Do South Korean Idols Have To Join The Military. Eligible Korean men must enlist for duty before they turn 28 at the latest. Now do we end with the Korea questions already.
Whether theyre a student a CEO in a company an actor or a K-pop idol they have to render service to the nation for about 18 months which means putting their careers on hold for a while. No longer something will come of it. In May 2018 the military enlistment law in South Korea was changed with the maximum age to which mandatory service can be delayed being reduced from 30 to 28.
They did no longer flow to war then.
Taking effect from August 1 2018 the maximum age a Korean male can delay mandatory. They did no longer flow to war then. Enlistment is usually delayed until male. Ones original career is put on hold until the military service is completed.