period of waiting for the final results, he has now been confirmed to join the unit. According to the agency, Cha Eun Woo will first undergo a period of basic military training after entering the designated training center. Once that phase is completed, he will officially begin his duties as a member of the Army Military Band. Fantagio expressed their gratitude to fans for their ongoing love and support. They requested continued encouragement as the artist takes on this significant responsibility. Check out agency's official statement here: Moreover, on the day of his enlistment, the agency emphasized that the time and location of Cha Eun Woo 's enlistment will not be made public. It is for maintaining order and ensuring safety. No special farewell event or send-off ceremony will be held either, in line with efforts to avoid large gatherings or disruptions. Since the announcement, fans around the world, especially ASTRO's dedicated fandom, AROHA, have been sending warm wishes and heartfelt messages to the star. Social media platforms have been filled with encouraging notes. They are expressing pride and support for Cha Eun Woo as he embarks on this new chapter of his life. With Cha Eun Woo set to temporarily pause his entertainment activities for military service, fans are already looking forward to the day he completes his duty and returns in good health. Cha Eun Woo's next project In terms of his professional activities, Cha Eun Woo most recently appeared in the emotional thriller drama Wonderful World, where he starred alongside Kim Nam Joo. The series received praise for its gripping storyline, with Cha Eun Woo earning recognition for his more mature acting. He also recently made a special appearance in a music video. He charmed viewers with his visuals in one of the tracks on IU's remake album A Flower Bookmark. Looking ahead, he is set to lead the upcoming drama The Wonder Fools, where he will share the screen with actress Park Eun Bin. The project is currently in production and is slated for release sometime in 2026.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Zanilia Zhao deletes posts responding to romance rumours
28 May - Zanilia Zhao has recently deleted three posts from her official Weibo account amid the heated debate among netizens regarding her love life. The whole issue sparked with the recent rumour saying that the actress is now dating director Midi Z, with sources stating that the filmmaker was seen going into her residence with an access card and even spending time with Zanilia's son. After the news broke, Zanilia attended a brand event on 23 May, and a tag appeared on Weibo saying "Zanilia Zhao's first appearance after her relationship was exposed". The actress decided to be cheeky by reposting the said tag and posted, "Jumping on a trending topic given by 'Zhalang' to announce the release date of 'What a Wonderful World'!" While the actress was just poking fun at the whole thing by trying to get attention to her new drama, some wondered if it counts as an official announcement of her new relationship. In response, she responded with an expression that can be interpreted as, "As if!" and added, "What a Wonderful World will set its release date tomorrow." However, the actress had since deleted the three posts, prompting many to speculate that she received backlash over her response. Meanwhile, Zanilia's fans supported the response, saying that it was a typical "sharp-tongued Zhao" approach, where the actress breaks the unwritten rule of celebrities having to always tolerate things said about them. (Photo Source: Zanilia Weibo, SINA)
The Guardian
04-05-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Historians alarmed as Trump seeks to rewrite US story for 250th anniversary
Donald Trump, it could be said, takes a breezy, Sam Cooke style approach to history. Like the legendary 'king of soul' in his 1960 hit Wonderful World, the US president has admitted to not knowing much about historical events or figures of the past – even when faced with authorities on the subject. Recalling a conversation at Mar-a-Lago shortly after Trump's 2016 election victory, the American historian Douglas Brinkley recently recounted his shock when Trump – who has mused about having his name carved on Mount Rushmore alongside the nation's most celebrated presidents – told him he had never read a book about Abraham Lincoln. 'He was thinking about what he would do for his inaugural address, and he said he knew nothing about past history,' Brinkley told a webinar organized by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. 'It startled me, because when you talk to politicians, they even make up books. They pretend they read a lot. He just kind of shrugged it off and told me that he was a visual guy. That translated as his sense of history in a true sense began with John F Kennedy.' Ignorance, however, appears to be no barrier as Trump seeks to grasp control of the US's historical narrative in the run-up to next year's landmark celebration of the 250th anniversary of the declaration of independence, also known as the semiquincentennial. Under an executive order issued in January, the president has started to churn out his own approved version of US history that professional historians fear will resort to the tried and tested authoritarian playbook of airbrushing out inconvenient and inglorious chapters that do not align with his vision of American greatness. 'He is not now and never has been a student of history, but is basically a restorationist,' said Jonathan Alter, a historian and biographer of several US presidents, including Jimmy Carter, Barack Obama and Franklin Roosevelt. Alter described a 'restorationist' as a 'political figure who operates on the politics of nostalgia'. 'He's ignorant of economic history, he's ignorant of political history. And his idea for the 250 is to use it as a way to celebrate him,' Alter added. 'We don't know yet exactly how he'll hijack that event next year, but he will certainly try to do so.' As a first step, Trump's order established himself chair of a White House taskforce 250 and vowed a 'grand celebration' to mark the country's 250th birthday on 4 July 2026 and 'other actions to honor the history of our great nation'. One of those was under way last month when the first of a series of short videos, entitled 'The Story of America', was posted on the White House 250 website. The videos were produced in partnership with Hillsdale College, a conservative Christian institution in Michigan. In the opening video, the college's president, Larry Arnn – a former research director for Winston's Churchill official biographer, Sir Martin Gilbert – drew similarities between Lincoln and Trump, citing the current president's signature slogan 'Make America Great Again'. 'He has a famous slogan that I will not repeat here, but everybody knows what it is, and it ends with the word again,' said Arnn, who did not respond to the Guardian's interview request. 'He wants to do something again, something that's already been done … And it places him somewhere near the politics of Abraham Lincoln.' In another, perhaps unintended, parallel, Arnn, describing the text of the independence document, recounts how the founding fathers justified the declaration by asserting that King George III 'violated his rightful powers by invading the authority of the legislature, which indicates separation of powers would be right, and that he has interfered with representation, our ability to elect our government, which means consent of the governed … and … interfered with the judicial branch'. The videos are being rolled out weeks after Trump, in another executive order, called for a radical makeover in how the country's past is presented in federally funded museums such as the Smithsonian, and national parks. The administration has also unveiled plans for a national garden of American heroes, with the National Endowment for the Humanities offering partial funding for life-size sculptures of 250 notable figures from the country's past. Yet with critics accusing the president of defying court orders, usurping powers normally reserved for Congress and of behaving like a despot, Arnn's narrative inadvertently exposes the political risks to Trump of trying to identify himself with America's revolutionary founders. The problem for Trump, argued Johann Neem, a professor of US history at Western Washington University, is that the revolution was a rebellion 'against tyranny and arbitrary power' of the type that he is now trying to wield. 'Any continuity between the actual political meaning of the revolution and what Trump is doing to our constitution is false,' he said. 'Anybody who teaches about the American revolution knows that the thing the founders feared the most is someone like Donald Trump – someone who would be lawless and and have arbitrary power, that's not limited by the rule of law.' Trump's bid to annex the historical narrative is part of a wider culture war, historians said, fueled in part by leftwing discourses on the central position of race in the national story. Those views were exemplified by the New York Times's 1619 Project, which takes a critical view of some of the most revered figures in the American revolution and their attitudes to slavery. The Pulitzer-winning project drew a splenetic response from Trump, who attacked it as 'totally discredited' and typical of a leftwing critique that 'defiled the American story with deceptions, falsehoods and lies' at a White House history event in 2020. 'This project rewrites American history to teach our children that we were founded on the principle of oppression, not freedom,' he told the event. In response, he commissioned a 1776 report – released in the final days of his first term – which drew up plans for a 'patriotic education' that would refute teachings on issues like systemic racism and critical race theory. Critics accused the report of distorting the country's history of racism and painting a misleadingly benign picture of some of the revolution's slave-owning founding fathers and misappropriating quotes from Martin Luther King. Neem called Trump's perspective a 'hyper-nationalist overreaction' to what he called 'a post-American approach' adopted by some left-leaning historians who depicted racism as so central to the country's founding principle, that it left ordinary citizens feeling there was little to celebrate. The results, he warned could be a 'saccharine' and simplified version of America's often complex national story that would amount to 'an abuse of history' and serve an 'autocratic playbook.' 'He is speaking for a group of intellectuals and activists that truly believe progressives have corrupted American culture and have stolen their country,' Neem said. 'The critical turn in American history is just one piece of a larger problem and and they see historians, as well as other experts, as a kind of impurity.' Some historians are fighting back against Trump's encroachment onto their territory. Heather Cox Richardson, a professor of history at Boston College and a specialist in the US in the 19th century, is producing a series of 90-second videos called Journey to American Democracy she hopes will eventually be watched in school classrooms. She predicted that Trump's efforts to control history through the taskforce 250 was doomed to fail, because other historians were seeking to project 'grassroots history' to a wider audience online. 'We are looking at the different ways in which our always multicultural society constructed a nation, and that is a story of extraordinary triumph, but also of missteps and tragedy,' said Cox Richardson. 'The idea that we had a perfect past that needs to be recovered is an ideology in service to an authoritarian, strongman, and one of the things you see with the rise of a strongman is the attempt to destroy real history.' 'But if you look around the United States now, you see that the ability to affect culture is slipping away from the president's hands. The more he talks about it being this sanitized work of a few ideologically pure white leaders in the past, the more other people will speak up and say, 'Well, no, not really.''
