Xiumin has shared a special message for fans.

On April 9, it was announced that the EXO member will be enlisting in the military on May 7.

Before this was revealed by SM Entertainment, Xiumin first wrote a letter to fans to announce the news.

His letter reads as follows:

Hello EXO-L~ This is Xiumin! Flowers have been blooming nicely these days. Have you gone out to see them? Flowers are appearing, the weather has gotten warmer, and yesterday was EXO’s seventh anniversary since debut!! I feel gratitude to everyone and everything as I feel that EXO was born at a very nice time. Congratulations again to our members->. To be honest, I am writing today as there is important news I want to share with all of you first. Military duty! I am going to the military on May 7!! “I will return in good health.” I plan on arranging a time for us in the near future so that I can say these words to you directly. We have a CBX concert [in Japan] soon, and we will return after completing it successfully, so please wait just a bit~^^ Then let us all work hard on getting through today, as well!

Ahead of his enlistment, Xiumin will be participating in EXO-CBX’s Japanese concert “MAGICAL CIRCUS -Special Edition-” in Saitama on April 16 and 17 and in Kobe from April 27 through 29.

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