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A banner showing members of South Korean K-pop band BTS is displayed on a street in Seoul, South Korea, Monday, Dec. 11, 2023. Singers RM and V of the K-pop band BTS began their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management agency announced Monday. This came a day before two of their bandmates, Jimin and Jung Kook, were also expected to report for duty. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025

By Kim Tong-Hyung and Jiwon Song - Associated Press

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 news conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea, May 21, 2021. Four more members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are to begin their mandatory South Korean military duties soon, their management agency said. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

4 more members of K-pop supergroup BTS to begin mandatory South Korean military service

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Suga, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, poses for photographers ahead of a press conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea on May 21, 2021. Suga, a member of K-pop supergroup BTS, began fulfilling his mandatory military duty Friday, Sept. 22, 2023, as a social service agent, an alternative form of military service in the country. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

BTS member Suga begins alternative military service in South Korea

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A member of South Korean K-pop band BTS J-Hope poses for photographers during a press conference to introduce their new album "BE" in Seoul, South Korea, Nov. 20, 2020. J-Hope entered a South Korean boot camp Tuesday, April 18, 2023, to start his 18-month compulsory military service, becoming the group’s second member to join the country's army. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

J-Hope becomes 2nd BTS member to join South Korean army

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

A fan waits for K-pop band BTS's member Jin to arrive before he enters the army to serve near an army training center in Yeoncheon, South Korea, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. Jin, the oldest member of K-pop supergroup BTS, was set to enter a frontline South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18 months of mandatory military service, as fans gathered near the base to say goodbye to their star. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

BTS member Jin begins military duty at front-line boot camp

By Hyung-jin Kim and Juwon Park - Associated Press

Jin, a member of South Korean K-pop band BTS, poses for photographers during a press conference to introduce their new album &quot;BE&quot; in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, Nov. 20, 2020. Three members of the K-pop superstar group BTS have been infected with the coronavirus. the Big Hit Entertainment agency says in a statement that RM and Jin were diagnosed with COVID-19 on Saturday evening. It earlier said another member, Suga, tested positive for the virus on Friday. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

Jin, singer of K-pop supergroup BTS, urges fans to stay away from army base when he begins boot camp

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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. The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of their artistic accomplishments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Jin, lead singer of K-pop boy band BTS, to enter South Korean army

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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. The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, effectively ending a debate on exempting them because of their artistic accomplishments. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Agency says BTS members will serve in South Korea’s military

By Kim Tong-hyung - Associated Press

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 public is sharply divided over whether they must be exempted from the service. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

K-pop supergroup BTS facing military draft decision; birthday deadline looms for oldest member

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

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 &quot;Butter&quot; in Seoul, South Korea, Friday, May 21, 2021. South Korea may conduct a public survey to help determine whether to grant exemptions of the mandatory military service to members of the K-pop superstar boyband BTS, officials said Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File)

South Korea may conduct survey on BTS members’ military duty

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

BTS arrives at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3, 2022, in Las Vegas. The surprise announcement by BTS that they were taking a break to focus on members’ solo projects stunned their global fanbase, shaking their label's stock price and leaving many questions about the K-pop supergroup’s future. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

BTS break sparks debate on activism, military exemptions

By Juwon Park - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 26, 2020, file photo, South Korean K-pop band BTS arrives for the 62nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. BTS released a statement condemning racism against Asians and Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. “We stand against racial discrimination,” the biggest boyband in the world, tweeted to their 34 million followers in both English and Korean. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

BTS condemns anti-Asian racism, says they’ve experienced it

By JUWON PARK - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 7, 2011, file photo, The White House host a State Dinner performance by members of the National Symphony Orchestra in the Rose Garden in honor of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. The National Symphony Orchestra canceled the five remaining performances in Japan of its Asian tour because of a new virus epidemic, according to an announcement on Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Virus fears lead K-pop superstars BTS to cancel Seoul shows

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

K-pop superstar group BTS cancels upcoming Seoul concert series due to South Korea’s virus outbreak

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FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo Post Malone arrives at the American Music Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The rap-pop star will perform at “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020” in New York City on Dec. 31, Dick Clark Productions announced Tuesday, Dec. 17. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

Post Malone to headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this Nov. 28, 2018, photo, a member of K-pop group BTS, Jungkook, poses for the media at the Asia Artist Awards in Incheon, South Korea. Police say they are investigating Jungkook over a traffic accident on Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, involving the band member and a taxi driver. (Cho Su-jeung/Newsis via AP)

Seoul police investigating BTS member over traffic accident

By HYUNG-JIN KIM - Associated Press

This combination photo shows, from left, Lizzo performing at the BET Awards in Los Angeles on June 23, 2019, Taylor Swift performing at Amazon Music's Prime Day concert in New York on July 10, 2019 and Billie Eilish performing at the Coachella Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio, Calif. on April 20, 2019. Swift, Lizzo, Eilish are set to perform on the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour this holiday season. IHeartMedia announced Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, that the 12-city tour kicks off Dec. 1 in Tampa Bay, Florida. (AP Photo)

Taylor Swift, Lizzo, BTS to perform on Jingle Ball tour

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Rep: K-pop superstar group BTS will take break, but brief

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FiLE - In this May 15, 2019, file photo, South Korean boy band BTS perform on ABC's &quot;Good Morning America at Rumsey Playfield/SummerStage in Central Park, in New York. The agency for K-pop superstars BTS says the singers will take an extended break from showbiz to rest and relax and “enjoy the ordinary lives of young people in their 20s, albeit briefly.” Big Hit Entertainment said a concert on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019, in Seoul was group’s last scheduled event before the seven members go on “vacations” for the first time since their 2013 debut. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)

K-pop superstar group BTS will take ‘extended’ break

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BTS fans told to expect delays after MetLife concerts

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