On December 11, even though the weather was not good, fans still came to see off two members of the Korean group BTS who enlisted in the army. They also rented a bus and decorated it according to their wishes to celebrate the birthday of group member V in advance.
On the morning of December 11, two members of BTS, RM and V, were present at the Nonsan Training Center (Korea) to enlist in the army. Near the Center, fans gathered and rented cars with V and RM’s pictures printed on the car’s body to celebrate their birthdays and see them off to enlist.
Because BTS’s management company reminded fans not to gather too much at Nonsan Training Center, only a small number of fans were present. Among these audiences, in addition to Koreans, there are also some fans from Thailand, China and Japan.
Fans gathered and rented buses decorated with images of BTS members to see them off to enlist in the army, December 12 (Photo: Osen).
According to Osen, RM and V will undergo 5 weeks of basic military training at the Nonsan Training Center. After that, RM was assigned to serve in the Army Active Forces, while V was in the Special Mission Unit of the Army Capital Defense Command. Both are expected to be discharged in June 2025.
Before enlisting, V also said goodbye to his fans: “I will miss you guys very much. I’m really sorry that I couldn’t experience happy memories with ARMY (BTS fan community). ). Not being able to see ARMY is the hardest thing. If you are looking for something to be happy about every day, I will appear again and say, “I am here””.
RM also wrote on his personal page: “I’m very happy to have lived as a member of BTS for the past 10 years. I’ve always said that. I’m sure something good is waiting for us.”
V shows off photos of his hair cut before leaving for military service (Photo: Instagram).
After V and RM, the remaining two members of the BTS group, Jungkook and Jimin, also quickly enlisted in the army. The two participated in the training camp of the 5th Infantry Division of the Korean Army.
On the evening of December 10, Jungkook delighted fans when he showed off his latest haircut on his personal page.
The 7-member group BTS was founded in 2010 and officially debuted in 2013. After 10 years of operation, the group is currently one of the leading Kpop (Korean youth music) groups.
They contribute to the Korean music wave’s global development and also bring huge profits to the Korean economy. According to Korean media, a BTS music night can bring in 500-984 million USD to the Korean economy.
In 2021, the group was appointed by Korean President Moon Jae In as “special presidential envoy for future generations and culture” and allowed to attend the 76th session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. York (USA) to speak and perform.
In December 2020, the Korean National Assembly passed the “BTS law”. Based on their remarkable achievements in artistic activities, members of the BTS group have been postponed from performing their military service until December 2022.
In 2022, whether or not BTS is exempt from military service becomes a hot topic of debate in Korean public opinion. One side advocates exempting band members from military service because of their contributions. One side affirms that there should be no special favors for entertainment stars in performing their duty to the country.
7 members of BTS all enlisted and will return in 2025 (Photo: HYBE).
After a long period of controversy, at the end of 2022, BTS confirmed that the group members would not receive any special favors. Jin is a member of the group that enlisted in the army from December 2022.
After that, J-Hope and Suga also enlisted in the army last April. The remaining 4 members of the group enlisted in the army and officially stopped their artistic activities in December.
According to the management company’s announcement, BTS will return in 2025 with a full lineup. Last September, according to Korean media, HYBE entertainment group renewed the contract early with BTS members.
Korean media predict that to get the approval of the members, HYBE must spend more than 21 billion won (15.6 million USD) for each member.
In addition to the large amount of money for the members to agree to renew their contracts, HYBE entertainment group also donated 1 billion won (over 18 billion VND) to the Korean Committee for UNICEF as a gratitude to BTS and the fan community. music group – ARMY.
