Jin of BTS will begin his military service on December 13, becoming the first in the band to enlist, local media reported Thursday.
All able-bodied South Korean men under the age of 30 must perform about two years of military service, mainly because the country remains technically at war with nuclear-armed North Korea.
He will begin his mandatory five-week training at Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi province before being deployed to a "frontline unit," the Yonhap news agency reported, citing military and industry sources.The news left fans overwhelmed and emotional, with some even expressing concern about Jin's safety. Another fan said: "I can't help but think they're sending him to the hardest scariest place as punishment."
But the prospect of mandatory military service has long hovered over the K-Pop superstars, and has triggered years-long debate in South Korea over whether they deserved exemptions -- which are given to classical musicians and Olympic medallists, for example.
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