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Earlier this week, Bighit Music finally released a statement on the much-awaited news about BTS’s enlistment in the Korean army, and here’s everything you need to know about it!
The debate over whether BTS should serve in the military or not has been a topic of discussion for quite some time now. Everyone from the Korean government to people from around the world has had their own opinions about it. Some wanted them to get an exemption due to their extraordinary contribution to the field of art, and some wanted them to serve in the military to set the right example. If you know BTS through and through, you know which side they’d pick. This day was expected to come and as their army, we're nothing but proud of them. Their military service starts with the eldest member of the group, Jin who will enlist himself after releasing his solo at the end of this month, and the rest of the members too will serve in the military according to their personal schedules. They look forward to reconvening back as a group in 2025. BTS is happy to serve in the Korean military alongside their fellow countrymen. This not only sets the right example for future generations to come but also eliminates any kind of assumptions about biases towards the group from the government. BTS themselves in fact withdrew their Military postponement to respect the needs of their country like any other Korean would and as Jin said in the past when duty calls they'll be there.
For those of you who are not well-versed in what’s happening, here’s why BTS has to mandatorily serve in the military. Conscription has existed in South Korea since 1957 where Korean male citizens between the ages of 18 to 28 have to compulsorily join the military as they are still at war with North Korea. K-Pop idols, athletes, actors and other celebrities who have given exemplary contributions in their field can maximum postpone their enlistment to the age of 30 and the enlistment lasts up to 18 to 21 months.
While BTS focuses on their solo projects and serves in the military for the next three years, an entire fandom too will survive the test of time. The bond that BTS has with their fans is like no other. Army's from every corner of the world have the utmost trust in them and would wait patiently as long as they have to. In the next 3 years, both BTS and their fans will grow together, do what they’re needed to, focus on themselves, and finally reunite in 2025, stronger than ever! That would be one epic comeback all of us will be waiting for eagerly. Like BTS’s official statement about their military service said “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”. It truly is a promise that the army's and BTS made to each other to stay in this together for life.
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Over the years, army's have learned to make the best out of every situation and see the silver lining on the bluest of days. So here’s a fun thread of some really hilarious memes as well as heartwarming messages the army's had for BTS!
cannot believe im gonna be a military wife until 2025 pic.twitter.com/IwuD9MqwEV
— adiba 🧑🏾🚀🚀 (@780613) October 17, 2022
me @ bts on january 1st 2025 00:00 kst pic.twitter.com/1jPy6WfNbN
— s a n d y ⁷ | hoseok's wife (@hopesflwr) October 17, 2022
armys in 2025 after saving for 2 years pic.twitter.com/d76f944vFi
— cleo⁷ (@seesaw__yoongi) October 17, 2022
Another funny thing karmy told me was that here, when your boyfriend goes to the military, you buy a pair of shoes symbolizing that you wont meet another men while you are waiting, so normally the shoes are white, but karmy start buying purple shoes and they are sold out! jdslkja pic.twitter.com/5Rqtj4936v
— Diana⁷ 🧑🚀 was in Busan 🇦🇷 🇰🇷 #TheAstronaut (@MayaPark28) October 17, 2022
june 14 and october 17 YOU WILL PAY FOR MY THERAPY
— belle⁷👩🏻🚀 JINGLE COMING (@jeonluvrbot) October 17, 2022
armys: *crying after bighit's military announcement*
— mochi⁷ (@mochimminee) October 18, 2022
also armys: *posting bts in military memes*pic.twitter.com/6mao0cwee4
gonna put this pic in a locket pic.twitter.com/ECt5Pt7hXi
— lauren ⁷ *✲*。⋆♡ (@suga93jacket) October 17, 2022
can the military exempt yoongi’s hair
— fudgy 🚀⁷ (@thesugarprint) October 17, 2022
i think the real question is will they be training jungkook or will jungkook be training them
— shannon⁷ 👩🚀 (@ENCHANTIINGTAe) October 17, 2022
Why you guys are like this???????? Why i can't stop laughing this hard in this situation 😭😭🤣🤣😭😭pic.twitter.com/v0QAAC5AYr
— ʙᴛssᴏᴍᴍᴀ⁷ •ᴗ• 👨🚀 ( slow ) (@btssomma) October 17, 2022
Trevor Noah is on point. 😂#btsenlistment #ForeverWithBTS #BTS2025 #btsmilitary pic.twitter.com/lVT75cgsbO
— ShairelPM ⁷ 💜 (@ShairelM) October 18, 2022
have we considered the possibility the government might just.. return them to us? pic.twitter.com/VaNwfP2SSM
— sea.saw⁷ 👩🚀 (@backtobleuxside) October 18, 2022
Yeah I’m not worried about BTS in the military 🤣🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/UMY5nwKsUf
— ⟭⟬B-ChimChim JIMTOBER 🐥 (slow) ⟬⟭⁷🐋💜 (@ForeverPurple23) October 18, 2022
MIN YOONGI PLEASE AT LEAST TELL US WHERE THE TATTOO IS BEFORE YOU GO?!?!!?
— Katchimolala (@permylastemail7) October 17, 2022
BTS are enlisting . I'm leaving the fandom . Now i stan pornessian parrapio, jwan, agust D, jwehope, baby J, tata mic, baby star candy.
— Namjoon🌈 (@namjoonieepage) October 17, 2022
bam updating jungkook’s instagram while he’s serving pic.twitter.com/IZL9EIz1Pu
— jungkook thinker (@hrIykoo) October 17, 2022
taehyung currently going through his closet figuring out which three piece suit he’s bringing with him to the military pic.twitter.com/ZkybbnAmP5
— shannon⁷ 👩🚀 (@ENCHANTIINGTAe) October 17, 2022
people who became an army after the busan expo pic.twitter.com/qo79i22ahl
— shannon⁷ 👩🚀 (@ENCHANTIINGTAe) October 17, 2022
Dear Bangtan,
— v3 🐳 || Min Yoongi for better life! (@vtreelogy) October 17, 2022
I'm glad that you came into my life. You might not be aware of my existence but you never fail to put a smile on my face.
WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU#foreverwithBTS#apobangpo pic.twitter.com/yCiirj65Yi
We will wait for you#BTS #ARMY
— Hana (@Koophuria) October 17, 2022
Promise? Promise. pic.twitter.com/oGEIKZhEVo
"THIS IS NOT GONNA BE THE LAST TIME, THIS IS NEVER GONNA BE."#ForeverWithBTS
— ًac ⁷ (@vminggukx) October 17, 2022
ARMY FOREVER BTS FOREVER
WE LOVE YOU BTS
WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU
pic.twitter.com/m9DAKzsa1v
"worries? everyone has worries. you might feel a little unhappy when you have them, but it will pass and soon after, you feel happiness again." – kim seokjin ♥︎
— KSJ 🧑🏼🚀 (@filmsforjin) October 17, 2022
WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU JIN#석진아사랑해하트#ForeverWithBTS pic.twitter.com/gZFEtetkMo
you've work so hard for the past 10 years, I'm beyond proud of you. we will wait for you, we'll be just here. we'll look forward until the day you'll be complete again.
— ًnatalie (@kvsdate) October 17, 2022
seven or none. APOBANGPO ! pic.twitter.com/ROSM6l7rXR
WE'RE IN THIS BANGTAN SONYEONDAN SHIT FOR LIFE🫶
— pau⁷🍓 (@strwberrywinter) October 17, 2022
WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU ALWAYS 💜pic.twitter.com/CCXat5bkpD
Yall i got a small idea. Write a letter to your 2025 self and open it the day tannies come back together as 7?? Wont be that so cute🥺🥺🥺💜
— aera⁷✿👨🚀🪐 (@taeteimini) October 17, 2022
bighit announce seokjin is joining the army. members are doing solo promotions. you go to a concert. you turn around and who’s sitting beside you? seokjin. he says ‘they didn’t say which army’
— hannah⁷ (@nofishinside) October 17, 2022
so you're telling me bangtan themselves initiated the enlistment process after the concert since the government couldn't decide from 4 years now ? my respect for bangtan just tripled.
— hani⁷ ♡👨🚀 (@itsbtszone) October 17, 2022
there are 156 bts run episodes if you start over and watch one episode per week it will feel like they are never really gone
— Proud Military Wife (@milfjins) October 17, 2022
"hyung will do it first" kim seokjin 😭😭
— arianne⁷ (@taezelnut) October 17, 2022
for the rest of our lives🙌 pic.twitter.com/IANHF4M7p9
— o!rul8,2? (@glossnwild) October 17, 2022
bts looking at their little 7 tattoos whenever they’ll miss each other yeah
— lau⁷ (@jvnggkuk) October 17, 2022
my forever 7 ♡ WE WILL WAIT FOR YOU pic.twitter.com/Fpq2hsNLAd
— ً (@healwithtae) October 17, 2022
2025 will be here before we know it and nevertheless, we'd support all of their solo albums coming our way in the next few months!
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