Why Do Kpop Idols Do Military Service. Idols beginning their mandatory military service are forced to go on hiatus and if theyre in a band of multiple service-age men this can go on for a lot longer than 21 months. While idols can defer their service for a period of time by attending undergraduate and postgraduate schooling new regulation requires all men to enroll for military service by age 28 as Yonhap News Agency write.
Surprisingly K-pop artists actors or directors are not exempted from their duties. There are quite a lot of. New Korean military service laws mean male idols must enlist by age 28.
There are quite a lot of.
Its not random people ALL of them have to do it. 21 male K-pop idols who will have to enlist in the military in 2018. Any semi-serious fan of Korean pop will know and quite possibly lament the fact that before reaching a certain age every male idol must put their music career on hold to enlist in the. Performers like violinists pianists ballet dancers and opera performers are also exempted from reporting to military service.