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military-service

Entertainment 5 years ago

Lee Min-ho bids royal farewell to Woo Do-hwan who starts doing military service

Before his mandatory military service, Woo Do-hwan received an endearing message from Korean star Lee Min-ho.

Sports 5 years ago

Spurs' Son to begin military service during league suspension

Son, who returned to South Korea at the end of March, is currently in quarantine and will begin service later this month.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Scandal-ridden K-pop star Seungri enlists in army

Disgraced former K-pop star Seungri enlisted in the South Korean army Monday, meaning a military court will now hear his trial on charges stemming from a sex and drug scandal last year.

Entertainment 6 years ago

Former Big Bang member Seungri to start military service March 9

Seungri, formerly of boy band Big Bang, will begin his mandatory military service on Monday.

Opinion 6 years ago

Military reservists and force consolidation vs. reality check

The establishment of a reserve component has only reinforced demand for the government to build a professional military institution through the modernization of the national defense system and improvement of personnel welfare.

Entertainment 6 years ago

With 2 more Big Bang members discharged from military, what now?

Taeyang and Daesung of K-pop group Big Bang returned to civilian life on Sunday after finishing their 20-month compulsory military service, drawing attention on Big Bang’s next move with all members now having completed military service.

Entertainment 6 years ago

K-pop star who avoided draft may be allowed to return home

A K-pop singer who was deported and barred from South Korea for avoiding military service by changing nationality came a step closer to being allowed to return in a surprise ruling on Thursday.

World 7 years ago

S. Korean court allows conscientious objection to military service

South Korea's supreme court ruled Thursday that moral and religious beliefs are valid reasons to refuse the country's mandatory military service, in a case that has implications for hundreds of conscientious objectors.

News 7 years ago

South Korea students gain weight 'to dodge military service'

Twelve inventive South Korean college students deliberately made themselves overweight to dodge mandatory military service, a branch of the armed forces in Seoul said Tuesday.