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WINNER’s Song Min-ho to reenlist after missing 102 days of service
WINNER member Song Min-ho must serve again after a court found him guilty of missing work during his alternative military service in South Korea.
He was a social service agent from March 2023 to December 2024.
The court found he was absent without permission for 102 days and sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
The Seoul Western District Court issued its ruling on October 1, and it became final after Song did not appeal.
The military agency confirmed he must reenlist because the ruling is final.
The agency is reviewing how long he must serve and where he will be assigned.
It plans to notify him once those details are decided.
WINNER member Song Min-ho must resume mandatory service after his conviction for unauthorized absences became final.
The Seoul Western District Court sentenced him to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
He was found to have missed work for 102 days while serving as a social service agent.
The Military Manpower Administration said it will review the period of his renewed service and his next duty station.
- Who
- Song Min-ho, a member of K-pop group WINNER.
- What
- He must serve again after a conviction for violating military service laws.
- When
- The court ruled on Oct. 1, 2026; the decision became final after he did not appeal.
- Where
- Seoul Western District Court; his next duty station has not been announced.
- Why
- He was found guilty of missing work for 102 days during alternative mandatory service.
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Song served as a social service agent during the period in which he missed work for 102 days.
The Seoul Western District Court sentenced Song to one year in prison, suspended for two years.
The Military Manpower Administration confirmed that Song would have to serve again after the ruling became final without an appeal.
- Unauthorized absences
- 102 days
- Sentence
- One year in prison, suspended for two years
- Court
- Seoul Western District Court
- Ruling date
- Oct. 1, 2026
- Military agency
- Military Manpower Administration
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What people are saying
We plan to comprehensively review the exact period of the reenlistment and his next duty station based on the ruling, and notify Song of the results.
After the first-instance verdict was finalized, the relevant department is reviewing the procedures for re-enlistment.