The man planned to use his weight gain as a reason to be exempt from military service, which is mandatory for able-bodied Korean men between the ages of 18 and 35. However, his scheme was ...

He was convicted of violating the country’s Military Service Act, which requires all able-bodied men between the ages of 18 and 35 to serve at least 18 months. While most South Korean men are ...

A South Korean man was found guilty of evading military service by deliberately putting on weight. A court in Seoul sentenced the 26-year-old man, whose name was not publicly disclosed, to a year ...

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All able-bodied South Korean men must serve in the army for 18 months A court in South Korea has found a man guilty of trying to avoid mandatory military service by deliberately gaining weight ...

Korean men's football head coach Hong Myung-bo said Thursday he'd like to see his team tighten up their defense in order to take the next step. Hong returned home Thursday from Jordan, where Korea ...

A friend who devised a special regimen that doubled his daily food intake got a six-month suspended sentence, the Korea Herald newspaper reports. All able-bodied men in South Korea over the age of ...

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All South Korean men over 18 are required to serve at least 18 months in the military—a rule that has included footballer Son Heung-min and BTS member J-Hope. Son Heung-min served his time in ...