LOS ANGELES, Aug 8:Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar rapper/singer/songwriter, has become the third member of BTS to begin South Korea’s compulsory military service.

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: K-pop band BTS member Jin (Kim Seok-jin) has begun his mandatory military service at an army training center in South Korea on Tuesday.

K-pop boy band BTS might still be able to perform overseas while serving in the military, South Korea's defence minister said on Monday, as the country debates shortening mandatory military service for K-pop stars to three weeks from about two years.

Lee Jae-myung, the presidential candidate of South Korea's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, again voiced his skepticism on Thursday over whether to grant special favors to K-pop superstar band BTS for mandatory military service by its members.