South Korean officials have been debating whether to grant the members of BTS exceptions to the mandatory military duty required of them for several years now, and time is running out.

"Please wait just a little longer and we will return with a really cool performance," V, 29, told reporters and fans outside a military base in South Korea.

SEOUL, South Korea -- After a heated debate in South Korea on whether to change laws to exempt members of K-pop band BTS from serving their mandatory military duty, their management company ...

Whether the BTS members must serve in the army had been a hotly debated issue in South Korea as Jin faced possible enlistment early next year. Jin turns 30 in December, the age at which men can no ...

The last of the seven members of BTS completed his mandatory South Korean military service in June, after which the band ...

BTS, the Korean pop sensation 08:22. South Korea's military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties as the public remains sharply divided ...

The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, effectively ending a debate on exempting them ...

K-pop band BTS members RM, left, and V salute after being discharged from a mandatory military service in Chuncheon, South Korea, Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

BTS members will serve in South Korean military, regroup in 2025 All 6 members of hugely successful K-pop group to serve their mandatory military duties Published: Oct. 17, 2022 at 9:22 p.m. ET ...

Under South Korean law, pop stars and athletes whom the government considers to have burnished the country's reputation may defer service until age 30. BTS members range in age from 24 to 28.

Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS, V, SUGA, JIN, Jung Kook, RM, Jimin, and j-hope from left to right, pose for photographers ahead of a news conference to introduce their new single “Butter ...

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