BTS military service domestic and international interest... "Review of postponement until the upper limit of 30 years old"

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I told you yesterday (13th) that BTS, BTS, ranked first and second on the Billboard single chart at the same time. Their military service issues are also hot from both inside and outside the country.

Our Military Manpower Administration has stepped up to delaying their enlistment until the age limit of 30 years old.

Reporter Yoon Nara reports.

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BTS member'Jin' was born in 1992 and is 28 years old this year.

Under the current law, we have reached an age where we can no longer postpone enlistment.

Recently, reporters from the United States and Japan have also focused their attention to the extent that they have covered the Korean Military Manpower Administration to see if it is possible to postpone the admission of BTS.

In the audit of the state administration, the Military Manpower Administration said it was considering a plan to postpone the enlistment of popular culture artists including BTS.

[Jong-hwa Mo/Military Manpower Administration: We are reviewing this postponement method, taking into account the upper limit for deferring enlistment.]

Under the current law, the national representative is 27 years old, the doctoral program is 28 years old, and if there is a special reason such as disease, 30 years old It is possible to postpone until the age of year, but this is the purpose of revising the law so that the 30-year-old limit can also be applied to pop culture artists who have enhanced their national image.

However, he added that he would recommend candidates for postponement by setting strict standards so that there is no controversy over equity.

However, the Military Manpower Administration strongly expressed its opposition to the entry of American singer Yoo Seung-jun, who evaded military service.

[Jonghwa Mo/Military Manpower Administration Director: First of all, I don't want to use the term Seungjun Yoo.

I'm thinking of Steve Yura.

Because, Steve Yu is not Korean, but American.

(Because I have avoided military service) I think entry should be banned.] The

Military Manpower Administration explained the reason why if the ban on entry to Mr. Yu is lifted, soldiers who faithfully perform military service will feel a great loss.