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(From left) Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino of K-pop group SEVENTEEN. Photos from SEVENTEEN's X account

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SEVENTEEN's Mingyu, Seungkwan, Dino set military enlistment dates

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1786325222814svt.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">(From left) Mingyu, Seungkwan and Dino of K-pop group SEVENTEEN. <em>Photos from SEVENTEEN&#x27;s X account</em></span></span></span></div><p>SEVENTEEN member Mingyu is set to begin his mandatory military service in September, followed by bandmates Seungkwan and Dino in October, their label said Monday.</p><p>Pledis Entertainment announced the trio&#x27;s military enlistment schedule in a notice posted on the Weverse fan community app.</p><p>Mingyu will begin his alternative service on September 10, while Seungkwan and Dino will enlist in the Army&#x27;s military band on October 26, Pledis said.</p><div class=" fb_reset" id="fb-root"><br/><div style="position:absolute;top:-10000px;width:0px;height:0px"><div></div></div></div><script async="" defer="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v26.0"></script><div class="fb-post" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/abscbnNEWS/posts/pfbid0DYVzff4x3YSs4ps4MPcDn7hqQKTQVtJ4MwyRKVJRo6CmYkCVZqKUxfwH3sBV56Fcl" data-width="640"><br/></div><p>The label noted that the three members will continue to participate in SEVENTEEN’s activities before beginning their military service.</p><p>&quot;Once Mingyu, Seungkwan, and Dino begin their military service, they will be unable to participate in SEVENTEEN activities. However, they will continue to connect with CARAT through a variety of content prepared in advance,&quot; Pledis said, referring to the group&#x27;s fans.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/8/3/seventeen-s-dino-hopes-to-bring-comfort-with-alter-ego-picheolin-s-debut-ep-2201"><strong>READ: SEVENTEEN&#x27;s Dino hopes to bring comfort with alter ego Picheolin&#x27;s EP<br/></strong></a></div><p>The company also urged fans not to visit the enlistment site for Seungkwan and Dino or Mingyu’s place of alternative service.</p><p>The announcement comes weeks after the label said member Vernon would begin his military service on August 20, followed by DK on September 8.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/music/2026/7/27/seventeen-s-dk-vernon-s-military-enlistment-dates-announced-0946"><strong>READ: SEVENTEEN’s DK, Vernon’s military enlistment dates announced<br/></strong></a></div><p>So far, Jeonghan is the only member of the 13-piece act to have completed his mandatory service, while Hoshi, Woozi and Wonwoo are currently serving. Leader S.Coups is exempt from service due to a knee injury, while Joshua, The8 and Jun are exempt due to their foreign citizenship.</p><p>South Korea requires most able-bodied men to complete mandatory military service due to ongoing tensions with the nuclear-armed North.</p><p>Debuting in 2015, SEVENTEEN is one of K-pop’s most popular and commercially successful boy bands. The group <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/2024/2/22/4-k-pop-acts-among-best-selling-artists-in-2023-ifpi-1209"><strong>ranked as the world’s second-best-selling recording artist</strong></a> in 2023, behind Taylor Swift, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8pBzr5WeRU?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><strong></strong><br/></div>

<p>SEVENTEEN member Mingyu is set to begin his mandatory military service in September, followed by bandmates Seungkwan and Dino in October, their label said Monday.</p>

SEVENTEEN member Mingyu is set to begin his mandatory military service in September, followed by bandmates Seungkwan and Dino in October, their label said Monday.