BTS member Jin, 31, celebrated the top of his necessary 18-month South Korean army service on Wednesday (June 12). The seven-member group’s oldest singer is the primary to finish his hitch within the military and a video posted by Reuters from his last day, he gleefully marked the second by reuniting along with his bandmates, who have been all given go away to mark the particular second.
Sporting his military fatigues and a black beret, Jin — who served as an assistant drill teacher — accepted a bouquet of flowers and laughed as fellow BTS member RM greeted him with a efficiency of the their No. 1 hit “Dynamite” on saxophone on the army base in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi province. “I cried through the ceremony,” Jin stated in a Weverse livestream later within the day. “But it surely was so enjoyable for the final 12 months and 6 months. It’s such a aid I met so many wonderful folks.”
BTS’s company, Huge Hit Music, launched a press release to followers on Weverse asserting Jin’s launch, which learn, “Jin is near finishing his lively service within the military and can quickly be discharged,” encouraging followers to not go to the bottom to keep away from overcrowding.
In December 2022, Jin was the primary member of BTS to enlist within the military, kicking off a three-year break for the worldwide superstars that’s anticipated to finish in June 2025 after the ultimate 4 members are launched from service; at current, J-Hope, V, RM, Jimin, Jung Kook and Suga are nonetheless enlisted.
Based on Reuters, Jin deliberate to have a good time his discharge at an occasion in Seoul on Thursday the place he was anticipated to greet followers and carry out a solo present that includes fan music requests. BBC reported that his first public occasion featured a raffle by which 1,000 followers queued as much as hug the singer in a “hugathon” on the Seoul Sports activities Advanced.