SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Ardent fans of K-pop supergroup BTS were shocked Monday by the announcement of the members’ plan to fulfill their mandatory military service, but accepted what was coming and promised to remain their ARMY during the transition period. Known as ARMY (Adorable Representative MC for Youth), BTS’ global fan base [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean Army has banned soldiers from wearing military uniforms to take “body profile,” the Korean term for professional body photo shoot that involve unbuttoning the shirt or taking off the top entirely to expose the body. The Army headquarters recently sent out instructions to all units prohibiting service [...]
ICHEON/YANGPYEONG, July 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Army’s Apache attack helicopters soared through the skies and descended sharply in a tactical move to avoid potential attacks and secure the safety of its members in a formation tasked with capturing a high-value facility controlled by a hypothetical enemy. The spectacle unfolded at two Army [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A drone competition hosted by both public and private agencies took place in Yangju, north of Seoul last weekend. The Army’s Ground Operations Command (GOC) joined hands with the city government of Yangju to host the ‘drone-bot festival’ starting on Friday for three days at Ganapri Airport. The battalion-grade [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Army has received the first batch of new homegrown 120-mm self-propelled mortar systems to replace existing decades-old mortars, the state arms procurement agency said Friday. The latest systems will supplant the Army’s aging 4.2-inch mortars that have been in service for more than 40 years, according to [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS’ dedicated fan base ARMY sent gifts to a hospital that took care of a toddler infected with COVID-19. Fans of K-pop superstar from the southern resort island of Jeju sent gifts and snacks to Konyang University Hospital in the central city of Daejeon, enclosed with a letter of [...]
SEOUL, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — An upgraded version of South Korea’s indigenous 81-millimeter mortar system has been delivered to Army units for the first time since its development, the arms procurement agency said Thursday. South Korea wrapped up the development of the advanced mortar system with its own technology in 2019 after five years [...]
SEOUL, July 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army plans to test-run a prototype of the newly developed Redback armored vehicle next year to check its performance for a possible deployment in the future, officials said Thursday. The new model, developed by Hanwha Defense Co., a South Korean defense manufacturer, is now under review by Australia [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — What would it look like if K-pop megastar BTS members decorated a fan’s room? The septet recently introduced a new series titled Curated for ARMY, where they become curators to decorate the rooms of its dedicated fan base ARMY. Visitors can access an audio guide by clicking on props [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Army said Friday that more than 100 troops have completed its recently launched mine-removal training program and will be deployed next month. The trainees — 110 Army personnel, six airmen and four Marines — completed the armed service’s first specialized education curriculum that meets the International Mine Action [...]