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K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription

Lee Ki Sik, commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration, right, speaks during a parliamentary inspection at National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Oct. 7, 2022. Lee told lawmakers Friday that it’s “desirable” for BTS members to carry out their duties in accordance with the principle of fairness of the country’s military service. (Korea Pool/Yonhap via AP)

FILE - RM, center, accompanied by other K-pop supergroup BTS members from left, V, Jungkook, Jimin, Jin, J-Hope, and Suga speaks during the daily briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, May 31, 2022. South Korea’s military appears to want to draft members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the pubic are sharply divided over whether they must be exempted from the service. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE- Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS, V, SUGA, JIN, Jung Kook, RM, Jimin, and j-hope from left to right, pose for photographers ahead of a press conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2021. South Korea’s military appears to want to draft members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the pubic are sharply divided over whether they must be exempted from the service. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription