Why Do Kpop Idols Have To Enlist In The Military. Interestingly both of them were born in the year of the dog 1994. 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.
Why do artists have to enlist. Korean idols who are male have to go to military service. Enlistment is usually delayed until male.
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.
Currently K-pop idols are not among those exempted from conscription. In May 2018 the military enlistment law in South Korea was changed with the maximum age to which mandatory service can be delayed being reduced from 30 to 28. Fellow members Xiumin and DO have already enlisted back in 2019. 2017 Military Enlistment BIGBANGs TOP Discharged.