Hyunbin met with reporters for a press conference before entering the Marine corps for his mandatory duties on March 7th in Pohang City of North Gyeongsang Province. Over 1,500 fans from Korea, Japan, China, Hong Kong, etc. were in attendance while it also aired live on the YTN channel. Hyunbin started his rigorous Marine corps training in the 1137 squad at 2PM later that day. He is set to be released on December 6, 2012.