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The legislative amendment to the Military Service Act was announced so that even excellent people in the field of culture and folk arts could postpone enlistment. In the world of pop culture, the atmosphere is welcoming for the first time, but there are also voices to see about the conditions of the subject. Reporter Kim Hye-eun reports. The issue of military service benefits for pop culture artists has risen rapidly with the performance of BTS’s billboards. At the end of last year, the amendment to the Military Service Law was approved in the plenary session of the National Assembly and on the 23rd the legislation was announced. Unsurprisingly, the rank of excellence in the field of culture and folk arts was defined as “a person who received a cultural medal or a cultural medal.” It is anticipated that BTS, who received the cultural medal for their contributions to spreading the Korean Wave in 2018, will be able to postpone military service. However, it is not easy for other pop culture artists to benefit from the same. The bill requires you to earn a medal before age 30, which isn’t easy in light of the precedents. BTS was the youngest among the singers to receive a cultural medal so far. Psy, who finished second on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States, was also awarded at the age of 34. For this reason, the word ‘military service law at one point’ came out for BTS. The military authorities are in a position to carefully review the expansion of target audiences, taking into account fairness with other fields, and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism avoided an immediate response, saying that the sustainable development of the Korean Wave is more urgent. The amendment to the Military Service Law will go into effect in June after gathering public opinions by April 5. I am YTN Kim Hye-eun.
