In addition to an impressive acting background, Song Jong Ki has also completed mandatory military time in South Korea. While serving as a soldier, he was sent to the DMZ, where he was part of several reconnaissance missions and operations against North Korea. Talking about it, he had once said, “I was told that I would never get another chance to walk shoulder to shoulder with ordinary soldiers and lead a normal life. I felt that I would learn a lot not only as an actor but also as a youth.
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