Laws named after idols

Some circumstances require that the law be changed so that everyone’s rights are preserved and, in some cases, these changes end up receiving the names of those responsible for reviewing these sets of standards — as is the case with the bill dubbed “ BTS Law”, which was named after the world-renowned K-pop group after its influence made it possible to postpone mandatory military service in South Korea for idols.

This is because, before the law was approved by the South Korean Parliament at the Korean National Assembly in 2020, all able-bodied male singers who were between 18 and 28 years old had to complete between 18 and 21 months of military service, following the same logic as others. men from the Asian country.

However, due to exceptions already applied to Olympic medalists and award-winning classical musicians and, mainly, due to BTS’s contribution to the dissemination of Korean culture to other countries around the globe, the law was revised, allowing idols recommended by the minister of Culture postpone service until the age of 30.

With the possibility of postponing entry into the Armed Forces, it was plausible that BTS would gain two more years without any hiatus, since, if the law had not been created, Jinthe oldest member of the group, should have started military service in 2020, the year the idol turned 28 years old.

As the reprieve was achieved, the idol, who celebrated his 30th birthday on December 4, 2022, reported to serve as an active soldier at the 5th Infantry Division’s recruitment training center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, this month. from December.

Although it is the best known, this is not the only law that has been named after a group or a k-pop idol, for this reason, we have put together a list below with four more regulations that follow the same logic as the “Law BTS”. Look!

1. Lei Goo Hara

After the death of the singer and actress Goo Hara, former member of the girl group KARA, in November 2019, the artist’s biological mother demanded to receive half of her daughter’s inheritance. The process, which is normally seen as common, ended up turning into a major controversy and a legal battle, as the brother of Hara, Goo Hoinresorted to the request, since the matriarch abandoned the family when the two brothers were still young.

The woman left her children when Hara he was only 9 years old, and had no contact with the two. However, when the artist passed away, she returned to her family’s lives abruptly, appearing by surprise at her daughter’s funeral, where she was expelled after being accused of trying to film the ceremony.

Fearing that his mother would take advantage of his sister’s death in March 2020, Goo Hoin went to court, where the case led to the creation of the “Goo Hara Law” which, from then on, prevents negligent parents from receiving their children’s inheritance. Before the creation of the norm, parents received inheritance regardless of whether they had participated in raising their children.

2. JYJ Law

Even older than the laws above, the “JYJ Law” emerged in 2015, after a dispute between the JYJ trio and SM Entertainment. This is because, after the idols left TVXQ and formed the new group, the company used its influence to prevent them from participating in Korean TV shows.

Going to these media outlets becomes an essential part of the process of promoting idols’ new work and, with their names placed on a “blacklist”, their new work ended up being harmed in one way or another. Thus, the “JYJ Law” was created to prevent idol activities from being harmed by the relevance of agencies, artists and the like.

3. Sulli Law

Despite not having been judged by the Assembly, the bill entitled ‘Sulli Law’ was suggested in 2019 after the idol was found lifeless in her home. Although the reason for her death was not revealed, a large part of the population believes that the singer took her own life.

Taking into account the fact that the country has several cases of suicide among young people due to comments on social media, the law named after Sulli was raised in order to contain malicious comments on the internet that constitute cyberbullying and thus avoid tragedies.