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The member of K-pop band Winner was given a suspended prison sentence for repeated absences from his national service work.
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K-pop is a form of popular music originating in South Korea. The music genre that the term is used to refer to colloquially emerged in the 1990s as a form of youth subculture, with Korean musicians influenced by Western dance music, hip-hop, R&B and rock. Today, K-pop commonly refers to the musical output of teen idol acts, chiefly girl groups and boy bands, who emphasize visual appeal and performance. As a pop genre, K-pop is characterized by its melodic quality and cultural hybridity.
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A South Korean court has handed a suspended one-year prison sentence to K-pop singer Song Min-ho after he was convicted of violating
The rapper had repeatedly left his alternative military service post without authorisation. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tokyo. A South Korean court has sentenced K-Pop singer Song Min-ho to a one-year suspended jail sentence after finding him guilty of violating the country's military service law. Song, a 33-year-o...