Effect Of Military Enlistment On Kpop Idols. As we approach the halfway mark of 2019 several male idols have either enlisted in the military or announced their upcoming enlistment. On the other hand famous idols and actors usually wait a little longer before enlisting to the military because it may affect their career.
All Korean male citizens have to enlist by the age of 28. In the past Korean male citizens could delay their military. Any semi-serious fan of Korean pop will know and quite possibly lament the fact that before reaching a certain age every male idol must put their music career on hold to enlist in the.
While idols can defer their service for a period of time by attending undergraduate and postgraduate schooling new regulation requires all men to enroll for military service by age 28 as Yonhap News Agency write.
This year too many idols are going and coming out of the military. On Sunday a military system reform body convened by the South Korean government decided. That is our K-Pop idols being discharged from their military duties. For those who dont know due to a new change introduced by Korean enlistment law back in 2018.