{
  "id": 11100271,
  "title": "WINNER's Song Min-ho gets suspended prison term for negligence in mandatory service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/winners-song-min-ho-gets-suspended-prison-term-for-negligence-in-11100271",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T03:52:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/20261001/winners-song-min-ho-gets-suspended-prison-term-for-negligence-in-mandatory-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A Seoul court recently handed down a suspended one-year prison sentence to Song Min-ho, a member of the popular K-pop boy band WINNER. The court found him guilty of failing to fulfill his alternative mandatory service duties, which involved serving as a social service agent from March 2023 to December 2024. Song missed a total of 102 days of work during this period, serving in a facility in western Seoul. The Military Service Act requires all able-bodied South Korean men to serve a minimum of 18 months in the military, and social service agents are expected to adhere to this duty as well. Prosecutors had requested an 18-month prison term for Song, but the court opted for a suspended sentence for two years. Before the ruling, Song expressed regret for his actions and apologized to those who cared for him. However, he did not comment on whether he planned to serve his mandatory duty again.",
  "summary": "A Seoul court sentenced Song Min-ho, a member of K-pop boy band WINNER, to a suspended prison term Thursday 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 after finding him guilty of violating the Military Service Act. Song faced charges of failing…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "WINNER's Song Min-ho gets suspended prison term for negligence in mandatory service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/winners-song-min-ho-gets-suspended-prison-term-for-negligence-in",
        "published": "2026-10-01T02:47:30.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "WINNER's Song Min-ho gets suspended prison term for negligence in mandatory service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/winners-song-min-ho-gets-suspended-prison-term-for-negligence-in-11096908",
        "published": "2026-10-01T03:32:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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