BTS

2022 - 10 - 17

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BTS announces upcoming Korean military service (NPR)

All seven members of the globally mega-popular K-pop band BTS will be serving in the South Korean military, the band's label and management company, ...

The group's rapper RM, also known as Kim Nam-joon, said in that video, "After 10 years of living as BTS and working on all our schedules, it's physically impossible for me to mature anymore." Big Hit says that the first BTS member to enter the military will be the group's oldest performer: Kim Seok-jin, who is known as Jin. "Since the creation of BTS over ten years ago, the band has risen to international success, broken records, and catapulted K-Pop into the global stratosphere," Big Hit's statement reads in part.

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BTS: K-pop band members to do military service in South Korea (Sky News)

Military service is mandatory for all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 28 in South Korea, with exemptions made for athletes, traditional musicians ...

"He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. The upper age was delayed for BTS in 2020, but now it has been announced that all members of the group will serve. It added: "Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment." "Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans." Members of K-pop band BTS are to fulfil their requirement to do military service in South Korea, their representatives say. Military service is mandatory for all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 28 in South Korea, with exemptions made for athletes, traditional musicians and dancers.

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BTS stars to serve military duty in South Korea (CNBC)

The decision comes after the country's military had signaled that it wanted to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup for mandatory service.

The group's seven members will all fulfill their requirement to serve and not seek any further delays or special exemptions, BigHit Music said in a statement. But the law allows for special exemptions to be made for some, including athletes, musicians and others who enhance the country's prestige. Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup made similar comments during a parliamentary committee meeting. Jin, 29, had faced possible enlistment starting early next year after he turns 30 in December, with BTS' members already granted a two-year extension. The agency said it had been waiting for the "milestone moment when it would be possible to respect the needs of the country and for these healthy young men to serve with their countrymen, and that's now." [BTS](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/bts-performs-emotional-concert-busan-korea-uncertainty-hovers-groups-f-rcna52107) will perform their [mandatory military service](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/k-pop-bts-members-face-possible-military-conscription-south-korea-rcna51183) in South Korea, the [group's representatives said Monday](https://twitter.com/BIGHIT_MUSIC/status/1581905317545533440), confirming a move that was long dreaded by their army of fans.

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BTS 'moving forward' with military service (RTE.ie)

The members of the K-pop supergroup BTS will enlist in the military, their agency has said, putting an end to a years-long debate on whether the stars ...

"Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans." It noted in a statement that "as each individual embarks on solo endeavours, it's the perfect time and the members of BTS are honoured to serve". Bighit Music, part of BTS's agency Hybe, said on Monday that "the members of BTS are currently moving forward with plans to fulfil their military service".

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BTS members 'will serve in South Korean military' (BreakingNews.ie)

The issue of an exemption from mandatory military service has been a hot topic in South Korea.

Opinion surveys in recent weeks showed that the public was split over whether the BTS members should serve in the military. The announcement came after Lee Ki Sik, commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, told legislators this month that it would be “desirable” for BTS members to fulfil their military duties to ensure fairness in the country’s military service. The members of K-pop band BTS will fulfil their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said.

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