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| ▲ BTS members Jimin (L) and Jungkook show off their military cuts in this composite photo from Weverse and Instagram. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap) |
BTS members-enlistment
BTS' Jimin, Jungkook to join Army; all BTS members to be on hiatus
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Yonhap) -- Two more members of K-pop supergroup BTS will begin their mandatory military service Tuesday, ushering in a hiatus for all seven members.
Jimin and Jungkook will enter the same military recruit training camp of the Army, one day after two other members -- RM and V -- enlisted at a different camp.
With the moves, all seven members of the group will be on hiatus to fulfill their military duty.
In South Korea, all able-bodied men are required to serve in the military for at least 18 months.
The four will work as active-duty soldiers before being discharged in June 2025. The group and its agency, BigHit Music, were hoping the team would resume activities as a full group afterward.
Three older band members are already in service, with Jin, the oldest, being the first to join last December.
Jin and J-Hope are performing active duty, while Suga is serving as a social service agent, an alternative form of military service in the country.
"I think it will be a lot of support to be able to enlist with Jungkook. I will come back after doing a good job," Jimin said in a livestream on Weverse, a K-pop fan community platform, on Monday.
Jungkook took to Weverse on Friday together with other members to say his farewell to fans.
"It has been a busy life (so far)," he said in a livestream. "I'm leaving after doing happy activities thanks to you. I think military is a place where men should definitely go."
The members said in the video that they have prepared various content for the group's devoted fans who will be waiting for their return.
"We have prepared so much that you can look forward to it," Jungkook said.
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