"Serving face, vocals, and the country"- Fans react to NCT's Jaehyun's rendition of Itaewon Class’ ost Start Over at recent military event

By Kirti Tiwari

Modified Feb 28, 2025 07:31 GMT

Fans go wild over NCT's Jaehyun's rendition of Itaewon Class’ ost Start Over at recent military event (Image via @_jeongjaehyun/Instagram)

On February 27, 2025, NCT's Jaehyun performed Start Over from Itaewon Class at the Korea Military Academy's 81st Graduation Ceremony, impressing fans with his rendition.

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Multiple videos and pictures from the event circulated on social media. He donned red-themed military gear from head to toe and sang with the two comrades. The audience present was cheering for the idol.

Soon, the clips went viral among the fandom. They could not contain their excitement over NCT's Jaehyun's vocal skills.

"serving face, vocals, and the country," an X user tweeted.

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The fandom stated they were elated to see NCT's Jaehyun singing in front of many people.

"Sooo happy to see him do what he loves in front of other people too,"- a fan reacted.

"Oh Jaehyun again..waking up to seeing him again is such a nice feeling,"- a fan shared.

"he served his country enough when he released an album containing can't get you. get him on the plane to new jersey NOW,"- a fan commented.

Many internet users talked about the male artist's dedication and vocals during the military event.

"Jaehyun's singing talent and commitment are genuinely motivating,"- a user reacted.

"Jaehyun's vocals and dedication truly inspire,"- a user shared.

"never expected to hear jaehyun singing start over,"- a user mentioned.

More about NCT's Jaehyun

NCT's Jaehyun is a singer, rapper, and actor under SM Entertainment. He debuted with NCT U on April 9, 2016, with The 7th Sense. He is also part of NCT 127 and NCT DOJAEJUNG.

The male artist made his official debut as a soloist on August 26, 2024, with the full-length album J. It was unveiled through SM Entertainment and distributed by Kakao Entertainment. The record featured eight tracks, including Smoke, Roses, Flamin' Hot Lemon, Dandelion, Completely, Easy, Can't Get You, and Smoke (English Version).

In recent news, Jaehyun released his first English digital single, Unconditional, on October 24, 2024. It was penned by the screenwriters, including Jaehyun, HYUN, and Taneisha Jackson.

The male artist was enlisted for his mandatory military service as part of the army band on November 4, 2024. He is expected to be discharged from the duty on May 3, 2026.

Additionally, the leader of NCT, Taeyong, began his mandatory military service on April 10, 2024.

About the author

Kirti holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism & Mass Communication and has been a Kpop writer at SK POP since 2022. She has been following Kpop and Kdramas since the last 6 years and but has worked in the genre only in the last 3-4 years donning several several caps - social media intern, copywriter, article writer and academic writer.

Kirti likes to pen down insightful features based on Korean dramas, especially the 'Ending Explained' categories. It gives her the satisfaction of creating the most authentic content rather than simply replicating what media outlets generally do.

Her process of creating content is time-consuming, yet methodical; she prefers to use original sources of information, which in her case are Korean outlets. She watches entire episodes, writes them down, cross-checks/fact-checks the details/event timelines off the web and eventually creates her copy.

Kirti likes Lee Je-hoon, IU, and Kim Seon-ho since she feels that their dramas are inspiring and have good plotlines. When she is not writing about K-dramas, she can be found watching them.

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Edited by Divya Singh