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South Korea conscription
![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.
![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.
![South Korea’s Conscientious Objectors Are Getting an Alternative to Military Service South Korea’s Conscientious Objectors Are Getting an Alternative to Military Service](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-2020-07-09-16.jpg)
South Korea’s Conscientious Objectors Are Getting an Alternative to Military Service
By Jenna Gibson
For the first time, there is a official path for those who have religious or moral objections to South Korea’s mandatory military service for men.
![Controversy Swells Over South Korea's Conscientious Objectors Controversy Swells Over South Korea's Conscientious Objectors](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat-ap_18179328911218.jpg)
Controversy Swells Over South Korea's Conscientious Objectors
By Tae-jun Kang
Government and judicial moves to allow religious exceptions to mandatory military service spark backlash in South Korea.
![South Korea's Militarization, as Seen on Facebook South Korea's Militarization, as Seen on Facebook](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-12_16-03-23.jpg)
South Korea's Militarization, as Seen on Facebook
By Steven Denney
Younger South Koreans tend to be "national security conservatives," and their social media posts reflect this.
![South Korean Prosecutors Call for Death Penalty for Sewol Captain South Korean Prosecutors Call for Death Penalty for Sewol Captain](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-10-29_09-25-02.jpg)
South Korean Prosecutors Call for Death Penalty for Sewol Captain
Prosecutors are seeking the death sentence in two high-profile cases in South Korea.
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