Yoon Sang-hyun, the lawmaker who proposed the amendment to include three-week training for K-pop stars, says the extent to which BTS had raised South Korea's profile through 'soft power' should be taken into account when considering their military service.
SEOUL, South Korea – A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat.
Under a 2019 revision of the law, globally recognised K-pop stars were allowed to put off their service until the age of 30. While the band’s management company has long presented the seven BTS members as keen to do their duty, the reality of two years of full-time military service is coming sharply into focus as time ticks by.
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