According to South Korean law every Korean male citizen under the age of 30 has the responsibility to serve a mandatory military service for. Today March 4 three of K-pops biggest stars will temporarily bid farewell to fans as they enlist in the South Korean military. COMPLETE LIST List of Kpop Idols who have enlisted or been discharged from Korea military service in 2020.
Idols beginning their mandatory military service are forced to go on hiatus and if theyre in a band of multiple service-age men this can go on for a lot longer than 21 months.
In this table you can see some of the K-Pop idols that are currently serving their mandatory military service and their expected discharge date. A rare military musical brought back to the stage a group of high-profile K-pop stars who went out of the public eye to fulfill their mandatory military service including members of the popular boy bands SHINee and EXO. However K-pop idols are excluded from this exemption. Start a fashion brand- this is rare but Jessica Jung from SNSD did this so.