[NB] Hybe's statement urging National Assembly to make decision on BTS service exemption rustles feathers

[Angel_Nessa]

. [+274] GD served too... he gave out autographs to all of the new soldiers with a smile, no matter how tired he was. Psy served, EXO served, SuJu, Big Bang, all of the second generation legends did... It makes no sense that you're granted exemptions just for ranking #1 in America. Is Asia a joke to you?

^ At the time they enlisted, all these groups were very successful in Asia, so it would not be fair. 

Hybe is desasperate cause they know big changes in career, popularity, contracts renew can happen while the members are in the army. Big Bang is a big example of it, who would have predicted what would happen to the group by the time they enlisted? Rain, Psy and Se7en had big scandals while in the army. 

 

[Angel_Nessa]

5 hours ago, felidae said:

So if there's no "national assembly" decisions yet, the members can't enlist by themselves? I'm purely asking, because now it seems they don't want to but if they're ordered to they're willing to but would prefer if they're ordered not to.

Not that it matters to me, I'm no Korean but they brought the country's name positively so.

 

the members must enlist soon, especially the oldest ones. In past interviews, BTS members said they would enlist, I don't know if they changed their mind about it or if it's Hybe is looking for an exemption for cause they are famous in America/worldwide and once they enlisted, Hybe will lose a lot of money since they weren't able to produce a 2nd BTS yet. 

Some years ago, groups like TVXQ, Big Bang, Super Junior and many actors have leaded the Hallyu Wave which was responsible to promote Korean culture to the international marketing, especially the Asian market. They paved the way for this new generation, they introduced KPOP and Korean dramas to the world however all of them needed to enlist. 

 

[Angel_Nessa]

54 minutes ago, elseelseelse2 said:

The truth is the government doesn't want any other group to get an exemption because the public would flip at boy group members not serving - and you know if BTS gets an exemption, other companies will push hard for their future groups to get exempted somehow. Anyone who claims that this new law will benefit younger groups and people should support it is delusional. This is pure politics and optics. The problem is the government needs to thus find a criteria that will only apply to BTS and no one else, ever, and that is beyond what the 2nd gen and earlier 3rd gen groups did. So, the Grammy. It would be incredible if any boy group won it, let alone more than one. They can spin it as the idol equivalent of winning gold at the Olympics.

But there's no Grammy now and Jin will be 30 in December. They're back at square one. 

Different from the Olympic Games in which the best ones truly win, the Grammy had already been accused of rigging, favoritism and racism more than once, so how can the Grammy be considered the same as the Olympic Games? 

now, if BTS got an exemption for promoting Korean culture worldwide, so what about the Hally Wave actors and boygroups which played an important role for the success of the new generation?

38 minutes ago, felidae said:

 

 

Pretty sure if it's only one or three members, the group will be safe. Their fans are massive. Hybe shouldn't worry.

all companies worry when their artists enlist. There are plenty of cases of artists who got into trouble once they were in the army. Psy had a scandal and needed to re-enlist. Seven went to army's prision for illegal visiting a massage parlor. Rain violated army's rules by drinking and visiting erotic massage parlors. GD was accused of using the time in the army to do a knee surgery and to recover. And not to mention artists who had scandals non-related to the enlistment, but their actions/behavior came to light while the artists were on-duty.