Korean pop rock band DAY6’s Young K, 27, enlisted in the military on Oct. 12 and bid goodbye to fans. Young K will be serving as an active duty soldier under the KATUSA, or Korean Augmentation To the United States Army, becoming the first K-pop idol to be admitted to the soldier program. Young K...
Jang Ki-yong (Instagram) Korean actor Jang Ki-yong, 29, who recently starred in the drama “My Roommate Is a Gumiho,” enlisted in the military on Aug. 23. He entered the Korean Army training center to undergo basic military training before fulfilling his service as an active duty soldier....
Monsta X’s Shownu (Instagram) K-pop boy band Monsta X’s leader Shownu, 29, will be enlisting in the military this month and will serve in the alternative service due to his health condition. Starship Entertainment, Monsta X’s agency, and Shownu both made announcements regarding the...
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...
Kim Dong-jun (Instagram) Korean actor Kim Dong-jun, 29, who debuted in K-pop boy band ZE:A in 2010, has revealed that he will be enlisting in the military next month. On June 23, his agency Major9 told Korean media, “Kim Dong-jun will enlist as an active duty soldier on July 12." Dong-jun...
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...
Taemin (2nd from left) sporting short hair before his enlistment. With him are (from left) SHINee's Key, Onew and Minho (Instagram) K-pop boy band SHINee’s youngest member, Taemin, started his military service on May 31, becoming the last member of the group to enlist. Taemin, 27, wanted...
BTS with their Order of Cultural Merit medals (Twitter) What will be the prospect of all the seven members of K-pop superstars BTS enlisting together next year? An analysis report of HYBE Corp. (formerly Big Hit Entertainment) published by Korea’s Leading Investments & Securities Co....
BTS members with their Order of Cultural Merit medals on Oct. 24, 2018 (Twitter) The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) and other entertainment agencies have formally filed a complaint against the so-called BTS law, which will allow outstanding pop culture artists who contributed to improving...
Pentagon’s Hui sporting short hair for his military service (Instagram, Twitter) K-pop boy band Pentagon’s leader Hui, 27, has enlisted in the military to fulfill the mandatory duty of all able-bodied Korean men. Hui entered the Nonsan Army Training Center in South Chungcheong province, South...
Chansung with fellow 2PM members (left) and Park Hyung-sik. (Instagram) K-pop boy band 2PM member Chansung, 30, and actor Park Hyung-sik, 29, of boy band ZE:A, were officially discharged from the military. 2PM gathered together on Jan. 5 to welcome back Chansung who was officially discharged from...
BTS (Twitter) The Korea Music Content Association (KMCA) has questioned the fairness of a recently promulgated law in South Korea that will allow outstanding pop culture artists like BTS to postpone their military service until age 30. Last Dec. 22, the Korean government promulgated a law, called...
