BTS. It will be welcome news for the seven-member pop group's legions of diehard fans around the world, who were celebrating the band's unprecedented position at the top of the Billboard chart on Tuesday.
With the country still technically at war with North Korea, the South has laws that amount to what Americans would think of as a military draft.
All healthy South Korean men must serve in the military for at least 18 months before turning 28. There are exemptions for people in certain professions, including professional athletes and even musicians from non-pop genres whose contributions are deemed particularly valuable to the country.
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