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South Korean army soldiers conduct an anti-terror drill as part of the Ulchi Taeguk exercise at a park in Seoul, South Korea, May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)   SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A South Korean man has been sentenced to a suspended prison term for deliberately gaining...

Minister Hwang Hee of Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (left) and BTS (MCST / Big Hit Music)  K-pop superstars BTS will be recommended if they file an application to postpone their military service until age 30. The so-called “BTS Military Service Act” took effect in South...

BTS (Big Hit Music)  The new law that will allow K-pop superstars BTS and other pop culture artists to postpone their military service until age 30 took effect today, June 23. On Dec. 22, 2020, the Korean government promulgated the so-called “BTS Military Service Act” to give outstanding pop...

BTS (Twitter) The Korean government and politicians are working together to help K-pop superstars BTS postpone their military service until age 30.  This came after BTS topped the Billboard Hot 100 on Sept. 1 through their new single “Dynamite,” earning the distinction of being the first...