{
  "id": 14888110,
  "title": "WINNER’s Mino faces 102-day return to military service after avoiding jail over duty-dodging scandal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/winners-mino-faces-102-day-return-to-military-service-after-avoiding",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T06:34:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Malay Mail",
    "slug": "malay-mail-malaymail",
    "url": "https://www.malaymail.com/news/showbiz/2026/10/16/winners-mino-faces-102-day-return-to-military-service-after-avoiding-jail-over-duty-dodging-scandal/239326"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WINNER member Mino, whose real name is Song Min-ho, faces an additional 102 days of mandatory military service following his original discharge last year. The scandal stems from his repeated unauthorised absences during his previous service period. Mino, 33, could be called back to duty after his suspended prison sentence for violating South Korea's Military Service Act became final. The Military Manpower Administration (MMA) is reviewing his case following the court's final ruling. Mino had served as a social service worker in Seoul's Mapo district from March 2023 to December 2024, but was found to have missed 102 days of work. This accounts for nearly a quarter of the required 430 working days. Authorities are now investigating the circumstances surrounding his attendance during his service.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Oct 16 — WINNER star Mino faces another 102 days of mandatory social service — nearly two years after...",
  "key_points": [
    "Mino, real name Song Min-ho, faces 102 extra days of military service.",
    "Scandal involves repeated unauthorized absences during previous service.",
    "MMA reviewing case after court finalizes suspended prison sentence."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The final court ruling forces the singer to fulfill the specific portion of mandatory service missed during his previous term to resolve his outstanding violations of the Military Service Act.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}