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BTS South Korea’s National Assembly passed a bill on December 1, allowing top K-pop stars such as BTS to delay enlistment until the age of 30. In South Korea, they implement a compulsory military service system, and all men who meet the requirements must enter the military for about 20 months between the ages of 18 and 28. However, after this amendment to the law, some pop stars who have received cultural medals can postpone their enlistment after being recommended by the Minister of Culture. Prior to this amendment, only well-known athletes or classical musicians in Korea could be exempted or postponed to join the army. The revised "Military Service Law" stated that if an artist in the field of popular culture "recommended by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, who has made outstanding contributions to the promotion of Korea's image both domestically and internationally", the latest age for enlistment can be postponed to 30 years old. Yonhap News Agenc...

Kim Seok-jin (Jin) of BTS   K-pop idol group Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS) agency Big Hit Entertainment announced the possibility of Kim Seok-jin (Jin) postponing his military service until the end of 2021. “BTS consists of members born in 1992 and 1997 who are required to enlist as active soldiers. It is still possible for the oldest member, Kim Seok Jin (Jin) to postpone his mandatory military service until the end of 2021, based on the military service law," they said. In addition, the agency also revealed plans to increase the revenue ratio through products that do not require direct participation from the artist, such as merchandise and licenses and video content when they suspend their activities due to military service, illness, or other things. Bang Si-hyuk, Big Hit Entertainment's largest shareholder and CEO of the company gave shares to the seven BTS members, each with 68,385 shares. If the public offering price is set at the maximum amount requested by Big Hit, which is ...