Enlisting Soldier’s Mother’s Photo Goes Viral (Ft. Cha Eunwoo)

ASTRO’s Cha Eunwoo officially enlisted in the military on July 28. His agency, Fantagio, announced that he will receive basic military training before serving in the military band.

A day before his enlistment, he held a short live broadcast and shared his thoughts with his fans.

It’s crazy to think that this day has finally come. This is my shortest hair since I was 2 or 3. I’ll come back healthy. I hope you all have good luck in everything you do.

— Cha Eunwoo

With this, photos of his enlistment garnered much attention online for his visuals regarding getting the military cut.

In particular, a photo shared by a mother of a soldier on the Military Son Parents Naver cafe went viral.

I was trying to find my son, whom I lost sight of in an instant, and while I was trying to find him again, Cha Eunwoo suddenly appeared in my camera lens! Sorry, son!

Seeing this, netizens agreed that they would’ve done the same if they were in her shoes!

• “You’ve got to let it go for her this once..LOL.”
• “I’m sure her son didn’t come into focus…”
• “He shines even more among all the military cuts LOL.”
• “I couldn’t find my brother for the longest time…but I could find Cha Eunwoo in an instant!”