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K-pop star J-Hope is greeted by his BTS bandmate Jin and crowd of adoring fans as he completes his mandatory military service


The K-pop star, 30, beamed and proudly saluted after completing his 18 months of mandatory military service at the army's 36th Infantry Division.

Special exemptions are also given to athletes, classical and traditional musicians, and ballet and other dancers if they have obtained top prizes in certain competitions and are assessed to have enhanced national prestige. Jin cried tears of joy as RM, Jimin, J-hope, V, and Jungkook, took leave from their own duties to meet him at the army gates in June as he completed more than 500 days of service (pictured) Exemptions or dodging of military duties are a highly sensitive issue in South Korea, because the draft forces young men to suspend their studies or professional careers.

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