South Korea changes law to let BTS postpone military service

SEOUL, South Korea -- Globally accomplished K-pop stars like BTS will now be granted a chance to put off military conscription until the age of 30 following a new amendment toSouth Korea’s National Assembly passed a bill to amend the Military Service Act on Tuesday, stating that a pop artist can postpone military service upon the culture minister’s recognition that he has dedicated to elevating the national reputation.

“A number of Korean men in their 20's, including BTS, often had trouble proving their talents due to concerns about the military service. This amendment has solved that concern by a little,” Jeon Yong-gi of the Democratic Party, one of the lawmakers who drafted the bill, told ABC News. However, there’s an exemption to sports figures or artists who have won designated national or international competitions so that they may continue their careers. But as K-pop stars have become more and more influential in the pop music scene over the last decade, questions have been raised on whether to give exemption to pop stars who are at the height of their careers as well.

Military at 30. They'll be done in plenty of time to still be on Dancing with the Stars.

Hi. I see you wrote 'South Korea' but did you know that Koreans don't really like it when you specify 'South' when it's not totally necessary to what you're saying? It's a painful and unwelcome reminder of our divided country. Please consider this in the future. 감사합니다!

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Hi. I see you wrote 'South Korea' but did you know that Koreans don't really like it when you specify 'South' when it's not totally necessary to what you're saying? It's a painful and unwelcome reminder of our divided country. Please consider this in the future. 감사합니다!

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They and their fan base mobilizing one of the greatest, successful, nonviolent political strikes against a dictator should earn them no military service. Never forget the TulsaRally . They did the entire world a favor. I salute you BTS and tiktokteens thank you for saving us.

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Let’s be honest, they probably wouldn’t help the military much.

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That's such a laugh! That's why they could never be popular in America. They're always considered military red stars with no comprehension of freedom. It's slave music from a martial law regime. Holding their arm up, marching in rows... Boring, boring and no way out.

Good, military conscription is antiquated and shouldn’t be a part of a modern society anyway.

Entertainers excluded.

In Poland we have also fast growing local stars.

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