Military Service is an obligation for all Korean nationals INCLUDING extremely famous celebrities. South Korea debates whether successful bands like BTS should be exempt from military service Current exemptions are only handed out for specific international achievements in sport or classical. Male idols born in 1992 will all be entering the military this year and some have already joined such as Winners Lee Seung-hoon and Kim Jin-woo a 91-liner born in 1991.
All South Korean male citizens are required to enlist in the military by the age of 28.
They may be South Koreas most successful cultural export and the first K-pop act to top the US album sales charts but BTS must still perform military service the government has said defying. She revealed before that she was having. 2019 is approaching which means more male Korean. SHINees Key VIXXs N and 2AMs Jinwoon have announced that they will serve in the countrys military band for nearly two years putting their careers on hiatus to complete their mandatory military service.