Jin, 30, is heading to the military after delaying conscription two years beyond the maximum age limit. This was possible due to a change of law designed to buy time for pop artists to carry on with their careers.
BTS attends a press conference for BTS's new digital single 'Butter' at Olympic Hall, May 21, 2021 in Seoul, South Korea.Mandatory conscription has always been a challenge for male Korean national K-pop stars, as the responsibility usually falls upon them at the height of their sometimes sweeping careers. Widely famous K-pop groups like EXO and SuperM already had to send some of their members to the military, which ended up in an inevitable halt to those groups' performances.
A second-generation K-pop boy band, Super Junior made a rare successful comeback as a whole team, and is now on a world tour. It took nearly 10 years for all members to finish military duties because of the members' age differences. In the meantime, the members nurtured talent in MC, solo performance and acting to stay in touch with the public.
There has been a widely divided public debate whether pop artists like BTS should also be given the same military exception. "South Korea is already short of soldiers to defend this country While North Korea is constantly threatening with missiles, nuclear tests, and artillery," Lawmaker Han told ABC News.
Members of the public have expressed mixed feelings, but many seemed to agree on the importance of reaching a consensus about mandatory service.
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