Defense Chief Says BTS Will Not Receive an Exemption to Military Service
It looks like BTS will eventually do their mandatory military service, but it may be deferred for a while according to the ROK Defense Chief:
The defense ministry is not considering granting South Korean K-pop boy band BTS an exemption of mandatory military service, but a deferral could be an option, Defense Minister Suh Wook said Wednesday.
“Various social consensus should be formed, but at this stage, we are not considering an exception to the military duties,” Suh told lawmakers during a parliamentary audit.
His remark came amid a growing debate over whether the seven-member group, with an unprecedented Billboard-topping hit, should warrant such special treatment for their worldwide achievements.
Yonhap
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Maybe they could join as a band and be a morale boost or something… Yes, get the haircuts and stuff; but if that fat Aussie could do it, why not these guys?
They’re bringing billions of dollars into the economy. Leave them alone. Once they’re done with the group, when they hit their 30’s, then they can be pressed into a military entertainment tour group to raise military morale, or something like that.