K-pop band BTS forced to join military; SK to lose BILLIONS in tourism dollars because of it.

[VirtualLarry]

South Korea's move to force BTS to join the military will cause it to lose out on billions in lost tourism, merchandise, and cosmetics (msn.com)

Look at the numbers they cite - it's staggering!

 

[sdifox]

It's mandatory, not exactly new.

 

[zinfamous]

Well maybe they can now attract those billions of dollars into their military, no?

 

[SKORPI0]

Well maybe they can now attract those billions of dollars into their military, no?

Maybe buy some Dynamite....

 

[kage69]

Hopefully it means we'll get at least a brief respite in the amount of boy band bullshit in the news.

I love Korea, but Kpop can die in a makeup and hairspray fueled fire.

 

[igor_kavinski]

They should livestream the BTS "whatever they are" going about their military stuff. That's their billions back in the bank. Or sell the rights for that to Netflix.

 

[kage69]

Sounds like opsec fun. Basic would work, but not deployed.

Primadonas and celebrity worship have no place in the military, breeds alienation and threatens unit cohesion. You didn't see Prince Harry being called that or treated differently in Afghanistan for a reason, and they still had to worry about him being a high value target. A lot of the same concerns would apply here. Not worth it.

 

[MrBailey]

Most likely they will all be in the KATUSA program...Korean Augmentation to the US Army. It will be a cake walk for them. Work, sleep, and eat with U.S. soldiers.

The ROK Army is another story.

The ROK Army is a beast they want no part of. Those guys are serious hard core.

 

[Red Squirrel]

That's going to be a rude awakening going from boy band to military. I would imagine Korea's military is not exactly a walk in the park either. I wonder what happens in mandatory military when you fail basic training, they make you keep doing it until you pass I assume. Some people are just not up to par or may even have physical disabilities that make it harder.

 

[BoomerD]

Send them to NK. Maybe Kim is Fat (AKA little rocket man) would kill himself rather than listen to that garbage.

 

[Torn Mind]

Elvis did it after some "persuasion" as a regular solider. That won over some people.

 

[Mai72]

Elvis did it after some "persuasion" as a regular solider. That won over some people.

I was just going to say the same thing. Elvis. But that was the 1950s.

 

[Torn Mind]

I was just going to say the same thing. Elvis. But that was the 1950s.

After reading the wiki, it seems that there was the option of "Special Services" for Elvis but Tom Parker advised against it.

Who knows whether BTS will go the tough route or the "celebrity accommodation" route.

Military career of Elvis Presley - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[Mai72]

After reading the wiki, it seems that there was the option of "Special Services" for Elvis but Tom Parker advised against it.

Who knows whether BTS will go the tough route or the "celebrity accommodation" route.

Military career of Elvis Presley - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The problem with kpop, the shelf life isn't that long. By the time BTS gets out of the military, a younger kpop band will have taken their place.

 

[Captante]

K-pop band BTS forced to join military

 

[Kaido]

1. Go to war
2. Fight
3. Come home with BTSD

 

[Red Squirrel]

I'm just picturing a vietnam flashback scene, except it's all backstage related incidents where things went wrong last minute before a show.

 

[GodisanAtheist]

When joining the military is preferable to the manufactured, pre-fab hell of being a member of a kpop group...

Honestly, I'm sure a couple of those guys see this as their "out"

 

[Fenixgoon]

1. Go to war
2. Fight
3. Come home with BTSD

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