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South Korean Politician Calls For Military Draft Exemption For BTS


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For decades, every South Korean man has been expected to serve in the country’s military as part of the ongoing tension with North Korea following the Korean War armistice of 1953. For most male Korean celebrities, this has typically meant putting their career on hold; for many, it has come amid the peak of their career and resulted in lost momentum. 

On July 25, Ha Tae Kyung of the Bareunmirae "Righteous Future" minor opposition party appeared before the National Assembly Defense Committee to call for amendments to the criteria that currently determine who receives special exemptions. The call came amid petitions from some fans, such as this one published the day before Ha took up the issue,  to the government, in which they request that septet BTS are exempt from mandatory military service due to their immense success internationally, and their historic No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their album Love Yourself: Tear.

Currently, however, it is an impossibility so the politician urged the government to reassess what sort of achievements could lead to exemptions. "I looked up the special cases of military service, but current military law shows BTS is not qualified," said Ha, per a Korea Times report.

https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/k-town/8467171/south-korean-politician-calls-for-military-draft-exemptions-bts

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@Haroon, @PartySick move thid thread if you feel like it belongs in the Enterainment section, though it can fit here.

 

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Yuuri

I honestly think BTS shouldn't get this exception, unless they grant it to all male singers.

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Bloody hooker

They won’t get an exemption, but may receive an extended delay time. Similar to BIGBANG.

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Haroon
1 hour ago, Sharyu said:

 

@Haroon,  move thid thread if you feel like it belongs in the Enterainment section, though it can fit here.

It could go into either really so it's fine :happy:

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Born To Slay

If I were them, I wouldn't return to the country. **** the draft. 

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Yuuri
5 minutes ago, Born To Slay said:

If I were them, I wouldn't return to the country. **** the draft. 

I'm sure avoiding conscription is punishable by law, and any lawyer would have a hard time trying to win them that case.

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ItsTommyBitch

I mean, **** drafts in general and conscription laws :sis: 

But this is kind of iconic and messy. The kii if they got the exemption :air: 

私自身もこの世の中も誰もかれもが, どんなに華やかな人生でも, どんなに悲惨な人生でも, いつかは変貌し, 破壊され、消滅してしまう. すべてがもともとこの世に存在しない一瞬の幻想なのだから
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Born To Slay
35 minutes ago, Sharyu said:

I'm sure avoiding conscription is punishable by law, and any lawyer would have a hard time trying to win them that case.

But if they don't return to SK, what's the government gonna do? Is the American government gonna give them up? 

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FATCAT
32 minutes ago, Born To Slay said:

But if they don't return to SK, what's the government gonna do? Is the American government gonna give them up? 

Yes, the US and South Korea have an extradition treaty.

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Born To Slay
2 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

Yes, the US and South Korea have an extradition treaty.

Oh, sucks to them then 

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FATCAT
Just now, Born To Slay said:

Oh, sucks to them then 

They could flee to a country that doesn't have one, but that list is a little wishy washy and not exactly cream of the crop.

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Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé & Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Vietnam and Yemen.

 

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22 minutes ago, FATCAT said:

They could flee to a country that doesn't have one, but that list is a little wishy washy and not exactly cream of the crop.

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Mauritania, Micronesia, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, São Tomé & Príncipe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican, Vietnam and Yemen.

 

Umm... So difficult to chose. All of them aren't very friendly to effeminate males, but since they're above the age of 18, then they shouldn't have problems in the Vatican.

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10 minutes ago, Sharyu said:

Umm... So difficult to chose. All of them aren't very friendly to effeminate males, but since they're above the age of 18, then they shouldn't have problems in the Vatican.

Maybe they can become monks

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