Byun Yo-han draws criticism for heart emoji on Mino’s apology over military service violations The actor, who is known to have been friends with the singer for over a decade, left the comment on the post of a handwritten apology. 2026.10.10
Boy band Winner's Mino gets suspended prison term for negligence in mandatory service A court handed down a one-year prison term, suspended for two years, for Song Min-ho, also known as Mino, on charges of repeatedly failing to show up to work during his alternative mandatory service. 2026.10.1
Korean athletes get toughened up at Marine Corps boot camp Hundreds of Korean athletes who will compete at the Paris Olympics next year wrapped up a three-day military “boot camp” with the Korean Marine Corps in Pohang, North Gyeongsang on Wednesday. 2023.12.21
Korean defense minister in favor of BTS completing military service Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup on Tuesday stated that it is "desirable that members of BTS carry out their mandatory military service." Lee's statement was in response to a question by Democratic Party congressman Yoon Hu-duk during the National... 2022.10.4
Demobbed Hoony may join Seungyoon, Jinu, Mino for Winner comeback Lee Seung-hoon, or Hoony of boy band Winner, was discharged from military service on Friday. Hoony enlisted in April 2020 as a social service worker. Last August, YG Entertainment announced that Hoony renewed his contract with the company... 2022.1.14
SHINee's Taemin transferred to serve as public service worker Taemin of boy band SHINee, who is currently serving his mandatory military service, was transferred to be a public service worker, his agency SM Entertainment said Friday. Taemin was initially accepted into the army band, which he applied for... 2022.1.14
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