Fans Want BTS to Skip or Postpone Military Service

Their label, Big Hit Entertainment, declined to comment on the matter, while individual members have previously said they are willing to complete their service.

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"Military service is the natural duty and when duty calls, I will respond any time," Jin told a news conference in February.

Big Hit, which plans to list on Oct. 15, has said in its IPO prospectus that military duty is a key risk for investors.

That has not stopped investors jumping on the offering, however, with orders from retail investors totaling some 58.4 trillion won ($50.3 billion), some 607 times the value of shares on offer, lead arranger NH Investment & Securities said on Tuesday. ($1 = 1,161.9500 won) (Writer: Ju-min Park, Minwoo Park, Cynthia Kim | Editor: Edwina Gibbs)

Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-bts-big-hit-military-idUKKBN26R1A6