SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court on Tuesday dismissed an appeal filed by a self-proclaimed socialist to reverse the conscription agency’s refusal to allow him alternative military service. Since late 2020, the South Korea has operated an alternative military service system, allowing young men to replace their mandatory military service with an [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop boy group EXO’s Kai will enlist in the military next week to fulfill his mandatory military service, his agency said Thursday. The 29-year-old will begin with a five-week basic training program at an Army boot camp from next Thursday, SM Entertainment said on its K-pop fan community platform, [...]
SEOUL, April 18 (Korea Bizwire) – J-Hope of the K-pop supergroup BTS began military service Tuesday to become the second member of the group to do so. The 29-year-old entered an Army boot camp in Wonju, 87 kilometers southeast of Seoul, to begin five weeks’ basic training. In South Korea, all able-bodied men are required [...]
SEOUL, April 1 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, will join the Army as an active duty soldier, the band’s agency said Saturday. “J-Hope will be enlisting in the Army as an active-duty soldier to fulfill his mandatory military service,” BigHit Music said on Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform. It, [...]
SEOUL, March 17 (Korea Bizwire) — J-Hope, a member of K-pop juggernaut BTS, has said the date for his enlistment in the military has been set. He, however, did not reveal the exact date, apparently hoping to make his future entry to a military boot camp a low-profile event. “I can’t give you the details, [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Constitutional Court has upheld the constitutionality of the law requiring military service for men born to South Korean parents temporarily staying overseas before they can renounce their Korean citizenship. According to legal sources Wednesday, all eight Constitutional Court judges rejected a 23-year-old man’s petition questioning the constitutionality of [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jin, a member of the K-pop superband BTS, has shared his first photos taken after joining the military as he completed five weeks of basic training at a front-line boot camp. Jin entered the army recruit training center of the 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon, 60 kilometers north of [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — K-pop superstar Jin on Tuesday entered a boot camp in a front-line area to begin his mandatory military service, with hundreds of reporters from domestic and foreign news media waiting outside to cover the news. The 30-year-old became the first member of the boy band BTS to join the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Suga of K-pop sensation BTS will carry out his military service as a social service agent, military and music industry sources said Tuesday. They said the 29-year-old rapper was assigned to be a social service agent instead of an active-duty soldier. But details, including when his enlistment will be, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — With Jin of K-pop supergroup BTS expected to begin serving in the military next week, the group’s agency once again asked fans Tuesday not to visit the site of his enlistment for their safety. “Jin will join the Army as an active-duty soldier to fulfill his military service,” Big [...]