{
  "id": 14906398,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T08:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20261016/winners-song-min-ho-to-reenlist-over-negligence-in-mandatory-service"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "WINNER member Song Min-ho must reenlist in the military following a court ruling for not showing up during his alternative mandatory service, according to the military manpower agency. The Seoul Western District Court sentenced Song to one year in prison, suspended for two years, on October 1 after he failed to appear at his duty station for 102 days between March 2023 and December 2024. The decision was confirmed without appeal as Song did not challenge the verdict. The Military Manpower Administration stated that they will conduct a comprehensive review of the exact duration of Song's reenlistment and his subsequent duty station, and notify him of the final decision.",
  "summary": "Song Min-ho, a member of K-pop boy band WINNER, will be required to reenlist in the military after a court found him guilty of not showing up for work during his alternative mandatory service, the military manpower agency said Friday. Song was sentenced to one year in prison, suspended for two years, on charges of failing to appear at his duty station for 102 days during his term as a social…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "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",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:11:46.000Z"
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      {
        "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-14910191",
        "published": "2026-10-16T08:37:02.000Z"
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