South Korea law change allows BTS to defer military service for two more years

nme.com:

BTS to defer military service until they are 30, extending the K-Pop group’s global dominance for at least two more years.South Korean men are required to perform compulsory military service once they turn 28, if they have not undertaken the duty already.

Two BTS members, Jin and Suga, will reach the milestone soon, with Jin turning 28 on Friday, which effectively threatened their time with the group.Under the revised Military Service Act, “a pop culture artist who was recommended by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism to have greatly enhanced the image of Korea both within the nation and throughout the world” is allowed to postpone service until the age of 30.The law change was first proposed in September, with Democratic party.