WINNER's Song Min-Ho Gets Suspended Prison Term for Negligence in Mandatory Service
- On Thursday, The Seoul Western District Court sentenced K-pop boy band WINNER member Song Min-ho to a one-year prison term, suspended for two years, after finding him guilty of violating the Military Service Act.
- During his 21-month stint as a social service agent in Seoul from March 2023 to December 2024, Song, also known by stage name Mino, recorded 102 unauthorized absences from his duty station.
- Prosecutors had sought an 18-month prison term for Song, while the court also sentenced his supervisor to a suspended jail term for falsifying attendance records to help conceal the absences.
- Ahead of the ruling, Song told reporters he was "sorry toward the people who gave me so much love," according to Seoul Economic Daily; he avoids incarceration if crime-free during his two-year probation.
- Military service evasion brings intense public scrutiny in South Korea, as evidenced by past entertainer cases including Psy, who enlisted twice, and Steve Yoo, who faced a national scandal after evading service.
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anlatilaninotesi.com.trIn South Korea, Song Min-ho, a member of the K-pop group Winner, was sentenced to one year in prison for 102 unauthorized absences from his mandatory military service. The court suspended the sentence for two years, and Song apologized to the public before the verdict.
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AlKhaleej TodayK-pop star gets suspended prison term for dodging mandatory service
SEOUL — A South Korean court on Thursday sentenced K-pop star Song Min-ho, a member of boy band Winner, to a suspended prison term on charges of repeatedly failing to show up to work during his alternative mandatory service.The Seoul Western District Court handed down a one-year prison term, suspended for two years, for Song, also known by his stage name Mino, after finding him guilty of violating the Military Service Act.Song, 33, faced charges…
A Seoul court sentenced Song Minho, or Mino of the group WINNER, to one year in prison, but suspended the sentence for two years, after finding him guilty of 102 days of unauthorized absence from duty while serving as a social service worker in lieu of mandatory military service.
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