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![BTS Member Jin Begins Military Duty at Front-line Boot Camp BTS Member Jin Begins Military Duty at Front-line Boot Camp](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-12-13-182852.jpg)
BTS Member Jin Begins Military Duty at Front-line Boot Camp
By Hyung-jin Kim and Juwon Park
There are some exceptions built into South Korea’s conscription laws, but K-pop stardom is not among them.
![BTS Enlists: What’s Next For the Hallyu Wave? BTS Enlists: What’s Next For the Hallyu Wave?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-17-203155.jpg)
BTS Enlists: What’s Next For the Hallyu Wave?
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
BTS finally announced that its members will enlist, with the group taking an extended hiatus until 2025.
![Agency: BTS Members Will Serve in South Korea’s Military Agency: BTS Members Will Serve in South Korea’s Military](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-10-17-161936.jpg)
Agency: BTS Members Will Serve in South Korea’s Military
By Kim Tong-Hyung
The mega-group’s management company said all members planned to complete military service as required by South Korean law – and they have already given their last concert before enlisting.
![Domestic and Global Political Impacts of K-Pop: BoA, BTS, and Beyond Domestic and Global Political Impacts of K-Pop: BoA, BTS, and Beyond](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-28-133457.jpg)
Domestic and Global Political Impacts of K-Pop: BoA, BTS, and Beyond
By Jason Bartlett
Korean entertainment, in particular K-Pop, has provided a unique opportunity for Seoul to improve its global standing.
![The Global Influence of K-pop: BTS at the White House The Global Influence of K-pop: BTS at the White House](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-06-02-123024.jpg)
The Global Influence of K-pop: BTS at the White House
By Brandon Valeriano
American politics has historically leveraged music artists to expand the reach of political messaging.
![Will BTS Join the Real Army? Will BTS Join the Real Army?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-05-02-154638.jpg)
Will BTS Join the Real Army?
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
BTS joining the Korean military is a compulsory obligation, one with increased meaning as tension builds on the Korean Peninsula and around the world.
![It’s Time for K-pop Stars to Speak Out on Human Rights It’s Time for K-pop Stars to Speak Out on Human Rights](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-04-18-142149.jpg)
It’s Time for K-pop Stars to Speak Out on Human Rights
By Gi-Wook Shin, Haley M. Gordon, and Maleah Webster
With few exceptions, South Korea’s K-pop idols have been conspicuously silent on controversial subjects – including the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
![This Is South Korea’s K-pop Soft Power Moment This Is South Korea’s K-pop Soft Power Moment](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2022-02-15-175357.jpg)
This Is South Korea’s K-pop Soft Power Moment
By Brandon Valeriano and Aleydis Nissen
K-pop offers something different to the nationalism projected by China and the territorial politics of exclusion.
![K-pop Fandom’s Climate Change Rebellion K-pop Fandom’s Climate Change Rebellion](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2021-12-27-132045.jpg)
K-pop Fandom’s Climate Change Rebellion
By Mai Anna Pressley
Socially conscious K-pop fans are demanding more from South Korean entertainment companies. Can this lead to meaningful adoption of environmental policies in the industry?
![Is South Korean Culture a Threat to North Korea? Is South Korean Culture a Threat to North Korea?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-4610365613_99fde81fef_b.jpg)
Is South Korean Culture a Threat to North Korea?
By Seohee Kwak
The North Korean regime’s repression of South Korean culture reflects a logic that equates foreign culture with a threat to the regime’s stability.
![Parsing China’s ‘Cancel Culture’ Parsing China’s ‘Cancel Culture’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-china-flag-crowd.jpg)
Parsing China’s ‘Cancel Culture’
By Gabriel Fung and Gabriel Fung
How does China use nationalism in international brand controversies? And where are its limits?
![At War Online: South Korea and China At War Online: South Korea and China](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-08-25-1.jpg)
At War Online: South Korea and China
By Troy Stangarone
On the battlefields of social media, conflicts between citizens of China and South Korea are increasingly common.
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