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...
K-pop boy band BTS member Jin has started the countdown to his discharge from the Korean military. “D-100,” posted Jin on the Weverse app on March 4, referring to the 100 days left before he finishes his military service. BTS' Jin's posted "D-100" on Weverse on March 4 about the 100...
A female nursing officer in the Korean military is being investigated by authorities after she left her workplace without permission and visited BTS’ Jin in his camp to vaccinate him. Jin enlisted in the Korean Army on Dec. 13 and is serving as an assistant instructor in the 5th Infantry...
K-pop boy band BTS member J-Hope will be enlisting in the military. Big Hit Music, BTS' agency, announced on Feb. 26 that J-Hope has started the process by applying to cancel his enlistment postponement, an option given to BTS that would allow them to postpone their military service until age 30....
A Korean actor, professional athletes and a medical student were indicted in South Korea on Feb. 9 for faking illness to evade military service. Military service is a mandatory duty for men in South Korea that ranges from 18 to 21 months. Military service in South Korea (Photo from Korea Army...
K-pop boy band VIXX member Ravi is under suspicion of faking his medical exam results for his military service. Ravi, a former regular member of the TV entertainment show “2 Days & 1 Night,” enlisted in the military last October and is currently serving as a social worker. VIXX's Ravi...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jin, who is currently serving in the Army, greeted fans in a YouTube video. Titled “Message from Jin: Jan. 2023,” the video, released on Jan. 9, showed Jin greeting fans before he enlisted in the military on Dec. 13. BTS' Jin in the video (left) and in the Army...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jin underwent the painful chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) training in the army. On Jan. 6, the Korean Army’s 5th Infantry Division Recruit Training Center released photos of Jin undergoing CBRN training. BTS' Jin throwing a grenade during a...
The Korean Army belied an online post that asked BTS fans not to send too many letters to Jin, who enlisted in the military on Dec. .13. Jin entered the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province to begin his 18-month military service as an active duty soldier in...
BTS member Jin enlisted in the Korean military on Dec. 13 and photos of him inside the boot camp have been published online. Jin entered the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province in South Korea on Dec. 13. BTS' Jin (right) during a ceremony inside the 5th...
After BTS member Jin enlisted in the military on Dec. 13, the next in line for the mandatory duty is Suga. Born in 1993, Suga is the second oldest member of BTS followed by J-Hope and RM, born in 1994; Jimin and V, born in 1995; and Jungkook, born in 1997. After BTS' Jin (left), in a photo sporting...
BTS member Jin enlisted in the army on Dec. 13, the start of his 18-month military service that will see him deployed to the frontline near the border of South and North Korea. Jin, aboard a vehicle, entered the 5th Infantry Division recruit training center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province in South...
