Jin, the oldest member of K-pop megaband BTS, said this week that he will complete training for South Korea’s compulsory military service at a “front-line” center, a revelation that has many fans concerned about the dangers he’ll face so close to the North Korean border.
”That’s so cruel, I don’t want them to go and do that,” one of the group’s fans, known as ARMY, wrote on social media. “Why put a national treasure in danger?” another fan asked about the training, reportedly a strong sign that the 30-year-old pop star will end up in a border unit.
Jin, the oldest member of K-pop megaband BTS, said this week that he will complete training for South Korea’s compulsory military service at a “front-line” center, a revelation that has many fans concerned about the dangers he’ll face so close to the North Korean border.
”That’s so cruel, I don’t want them to go and do that,” one of the group’s fans, known as ARMY, wrote on social media. “Why put a national treasure in danger?” another fan asked about the training, reportedly a strong sign that the 30-year-old pop star will end up in a border unit.
Ifang Bremer is a Seoul Correspondent at NK News. He has worked on investigations for The Guardian and The Observer and previously wrote features on Korea for Dutch newspaper NRC.
Yeji Chung is an editorial intern at NK News and studies political science at George Washington University.
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