{
  "id": 14906003,
  "title": "WINNER's Song Min-ho to reenlist over negligence in mandatory service",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/winners-song-min-ho-to-reenlist-over-negligence-in-mandatory-service",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:11:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yonhap News",
    "slug": "yonhap-news",
    "url": "https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20261016008900315"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Song Min-ho, a member of K-pop boy band WINNER, will ...",
  "key_points": [
    "K-pop singer Song Min-ho to reenlist in military.",
    "Court found Song neglected alternative mandatory service.",
    "Military reviewing length of Song's reenlistment."
  ],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "WINNER's Song Min-ho to reenlist over negligence in mandatory service",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/winners-song-min-ho-to-reenlist-over-negligence-in-mandatory-service-14906398",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:22:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}