All seven members of international sensation BTS are required to serve in the South Korean military, which could force the K-pop band to take a hiatus.
. It also means the boy band will likely take an 18-month break from performing while its members carry out their civic duty.
“Exempting pop culture artists from military service even though they have made a contribution to the country’s reputation is not in line with the government’s stance to uphold justice and fairness,” the ministry said while announcing its decision on Thursday. Currently at war with North Korea, South Korea requires men 18 or older to get a physical examination by the Military Manpower Administration, which can then lead to service. The BTS singers’ ages range from 22 to 26. Women are exempt.Though the ministry does not typically make exceptions for pop stars, it has excused other high-profile figures, including decorated classical musicians and athletes, such as Olympians, in the past.
Not surprisingly, BTS Twitter has already weighed in on the ministry’s ruling, and fans actually seem to be taking it pretty well, for the most part insisting that their boys wouldn’t have requested special treatment in the first place.and [their management] NEVER asked for the boys to be exempted in military service,” a member of the ironically nicknamed BTS Army tweeted.
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