BTS members to embark on mandatory military service - CNN

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Members of BTS, the K-pop supergroup, are readying to undertake subject service, the band’s grounds statement confirmed Monday, with Jin, the oldest member, aiming to commencement the process astatine the extremity of the month.

Military work is mandatory successful South Korea, wherever astir each able-bodied men are required to service successful the service for 18 months by the clip they are 28 years old.

South Korea’s parliament passed a measure successful 2020 allowing popular stars – namely those who “excel successful fashionable civilization and art” – to defer their work until the property of 30.

With Jin turning 30 this year, and the band’s announcement of a interruption successful June from radical philharmonic activities to prosecute solo projects, members are present making plans to serve.

BTS is expected to reconvene arsenic a radical astir 2025, according to BIGHIT Music.

The grounds statement said it has been looking astatine the timing of the band’s subject service, “to respect the needs of the state and for these steadfast young men,” and it said the clip was “now.”

“Group subordinate Jin volition initiate the process arsenic soon arsenic his docket for his solo merchandise is concluded astatine the extremity of October. He volition past travel the enlistment process of the Korean government,” the statement said, adding: “Other members of the radical program to transportation retired their subject work based connected their ain idiosyncratic plans.”

The country’s defence curate said successful August that BTS mightiness inactive beryllium capable to execute overseas portion serving successful the military, the Reuters quality bureau reported.