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Cha Eun-woo \/ Captured from Shin Sua’s social media<\/p>\n
ASTRO member and actor Cha Eun-woo has drawn attention after making a rare public appearance during his military service, with fans quickly noticing his noticeably more muscular physique.<\/p>\n
The singer appeared at the 2026 Ministry of National Defense Music Battalion Regular Concert held Thursday, where he is currently serving as part of the Army military band.<\/p>\n
The appearance came to light after traditional Korean music performer Shin Sua shared photos with Cha on social media, writing, “With Sergeant Lee Dong-min,” in reference to the actor’s real name.<\/p>\n
Dressed in an all-white hanbok, Cha impressed fans with his signature visuals despite his military buzz cut. Many online comments also focused on his broader shoulders and bulked-up build, suggesting military life has made him appear stronger than before.<\/p>\n
Shin shared several commemorative photos with the star and also showed off an autograph she received from him. She described herself as a “successful fan,” expressing excitement over meeting the celebrity in person.<\/p>\n
Cha enlisted as an active-duty Army soldier in July last year and is currently serving in the military band. He is scheduled to be discharged in January next year.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Cha made headlines after receiving a tax reassessment notice from the National Tax Service exceeding 20 billion won (about $14.6 million), prompting allegations of tax evasion.<\/p>\n
Following a review process, authorities determined that part of the assessed amount involved double taxation. Cha subsequently paid approximately 13 billion won (about $9.5 million) in taxes in full.<\/p>\n
At the time, Cha said, “I respect the National Tax Service’s procedures and conclusions, and I have paid all of the related taxes so that no further confusion continues. I will also cooperate sincerely with the remaining procedures.”<\/p>\n
This article from Xportsnews is adapted by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cha Eun-woo \/ Captured from Shin Sua’s social media ASTRO member and actor Cha Eun-woo has drawn attention…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":558932,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[146,85,46,409],"class_list":["post-558931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-entertainment","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=558931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/558931\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/558932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=558931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=558931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=558931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}