K-pop boy band Pentagon member Hongseok has enlisted in the military to fulfill his mandatory duty. Hongseok, 28, entered the army training center on May 3 to receive basic military training before serving as an active duty soldier. Last April 1, Cube Entertainment announced his military service,...
Chen, 29, a member of K-pop boy band EXO, has completed his military service in South Korea. The K-pop idol was discharged from the military on April 25, or 18 months after enlisting on Oct. 26, 2020. EXO's Chen (SM Entertainment) He started as an active duty soldier but his status was later...
Six in 10 Koreans are in favor of exempting from military service pop artists like BTS who have contributed to the promotion of national prestige. The discussion of BTS’ military service has been spotlighted again after members of the transition committee of South Korean President-elect Yoon...
K-pop idol group BTS member Jin said he is entrusting the issue of his military service to HYBE, which manages the group. Jin, 29, the oldest member of BTS, is the first in line in the group to enlist in the military and needs to enlist by December this year if no new law is passed, according to...
Yes, you read it right. Korean actor Park Bo Gum, who has been in the military (particularly in the navy) as part of the citizen requirements, has a barber license exam. Park Bo Gum Since he left for this post last Aug. 31, 2020, he has done a lot, including passing the National Technical...
Student leaders from the University of Santo Tomas (UST) have expressed their opposition to Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte's proposal to make military service mandatory for Filipinos turning 18 and instead pushed for mandatory history subjects in high school. University of Santo Tomas (Photo from...
If elected, presidential aspirant Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said he will appoint his running mate and vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio to the Department of National Defense (DND). During One PH's Sa Totoo Lang interview on Monday, Jan. 24 Marcos Jr. said that is what the...
Cebu 1st District Rep. Eduardo Gullas has backed aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio's plan to make military service mandatory for those 18 years old as he believed "is it good for nation building." Gullas, who authored House Bill 1788 to reinstate the Reserve Officers' Training Corps in...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said that vice presidential aspirant Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s mandatory military service proposal shows her “lack of understanding” about security matters. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) The former senator,...
Aspiring vice president Sara Duterte-Carpio on Wednesday night, Jan. 19 hit her fellow vice presidential candidate Walden Bello after the latter accused her of teaching the people "to kill" through mandating those 18 years old to serve in the Philippine military. Duterte-Carpio said "only the likes...
Vice presidential candidate Sara Duterte-Carpio will push for mandatory service in the military for those 18 years old should she win in the upcoming elections. During her virtual "caravan" streamed on her Facebook page on Wednesday night, Duterte-Carpio said she would use the Office of the Vice...
K-pop boy band SHINee’s Taemin, 28, who is serving his military service, has been transferred to become a public service worker due to depression and panic disorder. Taemin enlisted in the military on May 31, 2021 and joined as a member of the Korean Army’s military band. Before his enlistment,...
