WINNER's Song Min-ho to reenlist over negligence in mandatory service

SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) — K-pop boy band WINNER's Song Min-ho is set to reenlist in the military following a court's finding that he failed to attend work during his alternative mandatory service, the military manpower agency announced on Friday. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced Song to one year in prison, suspended for two years, for not showing up at his duty station for 102 days while serving as a social service agent between March 2023 and December 2024.

The ruling, handed down on October 1 and finalized without appeal, confirmed Song's reenlistment. The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) said they will conduct a thorough review of the exact duration of Song's reenlistment and his subsequent duty station, informing him of the outcome.