[Edaily Starin KIM HYUNSIK Reporter] Min-gyu, Seung-kwan, and Dino, members of the 13-member boy group SEVENTEEN, have announced their military service schedules. Seventeen’s Min-gyu (Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment)Seung-kwan (left), Dino (Photo courtesy of Pledis Entertainment)According to their agency, Pledis Entertainment, on the 10th, Min-gyu will begin his alternative service as a social service worker starting on the 10th of next month. Seung-kwan and Dino will enlist together as Army military band members on October 26. The agency stated, “Min-gyu, Seung-kwan, and Dino plan to participate in their scheduled official activities without interruption until their enlistment,” adding, “There will be no official events on the day they enter the training camp, and as this is an occasion attended by many soldiers and their families, we ask that you refrain from visiting the site.” Previously, among the SEVENTEEN members, Jeonghan was the first to complete his military service obligations after finishing his alternative service as a social service worker last June. Hoshi and Woozi are currently serving in the Army as active-duty soldiers, while Wonwoo is performing alternative service as a social service worker. Doyoung will enlist in the Army as an active-duty soldier on the 8th of next month. Vernon will begin his alternative service as a social service worker on the 20th. S.Coups has been classified as a “wartime laborer,” meaning he will be mobilized only in the event of a war to perform military support duties. D.O. and Jun are Chinese citizens, while Joshua is a U.S. citizen.
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