BTS to Enlist in South Korea’s Military

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The participants of the K-pop group BTS will enlist in South Korea’s army as required by using regulation, the band’s label stated on Monday, finishing months of public debate about whether the organization qualified for an exemption to obligatory conscription.

South Korea requires all able-bodied men to enlist by the point they flip 30 and to serve for about two years. Exceptions can be granted, as an example to Olympic athletes and a few excessive-degree classical musicians, however, pop music artists do now not qualify.

The seven members will reconvene “as a collection once more around 2025” after completing their provider, the label, Big Hit Music, stated in an announcement published on Twitter. After the declaration, the stock charge of Big Hit’s parent enterprise, HYBE, fell by 2.Five percent on Monday.

Millions of dejected fanatics, who name themselves the Army, took to social media to express their guide, grief, and disbelief. The circulation is likewise probable to have wider ramifications, depriving South Korea of the billions of greenbacks the band’s fans pump into its economic system.