SEVENTEEN Woozi has joined to serve in the army as part of the mandatory military enlistment on September 15, 2025. After a couple of weeks in the mandatory service, SEVENTEEN Woozi was asked for a favour by a senior military personnel. As per the reports, a non-commissioned officer at the Army Training Center asked Woozi to find a good singer to perform at his wedding.
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SEVENTEEN Woozi and Officer Mutual Agreement
SEVENTEEN Woozi later helped the officer by connecting to a well-known ballad singer who then performed at his wedding without receiving any payment. Though, military official at the Armored Training Center stated that the request was not coercive and Woozi and the officer mutually agreed without any involuntary acts from either side. However, the hierarchy in the military is quite rigid, and denying a request may not be an option for the people placed at lower levels to the seniors.
Following, K-netizens think that a high authority person making such a request to a recently enlisted trainee is nothing but problematic at the very core. because it is difficult to put down such requests even if they are framed informally. To add more context, here is the statement by the Army Training Center official, “After reviewing the situation, it was determined that this was not the result of an improper order, but rather something done at Woozi’s personal discretion as a favor. There was no illegal act or violation of regulations.”
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The army training center officials stated that SEVENTEEN Woozi has been selected for drill instructor assistant and in the same unit as the senior official who asked Woozi for a little favour. This was about Woozi, but many SEVENTEEN members are currently serving their active duty; some are exempted, while others are not required to serve in the South Korean military.
SEVENTEEN on Temporary Hiatus Till 2029
Every citizen of South Korea is required to serve in the military as per the South Korean conscription law. The mandatory military service started with the Jeonghan enlistment on September 24, 2026, as a public worker because of his ankle injury. Jeonghun will serve 21 months, that is 3 months extra relative to 18 months active duty otherwise, and will be expected to be discharged in June 2026. Jeonghun started the SEVENTEEN military enlistment era, and here are the current military enlistment statuses of all the K-pop group SEVENTEEN members.
Hard topic: Enlistment dates
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S. Coups is Exempted From Military Service
PLEDIS Entertainment announced that Choi Seungcheol, AKA S. Coups, has been declared grade 5 in his military evaluation and, therefore, is exempted from active duty as part of South Korea’s mandatory military service law. The official medical exemption has been approved due to S. Coups’ chronic knee injury. However, according to the South Korean conscription law, he will be called to serve in the military during a war with enemies.
Foreign Members Are Not Required to Serve
K-pop boy band SEVENTEEN is a 13-member group, of which a bunch of members are from different countries. These members include Joshua, Jun, THE8, and Vernon. Out of all, Joshua and Vernon are American citizens of Korean descent, while Jun and THE8 are Chinese members of the K-pop group SEVENTEEN.
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Okay! We know they are from other countries, but what made them different from other members? Here’s a catch: South Korean mandatory military service law does not require foreign citizens to serve in the army, and totally exempt from active duty at the military training center. However, foreign members will be required to serve if they revoke their country’s citizenship and adopt South Korean citizenship.
Some have not Yet Been Announced
As you all know, alternate military training schedules are a new normal in the K-pop industry since the music agencies and fans want constant contact and a glimpse of their idols at certain time periods. Due to this, SEVENTEEN members like Dino, Mingyu, Seungkwan, and DK have not been announced to serve in the military yet, while Hoshi, Wonwoo, Jeonghan, and SEVENTEEN Woozi, being the latest ones, are serving their mandatory military service currently.
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Will There Be a Comeback in 2029?
The CARATs can expect a full group reunion in 2029 after completion of all member military service. Meanwhile, only Dino, Mingyu, Seungkwan, DK, foreign members like THE8, Jun, Joshua, and Vernon, and the leader S. Coups are out for fan meets and social media content. Jeonghan is set to release next year on June 26, 2026, after 21 months of public service, while Wonwoo will meet the other team members in January 2027 to strengthen SEVENTEEN even more and clear the path to a potential comeback by 2029.
