Military service is one of the policies of the country that must be completed by all men in Korea, including celebrities. When undergoing military service, celebrities inevitably have to leave the entertainment world for about 2 years.
It is undeniable, many Korean male celebrities are worried that their popularity will drop, after completing their country assignment. But apparently, there are also Korean male celebrities whose careers are increasingly rising and popular after military service.
Like the following 5 K-Pop boy groups, which still exist in the entertainment world and successfully received many awards after all of their members left for the military. Who are they?
1. Shinhwa
Shinhwa debuted in 1998 under SM Entertainment, with each member completing military service between 2008 and 2012. After all members were discharged from the military, Shinhwa again promoted as a full group, although not as often as before.
However, to this day they have managed to bring home 21 awards from music shows since 2012, namely 1 award for the song Venus, 8 awards for the song This Love, 10 awards for the song Sniper, and 2 awards for the song Touch.
2. Sechskies
Still with the first generation of K-Pop groups, this time it comes from a group formed by YG Entertainment, Sechskies. This one group debuted in 1997 and its members completed military service between 2008 and 2011.
After the military, Sechskies still prove their existence by winning 4 awards in music shows, when they made a comeback in 2017 and 2020.
3. Super Junior
So one of the influential groups in expanding the Korean wave globally, Super Junior's popularity is unquestionable. This group that debuted in 2005, one by one its members began to enter the military in 2011 until finally all members finished in 2019.
Despite being left in the military by several members, Super Junior still made a comeback from 2012-2019 with an incomplete formation. However, during that period, Super Junior managed to win a total of 40 awards on music show programs.
4. HIGHLIGHTS
Debuting under the name BEAST under CUBE Entertainment in 2009, HIGHLIGHT officially established their own agency and changed their name in 2017, after their contract with CUBE ended.
The HIGHLIGHT members are also serving in the military in 2018-2020. Since he was discharged from the military, HIGHLIGHT has returned to greet fans and successfully brought home 12 awards from music shows.
5. BTOB
Last but not least, BTOB! the group whose name is being talked about a lot debuted in 2012, with the members completing military service in 2018-2021. 10 years of career, BTOB has won 16 awards since their debut.
However, BTOB just won their first award since all members were discharged from the military on Wednesday (2/3), through the comeback song The Song.
Of the several boy groups, which one is your idol?