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Legal change to require draft dodgers to serve despite criminal record

A new law closing a long-standing loophole will require those charged with evading conscription to complete military or alternative service starting in December.

2026.6.29

Men undergo physical examinations at the Busan Ulsan Regional Office of the Military Manpower Administration in Busan on Jan. 15. [YONHAP]

The conscription age cap may rise to 43. Who is affected, and what can happen to draft dodgers?

For Korean men overseas planning to return home after aging out of mandatory military service, they may soon have to wait five more years to be exempt from conscription, with a bill reaching the floor of parliament that raises the age to 43.

2026.4.24

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Travelers walk through Incheon International Airport on March 19. [NEWS1]

재외동포 비자는 한국 거주 지름길…단, 젊은 남성에겐 무용지물

Foreigners coming to Korea to study, work or live often face a routine set of inconveniences.

2026.4.13

The F-4 visa is an easy shortcut to Korean residency. Unless you're a man.

For individuals who were once Korean citizens but naturalized in a different country, or those who are descendants of Korean nationals, the F-4 is an easy, straightforward way to acquire residency status — unless you're a man.

2026.4.10

Singer Kang Daniel poses for photos on the blue carpet ahead of the 2025 K-World Dream Awardsat Jamsil Arena in Songpa District, southern Seoul, on Aug. 21, 2025. [NEWS1]

Kang Daniel to begin military service next month

Singer Kang Daniel will begin his mandatory military service Feb. 9, his agency, ARA, said Thursday.

2026.1.15

Pyo Jeong-ho shares his story at the “Wounded Young Veterans — New beginnings' (translated) talk concert at Yeongdeungpo Art Hall in western Seoul on Aug. 9. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Wounded young veterans share stories of hardship and new beginnings

Four young veterans who suffered serious injuries during military service shared their stories of recovery and determination at a lecture series at Yeongdeungpo Art Hall in Yeongdeungpo District, western Seoul.

2025.8.10

Park Hyo-joon arrives at Incheon International Airport in Incheon on Oct. 6, 2021. [YONHAP]

Ex-Yankees baseball player loses suit against gov't order to turn in passport

A Seoul appellate court on Thursday denied baseball player Park Hyo-joon’s attempt to overturn the Korean government’s order to return his passport, following accusations that he violated the Military Service Act.

2025.5.8

Recruits salute during an enlistment ceremony at the Korea Army Training Center in Nonsan, South Chungcheong, on Jan. 6. [NEWS1]

[WHY] Why do so many Korean men enlist during college?

Enter college, finish mandatory military service while still in school, graduate: This is a typical routine for most Korean men, who must complete 18 to 21 months of military service before the age of 30 as required by law.

2025.3.28

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon speaks at a city event on Dec. 23. [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Seoul to investigate social service worker attendance in response to Mino controversy

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon said Tuesday that the city government will investigate work attendance by conscripted social service personnel after Mino of boy band Winner was recently accused of failing to show up to work.

2024.12.24