WINNER’s Mino Required to Complete Additional Military Service as Conviction Becomes Final

WINNER member Mino (Song Min-ho) will be required to complete additional military service after his conviction for unauthorized absences during his alternative mandatory service became final. South Korea’s Military Manpower Administration confirmed the decision on October 16, following the conclusion of the appeal period without an appeal from either Mino or prosecutors. The agency said it will review the court’s judgment to determine the exact additional service period and his next assigned institution before formally notifying him. Neither a start date nor a finalized service duration has been announced. On October 1, the Seoul Western District Court sentenced Mino to one year in prison, suspended for two years, after finding that he had failed to report for duty on 102 days while serving as a social service agent between March 2023 and December 2024. At the time of the original ruling, additional service remained conditional on the judgment becoming final. The October 16 confirmation establishes that he must now fulfill the outstanding obligation, although its administrative details remain pending.