BTS’ oldest member Jin aka Kim Seokjin left for his mandatory military service on December 13, leaving 6 other members Jimin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, Jhope, Wa aka Kim Taehyung; Along with this, the fans also had tears in their eyes. The K-pop band has gained massive popularity over the past ten years and fans felt a void when Jin joined the South Korean army. The members accompanied him till the boot camp and bid him goodbye by clicking pictures and wishing him a safe return. Even though it’s been a few days since Jin started training, fans and members are missing him.
On Wednesday, BTS Jimin took to Weverse and said, “I wonder if Jin Hyung is training.” His short message broke fans’ hearts as they realized how much the other members must be missing their ‘Sokjin Hyung’. Soon after the post, Jimin changed his profile picture to a selfie with Jin, leaving fans emotional.
On the other hand, BIGHIT shared another Bangtan bomb and showed what happened behind the scenes when the other six members Jimin, Jungkook, RM, Suga, Jhope, Wa aka Kim Taehyung went to see Jin off for his military service. In the video, the members can be seen teasing Jin by touching his short hairy head and then clicking different pictures and selfies with him.
A video also showed what the other 6 members looked like when the others who were BTS went off to join military service.
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Soon after the behind-the-scenes photos and videos went viral, fans started trending ‘Bring Him Back’ on Twitter. The emotional army said that the coins belong to their members and should be returned. One fan wrote, ‘You can’t take that away, like the joke now bring it back.’ Another tweeted, “He has served enough, put him back in his mm, this is the worst day ever.”
Meanwhile, BTS Jin will serve 18 months of his mandatory military duty and will return on June 12, 2024. He entered a South Korean boot camp in Yeoncheon, a city near the tense border with North Korea, for five weeks of basic military training. Along with other new concept soldiers. After that training, they will be given a specific role and sent to a certain army unit, a process that all other recruits go through.
Big Hit’s parent company Hybe Corp said in October that each member of the band would for the time being focus on individual activities scheduled around their military service plans. The group will reunite in 2025.
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