Super Junior’s Leeteuk Honestly Opens Up About The Dark Times While Enlisted In The Military”

Super Junior‘s Leeteuk has honestly opened up about the dark times he endured while enlisted in the military.

Leeteuk enlisted for his military service in October 2012.

During a recent live broadcast, Leeteuk spoke honestly about the dark times while he was enlisted in the military.

The idol explained that it got so bad that when he left the base, he added, “I decided that I would leave the base and prepare for the end.” He spoke in depth about the hardships and struggles he went through in the army and that those around him were aware of his struggles. Leeteuk spoke about his first vacation and the members, showing how dark the time was.

💙Eng-sub💙 During his YouTube live, someone who was enlisted at the same time as him left some comments in the chat.

Leeteuk was happy to see those comments, and that eventually led him to share about that one particular day of absolute despair and budding hope.

It was SuJu… pic.twitter.com/dykSoeb145

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Many netizens believe Leeteuk has gone through so much, and the idol is always honest about his past with fans.

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