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Idols like EXO Chanyeol, Pentagon Jinho wish fans Happy Chuseok amid military service

VIXX, Victon, Winner, Monsta X members are some of the idols that have greeted fans while serving in the military

Chuseok is a Korean festival like Thanksgiving that people of South Korea celebrate after the annual harvest. A public holiday is declared and most of the K-pop industry is on a break as artists go home to visit their families. It is also customary for idols to wish their fans and share season's greetings videos. And those who are in the military also get a break to spend time with their loved ones like EXO’s Chanyeol.

While most idols are inactive while they are completing their mandatory military service, they do come online to greet fans and wish them a Happy Chuseok. Some are still in training and are at the military base and so come online after earning phone privileges. Meanwhile, those who are almost at the end of their service, get to take a vacation and go home. Pentagon's Jinho is one such idol. Chuseok fell on September 21 this year and South Korea declared September 20 to 22 as public holidays.

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Pentagon’s Jinho goes home

Having enlisted in early 2020, Jinho has completed 90% of his service and so had the privilege to go on vacation for the holidays this year. He came online on his newly opened Instagram to greet fans on Chuseok. Meanwhile, we have A.C.E's Wow and Monsta X's Shownu who recently enlisted as public service workers. And so, while they personally couldn't greet fans, their agencies posted pre-recorded videos of them in hanboks wishing their fans a Happy Chuseok.

A.C.E’s greetings:

Monsta X Shownu’s greetings:

Victon, VIXX and Winner members write handwritten letters

Similarly, Victon's Seungwoo enlisted as part of the military band in July. And so, he came online on Instagram and the Korean Bubble app hoping that fans are taking care of their health. He wished them happy holidays and told everyone to follow the social distancing rules while celebrating. VIXX’s Ken also posted a selfie and wrote a letter wishing fans and telling them not to worry about him. Even Winner’s Hoony and Jinu posted handwritten letters that said Happy Chuseok.

Victon Seungwoo’s letter:

VIXX Ken’s selfie and letter:

Winner’s Hoony and Jinu’s letters:

EXO’s Chanyeol spends time with his pet

Infinite’s L who is serving as a marine pre-recorded a video greeting fans hoping that everyone is with their loved ones. On the other hand, we have EXO's Chanyeol who got to take a vacation like Jinho. And so for Chuseok, he spent time with his dog, Zzar. He posted several photos of her on his Instagram that fans found endearing and wished him a Happy Chuseok. The K-pop idol also wished everyone a great Chuseok.

Infinite L’s greetings:

EXO’s Chanyeol’s Instagram Stories: