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South Korea's BTS Member J-Hope Begins Process to Join Military

A second member of Korea's BTS - the first K-pop band nominated for a Grammy - has begun the enlistment process for mandatory military service, a management official confirmed on Monday, two months after the group's oldest member began his service. BTS members said last year they would join the…

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South Korea's BTS member j-hope begins process to join military

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Food influencer fined £15,000 for cooking and eating great white shark in viral video

Food blogger Tizi was fined £14,900 after breaking Chinese laws protecting endangered species by cooking and eating a great white shark and posting the video on social media site Douyin

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BTS singer set for military training – but South Korea is far from alone in retaining national service

Late last year, the first member of the most successful and famous boy band on the planet – BTS – began military service. Singer and songwriter, Kim Seok-jin (popularly known as Jin), 30, began five weeks of compulsory military training in South Korea by posting a selfie of his new…

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Two teenage girls run away from Pakistan home to go to South Korea and meet boy band BTS

The girls, aged 13 and 14, went missing from their homes in Korangi, Pakistan before being found 750 miles away - they have been called "stans" who were desperate to meet their favourite musicians

Daily Mirror

Thousands celebrate the new year in Wuhan amidst China's COVID wave

Thousands gathered in central Wuhan on Saturday night to count down to the start of what many hoped would be a much better year after a "tough" 2022 filled with lockdowns and in December a major new outbreak of the coronavirus.

Reuters

BTS Fandom Tech Firm Weverse Reaches Beyond K-pop

When Jin became the first member of the K-Pop supergroup BTS to enlist for South Korea's mandatory military service this month, he had a special message to fans on Weverse, a fan platform app that commands more than 8 million active users. "Now it's curtain call time (I wanted to…

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BTS fandom tech firm Weverse reaches beyond K-Pop

SEOUL: When Jin became the first member of the K-Pop supergroup BTS to enlist for South Korea's mandatory military service this month, he had a special message to fans on Weverse, a fan platform app that commands more than 8 million active users.

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The past year was a good one for the K-pop industry. Both the kings and queens of K-pop -- BTS and Blackpink -- celebrated their successful breakthrough in the American music industry.

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BTS member Jin begins his mandatory military service in South Korea

Jin, the eldest member of BTS, started his mandatory military service in South Korea on Tuesday, joining other new soldiers at a boot camp near the border with North Korea, according to multiple outlets.

Los Angeles Times

BTS member Jin begins military duty at a frontline South Korean boot camp

Six other younger BTS members are to join the military in coming years one after another, meaning that the world's biggest boy band must take a hiatus, likely for a few years.

WEKU

BTS Member Jin Begins Military Duty at Frontline Boot Camp

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began his 18 months of mandatory military service at a frontline South Korean boot camp Tuesday, as fans gathered near the base to say goodbye to their star. Six other younger BTS members are to join the military in coming years one…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Jin from BTS begins military service

BTS star Jin started his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band's first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop group's future.

Bangkok Post

Jin bids adieu to BTS ARMY as he joins military: It's curtain call time

Jin, the eldest member of the South Korean music group BTS, on Tuesday morning said his goodbyes to several fans across the globe as he enlisted for his mandatory military duty. The 30-year-old vocalist took to fan community forum Weverse to share his message for ARMY- the fan group of…

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BTS member Jin goes to frontline boot camp for military duty

Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, is set to enter a frontline South Korean boot camp to start his 18 months of mandatory military service

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Asian, African fans relish ‘affordable’, close-to-home World Cup

Proximity and ease of access have allowed fans who can’t afford travel to the West to finally live their dreams.

Reuters

Grieving South Korean father seeks justice for Halloween crush victims

Taking time off work, South Korean bus driver Cho Gi-Dong has visited a crypt where the remains of his 24-year-old daughter are kept almost every day since she perished in a deadly crush on the night of Halloween a month ago.

The Independent UK

BTS member Jin to begin military service next month

In a social media post last week, Jin hints he was headed to a ‘front-line’ position

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Evening Standard

The Astronaut: BTS’s Jin releases new track co-written by Coldplay

The musician collaborates with Coldplay for a second time

The Independent UK

BTS star Jin releases first solo single ‘The Astronaut’

Music video has already hit over five million views

Bangkok Post

BTS member Jin to release first solo single next week

K-pop singer Jin, a member of the hit boy band BTS, will release his first official solo single next week, the seven-member band's agency said on Wednesday, following this week's announcement that he will soon start military duty.

Chicago Sun-Times

BTS won’t tour as group for next three years as members serve in South Korea’s military

BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, effectively ending a debate on whether they should be granted exemptions because of their artistic accomplishments.

Los Angeles Times

BTS presses pause to join military with plans to reunite in 2025

The members of BTS are officially “moving forward with plans to fulfill their military service,” the band’s record label announced Monday.

WEKU

BTS announces upcoming Korean military service

In June, the mega-popular K-pop group had already announced a hiatus. On Monday, the band's label and management company announced that all seven BTS members will be enlisting in the military.

Evening Standard

K-pop stars BTS drafted into military service in South Korea

Band members said they were ‘honoured’ to carry out the service, which is mandatory for most able-bodied men in South Korea

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