The big news here in Asia is that Jin is going to do his military service.
YEONCHEON, South Korea--Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, was set to enter a frontline South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18 months of mandatory military service, as fans gathered near the base to say goodbye to their star.
Six other younger BTS members are to join the military in coming years one after another, meaning that South Korea’s most successful music band must take a hiatus, likely for a few years.
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..Here is one of their hits:
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quite a few K drama/Kpop celebrities have served in the militay there LINK
...Americans used to have to serve a mandatory military service, but the fraud in the rich getting deferments and controversy over Vietnam made the government change to a voluntary army. So outside of IceT and Gal Gadot, it's hard to find any modern pop star under the age of 70 who has done military service.
But in the past, that was not how it was; the most famous draftee way back when was... Elvis.
They even made a film about it (a loosely disguised retelling of Elvis' stint in the USArmy):
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