K-Pop Group’s “Army” TikTok Gains Attention As None Of The Members Have To Enlist
One of the challenges that male idol groups face is enlistment, as members have to take leave to serve in some capacity if they are required to.
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Yet, one group that doesn’t have to worry is 1Verse.
Recently, 1Verse did a TikTok with the sound “Why haven’t you joined the army to defend our country?” where Kenny asked this to Nathan.
@1verse_official Why haven’t you enlisted yet Nathan???? #fyp #1verse #nathan #kenny
Yet, the reason it is garnering attention is that, shockingly, none of the members actually have to enlist. In the comments, netizens found it hilarious that the members used the sound but won’t actually have to worry about enlistment.
In particular, on X, an OP shared the reasons why, pointing out that two members are from North Korea, two were born and raised in America, and one was born and raised in Japan.
About 1VERSE (유니버스)
• Members: Hyuk 🇰🇵 | Seok 🇰🇵 | Nathan 🇱🇦🇹🇭🇺🇸 | Kenny 🇨🇳🇺🇸 | Aito 🇯🇵🇰🇷
• Company: Singing Beetle
• Debut: July 18 w/ the album “The 1st Verse”
• Songs: "Shattered" & "Multiverse"check out their music pls ♡ ⬇️https://t.co/Pl7CyxYpfQ
— tc ☆ (@5tarlightz) November 13, 2025
It is extremely rare, and only other groups like WayV have the same situation.
