As of 4 PM KST, HYBEŌĆÖs stock price fell to 16,500 KRW (about $11.89), which is 4.18% down from the previous day. This is believed to be the result of the recent poll regarding BTSŌĆÖ military service. Jowon C&I, a company specializing in surveys, conducted a survey on the case of BTSŌĆÖ military exemption for 1,001 voters from Korea at the request of Straight News. And the result showed that more than half of the people believed that BTS should enlist in the military and complete their mandatory service. A total of 51.4% responded that BTS should fulfill their military duties, while 40.1% responded that BTS should get an exception in their military duties. In particular, the younger the age, the more they agreed on ŌĆ£no exception just for BTSŌĆØ ŌĆō 73.2% in 20s, 60.4% in 30s, and 49.4% in 40s. Though itŌĆÖs true that BTS takes up most of HYBEŌĆÖs profits, experts are taking a positive approach as other artists are showing an upward trend. ItŌĆÖs analyzed that SEVENTEEN, TXT, ENHYPEN, and other groups can fill the void of BTSŌĆÖ hiatus. One expert shared, ŌĆ£SEVENTEEN, TXT, and ENHYPEN will all hold a world tour in the second half of this year. The estimated profits of these tours including the online concerts are around 116.2 billion KRW (about $83.8 million).ŌĆØ Source (1)
