# SEVENTEEN — Military Enlistment

Arc: rollout
Artist: SEVENTEEN — https://ktrenz.com/artisttag/SEVENTEEN
On the record: 2026-08-10 to 2026-09-10 (Korea Standard Time)
Status: under way — Still open at the last entry. No outcome recorded.

## Beats

### 2026-08-10 — in_progress
Big news: five more members are entering military service starting August 20 — Vernon (alternative service), then…
- source (sportsseoul.com): https://www.sportsseoul.com/news/read/1627722?ref=naver
- source (nc.press): https://www.nc.press/news/articleView.html?idxno=623275
- retold by: KTRENZ, joongangenews.com, spotvnews.co.kr

### 2026-09-03 — published
Mingyu's rocking a buzz cut ahead of his military enlistment, and Korean press is picking up on the fresh look
- source (mk.co.kr): https://www.mk.co.kr/article/12143793
- retold by: mk.co.kr, mydaily.co.kr, topstarnews.net

### 2026-09-08 — in_progress
Dk's enlisting september 8th as an active-duty soldier, becoming the sixth member to fulfill military service
- source (newsen.com): https://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=202609080505242110
- source (koreaherald.com): https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10866280?ref=naver
- source (joynews24.com): http://www.joynews24.com/view/2003263
- retold by: starnewskorea.com

### 2026-09-10 — in_progress
Mingyu started his alternative military service today — he's the seventh member in the group to enlist, following…
- source (stoo.com): http://www.stoo.com/article.php?aid=108819772269
- retold by: tiktok.com, topstarnews.net

## Method
Beats are grouped by Korea Standard Time day; a day's phase is the furthest this story got that day.
Retellings are listed under the day they belong to. Figures are quoted exactly as each source stated them.

Canonical page: https://ktrenz.com/story/seungkwan-dino-mingyu-military-enlistment-rollout