Why Do Kpop Stars Have To Go To The Military. GD gdragon from the band Bigbang recently had to go to the military as part of his obligation to serve Koreas military service. Powered by Microsoft News.
Korean idols who are male have to go to military service. Msn back to msn home entertainment. As a South Korean men with South Korean national citizenshipover 18 years old have to attend military service except special reasonslike the serious disabled It.
Well in South Korea all men who are deemed physically and mentally fit have to go through compulsory military training.
I think the age is from 18 - 35. Many idols may not be able to recover from going and staying in the military for 2 years and some may fail to make a. Because its mandatory for all citizens and those kpop singers have Korean citizenship. Compared to the US where the military is voluntary and you can pursue it as a career in Korea 2 years of.