BIGBANG’s T.O.P is wrapping up his mandatory military service.

On July 6, T.O.P began his last day of service as a public service worker, greeted by fans as he arrived at the The Yongsan Crafts Museum in the morning. He is set to be discharged when his work ends for the day at 7 p.m. KST.

A source from his agency YG Entertainment stated, “T.O.P himself has stated that he hopes to have a quiet enlistment as he does not wish to cause discomfort to the visitors of the museum.” They added that to respect his wishes, T.O.P will head home after being discharge without any separate events or greetings.

T.O.P initially enlisted as a conscripted policeman in February 2017 as the first member of BIGBANG to go to the army. He served until June of that year, when he was dismissed from duty due to marijuana use. In January 2018, he then resumed his mandatory service as a public service worker.

He was initially scheduled to complete his service in early August, but new military laws implemented in 2018 shortened service periods for soldiers, and his new discharge date was pulled from July 8 to July 6 as his workplace does not open on Mondays.

T.O.P is the first member of BIGBANG to be discharged from the military. G-Dragon enlisted in February 2018, and Taeyang and Daesung enlisted in March 2018. All three are expected to be discharged by the end of the year.

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T.O.P is soon completing his duty as a public service worker.

The BIGBANG member was previously revealed to finish his service on July 8, but it was reported on July 1 that his last day at the Yongsan District Office will be July 6.

The Yongsan District Office explained, “The Yongsan Crafts Museum, which Choi Seung Hyun (T.O.P’s given name) is serving at, operates on Saturdays as a regular work day and is closed on Mondays. As a result, Choi Seung Hyun will complete his final work day on Saturday, July 6 and be discharged at 6 p.m. that day.”

T.O.P initially enlisted as a conscripted policeman in February 2017 and served until that summer, when he was dismissed from duty as a result of marijuana use. He then resumed mandatory service as a public service worker in January 2018. T.O.P was scheduled to complete his service in early August of this year, but new military laws implemented in 2018 shortened service periods, leading to his July discharge.

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Kang Kyung Yoon, the reporter who released the initial reports on KakaoTalk chatrooms between Seungri, Jung Joon Young, and others, revealed that Yang Hyun Suk had reached out to her and apologized.

On June 28, SBS funE reporter Kang Kyung Yoon guested on SBS’s podcast “Cine Town 19” (literal title) and talked about what went on behind the process of reporting on Burning Sun.

She shared, “After the report on Burning Sun, [Yang Hyun Suk] reached out to me through another reporter. When I reported on the suspicions of Seungri mediating prostitution services and revealed the KakaoTalk messages, [YG] released an official statement saying not to spread false rumors, but Yang Hyun Suk later told me, ‘I’m sorry about [what happened] back then. I had to believe in my kid [Seungri’s] words. It wasn’t intentional.'”

In February, YG Entertainment had released an official statement saying, “We hope that through thorough investigations by the police, the truth of the indiscriminate rumors will be revealed, and if there is even the slightest issue, Seungri will have to accept the legal consequences. Conversely, if the rumors are proved false, we will, in addition to requesting a police investigation, be preparing all routes of legal action.”

Meanwhile, Seungri was recently forwarded to prosecution on seven charges, and Yang Hyun Suk was questioned by the police on suspicions of prostitution mediation.

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