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Forget a K-pop awards reveal– this may simply be the most star-studded group picture on the web today.
The current wave of Korean pop idols and stars opting for their military enlistments have actually caused a not likely reunion of familiar faces in a not likely location.
An Instagram post shared on Oct 5 by Ikon’s DK reveals 8 guys positioning together in striking military uniforms.
While it might appear like a common group chance at very first glimpse, fans rapidly understood simply how celebrity-packed the event was.
The image includes previous NU’EST member Baekho, 31; Monsta X’s I.M, star Kim Young-dae and actor-singer Rowoon, all 30; in addition to DK, Seventeen’s Woozi, Kang Daniel and star Song Geon-hee, all 29.
The stars were collected for the 2026 Ground Forces Festival, an Army-led military celebration held each year in Gyeryong. This year’s edition was held from Oct 1 to 5, including military presentations, exhibits and efficiencies.
Star Lee Jun-young, who was from the kid group U-Kiss, was likewise found at the celebration.
2026.10.03 Day 3 Ground Forces Festival Kim Youngdae, Rowoon, Seventeen Woozi, iKON DK, and Lee Junyoung #KimYoungDae #김영대 #キムヨンデ https://t.co/iz3mHBqzSh
— Kim Young Dae Indonesian Fanpage (@youngdae_ina) October 5, 2026
Fans had plenty to cheer about as the stars joined their fellow soldiers for group dance efficiencies to familiar K-pop hits, consisting of tunes from their own groups, providing the celebration an unanticipated feel of a K-pop reunion.
Woozi was seen dancing to Seventeen’s 2023 hit Super together with Daniel, I.M, Baekho and fellow servicemen.
Ikon’s Love Scenario (2018) and Rhythm Ta (2015) likewise included in the group dance efficiencies, while Monsta X’s Love Killa (2020) was another familiar hit to cheer along to.
261002 ground forces celebration now we got a complete frame of woozi, kang daniel, changkyun baekho for extremely 3 https://t.co/XCASepPV5z
— ☆(@adorejmsc)October 2, 2026
Naturally, the efficiencies had fans buzzing online, comparing it to a popular K-pop year-end awards reveal.
One netizen composed: “The number of familiar faces in this military batch is unreal. It’s giving us a whole Gayo Daejeon reunion.”
The variety of familiar faces in this military batch is unbelievable. It’s offering us an entire Gayo Daejeon reunion. 2026 Ground Forces Festival Day 2 https://t.co/MgsWOwEhsO
— ¹³¹(@just_an_iKONIC) October 2, 2026[19659019]composed another netizen in Indonesian.
mantap yaaa 2026 ground forces celebration ini satu bus isinya rombongan idol tampan gen 3 halo dek age yg tampil bareng satu phase https://t.co/w97QRktCC0
— nui (@jiwonmuse) October 4, 2026
The stars likewise seemed maximizing the celebration far from the phase, with numerous clips of themselves dancing to pop music making its method online.
Daniel, who remained in Wan na One, shared a video of himself dancing to the group’s Energetic (2017) along with 10 other soldiers, leaving fans classic.
Other clips shared by the gotten stars revealed various groups of them dancing along to familiar hits consisting of Genie (2009) by Girls’ Generation, Baby (2010) by Justin Bieber and Bad (2026) by Ateez.
Seventeen’s Hoshi was likewise supposedly arranged to carry out at the celebration as part of the armed force’s taekwondo presentation group, however he tore his anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) while practicing for the efficiency last month.
He revealed that he would be going through surgical treatment and would for that reason be not able to take part in his formerly arranged activities with the group, consisting of the celebration.
Regardless of his lack, Hoshi was still kept in mind with the group sharing a group image from the 2026 Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games, with Hoshi’s image modified into the photo.
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