Brace yourselves ARMYs because BTS have finally announced that they are going to the military starting with the eldest member Jin.
BTS’ label, HYBE, officially released a public statement (to the company’s stock investors) announcing this news on 17 October. According to it, Jin is canceling the delay of his military enlistment later this month and then act in accordance with the enlistment process of the Military Manpower Administration of South Korea.
BIGHIT MUSIC’s official Twitter account released this statement in four languages - Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese - at once. Read the full English statement below:
BIGHIT MUSIC CONFIRMS BTS TO FULFILL MANDATORY MILITARY SERVICE
BIGHIT MUSIC is proud to announce today that the members of BTS are currently moving forward with plans to fulfill their military service. After the phenomenal concert to support Busan’s bid for the World Expo 2030, and as each individual embarks on solo endeavors, it’s the perfect time and the members of BTS are honored to serve.
Since the creation of BTS over ten years ago, the band has risen to international success, broken records, and catapulted K-Pop into the global stratosphere. BIGHIT MUSIC has focused to the milestone moment when it would be possible to respect the needs of the country and for these healthy young men to serve with their countrymen, and that’s now. Group member Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October. He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans. Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment.
With the release of their first anthology album earlier this year it opened the path to allow the members to take some time to explore individual projects. As part of the HYBE family, we support and encourage our artists and are beyond proud that they will each now have time to explore their unique interests and do their duty by being of service to the country they call home.
Yet To Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” is more than a track from their latest album, it is a promise, there’s much more yet to come in the years ahead from BTS.
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