K-pop group BTS will not be exempted from mandatory military service

Korean pop sensation Bangtan Sonyeondan also kwn as BTS, will t be exempted from mandatory military service. seven-member boyband will have to enlist to military when members hit 28 years of as per Korean government rms.  According to reports, ir oldest member, Kim Seok Jin, will be first person to enlist in military services, since he is a 92’ liner and will hit required for service in 2020. 

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Previous speculations

BTS has brilliant credits when it comes to promoting Hallyu Wave or Korean Global Wave, which is basically promoting Korean television and music content to world. With ir performance at  international platform like Video Music Awards and American Music Awards, BTS brought limelight to K-genre. y are biggest contributors to music earnings in country single-handed. group is reportedly creating several records and have also received national government recognised cultural awards. According to a local news ncy, Park Yang Woo, minister of culture and sports, had tried to pass a motion for ir exempt from mandatory military service. However, parent company of BTS, BigHit, curbed all speculations around exempt. confirmation on when group members will start enlisting is still unclear, as re is official statement from BigHit. Even government has t declared any exemption.

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What is Mandatory Military Service?

Korean Conscriptions for Mandatory Military Service requires healthy and able-bodied men to join military before y hit of 28. South Korean military and rth Korean Military are still active on negotiations at DMZ, Demilitarized Zone. However, post Korean War, which affected two nations tremendously in loss of infrastructure and lives, country prepares its men for any possible fluctuations through service. Thus any individual irrespective of any career is compulsorily expected to join military. Some sports and traditional cultural contributors are exempted in rare cases. However, exempting a K-pop group is still under debate.

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