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The National Assembly discussed a bill to amend the Military Service Act that would allow pop culture artists to perform alternative service just like pure artists or sportsmen, but it was ultimately put on hold.
As a result, BTS’ enlistment is inevitable, but it has been confirmed that all enlistments have been delayed by one year in accordance with the amendment to the Military Service Act for Outstanding Popular Culture and Arts, which took effect in June.
Reporter Hye-eun Kim reports.
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The National Assembly’s National Defense Committee, the second lieutenant of the bill review, discussed a bill that would allow pop culture artists who have elevated national prestige to substitute for military service through volunteer work.
Pros and cons were fiercely divided regardless of the opposition.
[김진표 / 더불어민주당 의원 : 모든 세계인이 다 아는 그래미상이라든가 BTS가 받은 두 개의 상 이런 것들은 이 안(특례 대상)에 없어요.]
[김병주 / 더불어민주당 의원 : 수학올림피아드에서 우승하면 병역 면제시킬 겁니까? 게임대회에서 우승하면?]
[성일종 / 국민의힘 의원 : 팝이 왜 빠졌느냐고 물으면 대답을 못 해요. 영향력은 훨씬 팝이 크다는 건 알고 있고.]
[강대식 / 국민의힘 의원 : 지금 출산율이 이렇게 떨어지는데 이걸(병역특례) 자꾸 너무 확대해 나가면 뭐 어떻게 되겠느냐?]
In the end, the National Assembly could not come to a conclusion on the amendment to the Military Service Act and decided to hold a public debate, including a public hearing.
The Ministry of National Defense is in the position that a careful review is necessary in consideration of objective standards or fairness.
[부승찬 / 국방부 대변인 : 당장 닥친 것이 인구 급감에 따른 것이 가장 클 것 같고요. 그다음에 사회적 합의 역시 필요하다.]
Separately, the amendment to the Military Service Act, which allows outstanding pop culture artists to defer their enlistment until the age of 30 upon the recommendation of the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, came into effect in June.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, “Last July, BTS members applied for a postponement of enlistment and submitted a letter of recommendation from the minister to the Military Manpower Administration.
Accordingly, the oldest member, ‘Jin’, born in 1992, will be active until December next year.
The seven-member BTS can be seen by the end of next year.
This is YTN Kim Hye-eun.
YTN Kim Hye-eun (henism@ytn.co.kr)
[저작권자(c) YTN & YTN plus 무단전재 및 재배포 금지]
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