Is “public service worker judgment” of BTS Suga, who said he was judged as “level 1”, a problem?… The truth behind his “10-year injury”

According to military sources and the music industry on Dec 13th, Suga was assigned to serve as a public service worker. Specific plans for the implementation of military service, such as military enlistment timing, are not known.

In this regard, the agency Big Hit Music said, “BTS members plan to carry out their military service sequentially based on their own individual plans. It is difficult to confirm artists’ personal information.“

The reason why Suga was assigned to serve as a public service worker was not disclosed. However, since Suga underwent surgery to suture the ruptured labrum in the left shoulder area in November 2020, there was speculation that it might be related to this.

Then, some people re-examined the lyrics of Suga’s past self-composed songs and criticized his “public service worker judgment”.

In 2012, when Suga was a trainee, he suffered a shoulder injury in a car accident while working part-time. And in March 2013, three months before BTS’ debut, Suga released his self-composed song “Adult Child” with RM and Jin.

According to the lyrics of “Adult Child” at that time, there is a phrase “But the reality is that I’m an able-bodied first-rate soldier material/This friend who’s perfectly healthy is a fourth-rate so why am I first-rate/How could I be so uselessly healthy“. Suga himself revealed that he received “level 4 judgment” in the physical examination after the accident.

Some netizens poured out malicious comments, such as “How can a body that was fine at that time be judged as a public service worker now?“

However, in the same year, Suga was diagnosed with “humeral dislocation”. For about 7 years, he has been complaining of various symptoms, such as not being able to raise his arms high or suddenly feeling pain.

In the end, Suga was diagnosed with “posterior labral tear of his left shoulder” in 2018, and in 2020, he underwent surgery to suture the ruptured labrum in the left shoulder area. At that time, due to the shoulder injury, Suga did not participate in most official activities and concentrated on recovery. This means that the condition of his shoulder has steadily deteriorated.

Due to the injury, it is assumed that he was recently judged as level 4 in the physical examination of the Military Manpower Administration, but some people raise questions about “level 4 judgment”, “How has he been doing music broadcasts?” and “Is it affecting his daily life?“

However, Kim Jong Kook, who had been criticized for a while for serving as a public service worker, also received “level 4 judgment” in the physical examination due to Herniated Disc in the past. Afterwards, Kim Jong Kook underwent surgery in 2010. He was caught in pain several times on various broadcasts such as “Running Man”.

Like this, the diseases caused by “level 4 judgment” may have appeared to the public as if they did not significantly affect daily life. However, Suga has been suffering from constant pain for 10 years after the accident, and the possibility of serious injury during training cannot be ruled out if he enlists as an active-duty soldier. In other words, his “public service worker judgment” is not suspicious.

Although BTS stated that “all members intend to join the military“, they have suffered from numerous noises surrounding “military service exemption”. Starting with the eldest brother Jin (real name Kim Seok Jin), is it a big desire to hope that the noises toward the members, who are about to enlist sequentially, will disappear?

On Dec 13th, the eldest brother Jin entered the 5th Infantry Division’s recruit training center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi-do. As Jin is the first BTS member to join the army, BTS has to face a “militatus” (military service + hiatus). The agency hopes to resume team activities in 2025.

Source: Nate