As most of us know, all South Korean males ages 18 - 30 must serve two years in mandatory military service. If you avoid the service, you will be labeled as a coward and must serve a prison term... or run away like Yoo Seung Jun. Hallyu stars were not exempt from this rule, and many famous Korean actors and pop stars would have to serve in the military in the prime of their careers. However, things many change. The head of the Korean Tourism Organization recently talked about needing to waive this mandatory military service for "Hallyu Stars". He argued that these stars promote Korea's culture and contribute greatly to Korean society. He used Rain / Bi as an example, explaining that his recent roles in "Speed Racer" and "Ninja Assassin" are bringing more awareness to Korean entertainment (more importantly for the head of Korean Tourism an increasing interest in foreigners to visit Korea). He argued that if Rain, who's turning 27 later this year were to go to the military for 2 years that a lot of the hype / sizzle around him would die down, and the 2 years that he could've spent to further promote himself and Korea would be gone. Rain is currently filming his role for Ninja Assassin in Berlin, Germany. There have been reports from people who were on set that he recently had a kissing scene with actress Naomie Harris. The Korean Ministry Culture Organization said that they have had internal discussions about this very subject, but do not wish to share these discussions publicly. So if they're having internal discussions maybe some eventual change will happen. However, to those of you who think Rain is embarrassing to the Korean Culture - maybe hauling his ass to the military and having him go away for 2 years is a good thing.