According to reports, Ta Lu’s father had enrolled him in a military school in New York in 2015 because he did not like studying and was falling behind in his grades,
He had a really tough time there and would cry from exhaustion.
Ta Lu later returned to Taiwan, made his showbiz debut at 17 and took a break from his studies.
At 24, he secretly enrolled into a media course at Toko University, but the news soon became public.
During that time, Ta Lu’s classmates said they never saw him in classes. It brought about suspicions that he might have enrolled into school as an excuse to delay his enlistment.
His agency addressed the issue, saying: “Studying and serving the military is a process all men have to go through. Acting is a job he loves, and the company has been trying to help adjust his schedules so he successfully completes everything. Moreover, he attended a military school in the past, so there’s really no reason for him to [evade his enlistment].”
Ta Lu also reportedly declared: “I’m so young, there’s no need to evade my military duties. When the time comes, I’ll serve!”
Um, does he not feel young anymore?
The deputy director of the Taipei Department of Military Compulsory service has stated that Ta Lu has reached the maximum age for military deferment due to studies, and will have to enlist by March this year.
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