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\n <\/p>\n Singer Kang Daniel appears in a Korea Army Training Center video to encourage applications for the squad leader position on April 14. [SCREEN CAPTURE] <\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0 Boy band Wanna One [SWING ENTERTAINMENT]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u00a0 This article was originally written in Korean and translated by a bilingual reporter with the help of generative AI tools. It was then edited by a native English-speaking editor. All AI-assisted translations are reviewed and refined by our newsroom.<\/i>
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Singer Kang Daniel, who enlisted in the army for his mandatory military service in February, made a surprise appearance in a promotional video as a squad leader at the Korea Army Training Center.
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Kang appeared in the video wearing his fatigues. He saluted and said, \u201cLoyalty,\u201d the standard verbal salute used in the Korean military. He then introduced himself as \u201cSquad leader Kang Daniel of the 11th Company, Third Training Battalion, 25th Regiment.\u201d
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\u201cEven if you fall short of the qualification criteria, you can still apply as long as you have the will and potential,” Kang said.
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\u201cYou can develop leadership skills by leading many people during military service, and I think the greatest reward is the pride you get from guiding trainees to become elite soldiers of the Army,\u201d explained Kang. \u201cI will also do my best as a squad leader at the Korea Army Training Center to train recruits into elite soldiers.”
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Kang entered the training center on Feb. 9 and completed five weeks of basic training on March 24. His discharge date is scheduled for Aug. 8 next year.
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Kang debuted in 2017 as a member of the 11-member project group Wanna One, formed through Mnet\u2019s audition program \u201cProduce 101 Season 2,\u201d which aired the same year.
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The group is known for songs such as \u201cEnergetic\u201d (2017), \u201cWanna Be\u201d (2017) and \u201cBoomerang\u201d (2018).\u00a0
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Kang made his solo debut in 2019 with the EP “Color on Me.” <\/p>\n
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