So how desperately does South Korea need BTS? Foreign ministers of other countries promised to vote for Busan in World Expo if they alongwith their wives get to meet BTS!!!

oh... privileges

too much pressure on bts. And if they do alternative service that means free concerts for government. So no comebacks or solo activities like normal military service

Not surprised. BTS is one of if not the biggest soft power in the world.

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They want BTS to counter Saudi money

The immense power BTS hold. Who would have thought that the nugus of 2013 from a nugu company would turn up to be one of the most powerful influential and economic movers of South Korea? It's unreal!

From this:

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TO THIS:

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Is this a joke or are they for real?

So.....is this why I have only heard about the BTS concert and not about their EXPO goals or plans? They are putting all their eggs in the BTS basket but won't put their necks on the line to get BTS that military exemption. This plan is dumb. BTS will 100% get blamed if they don't get the bid and BTS won't even get exemption for this. HYBE can't negotiate worth sh$t and won't be able to spin this into good PR either.

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Not surprised. BTS is one of if not the biggest soft power in the world.

Looking at what happened in Las Vegas, I think they are currently the biggest cultural soft power

And still akp stans will tell you that BTS don’t represent Korea

I feel proud that BTS is that important to their soft power but I’m angry at how they aren’t giving them their worth

I'm worried about how BTS will get affected.

In the end all of this will fall upon bts. I just hope people won't blame them .It's so complicated

they korean layperson is not going to care/know

all they see is that BTS getting privileges and not going to the "army" correctly.

at this point idc about exemptions anymore, just want bts to go do their service in peace, the public to leave them alone and see the government scrambling for soft-power. for the past couples years, korean governments have prove again and again that they will thrown bts under the bus any minute but like to squeeze every benefit out of them, use them as election incentives and shields. i rather bts go to the military than do their dirty deeds for them. this 1-2 years exemption is no longer worth for all the trash/grinder they have put bts through and will continue to put bts through for the rest of their career if they get it. the time that bts have suffered for this topic and will continue to suffer is already much longer than the actual lifespan of the service. what a joke

These foreign ministers really want to setup their daughters with BTS members..that’s the real reason