WINNER’s Song Min-ho Receives Suspended Sentence Over Service Absences

A Seoul court has given WINNER member Song Min-ho a one-year prison sentence suspended for two years. The Seoul Western District Court found him guilty of violating the Military Service Act over repeated absences during his alternative mandatory service.

Song was charged with failing to report to his duty station for 102 nonconsecutive days. He served as a social service agent at a facility in western Seoul from March 2023 through December 2024.

The ruling concerns Song’s attendance during his assignment as a social service agent. The court’s sentence means the one-year prison term is suspended for the stated two-year period. The case involved his mandatory service obligations and was decided by the Seoul Western District Court.