Just months after the group’s “Mamacita” return, Super Junior’s agency has confirmed that member Shindong will be enlisting in the Army on Nov. 25 for his mandatory military service.

According to an announcement by SM Entertainment, Shindong will begin his five-week training period with the 306th Army Battalion in Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi Province, at the end of the month, before going on active duty to complete his 21-month stint as a soldier.

As he prepares for his enlistment, the K-pop idol will not join his Super Junior bandmates in the upcoming performances for the group’s ongoing “Super Show 6” world tour.

Super Junior recently made its return to the music scene with its seventh full-length album, “Mamacita,” in August. The new album also marked a long-awaited welcoming for group leader Lee Teuk, who returned to Super Junior after being discharged from his military service a month before the album’s release.

By Julie Jackson (juliejackson@heraldcorp.com)