reporter Tian Weiwei/Comprehensive report
Korean group BTS (BTS) is internationally renowned. In recent years, they have swept several music awards in the United States and have become the world's largest group. Several members are close to the age of serving in the military, and the issue of joining the military has repeatedly been controversial. On the 17th, BTS brokerage company officially announced that the members will fulfill their obligations to join the military and will not delay enlistment.
BTS announced that it would temporarily suspend activities without warning in June. After that, controversy broke out in the military. The seven members were about to expire at the bottom line of 30 years old, especially the eldest brother Jin's enlistment time was delayed again and again, and he was about to turn 30 in December. Whether to join the military on time has become the focus of attention. BTS brokerage company issued a statement on the 17th, saying that Jin will cancel the application for suspending enlistment by the end of October, and will then comply with relevant military service procedures, and other members will gradually perform military service.
▲BTS BTS BTS. (Photo/Photo taken from Facebook/방탄소년단)
BTS said that it has been discussing the specific plan for joining the army with its members during this period, believing that now is the best time to announce it, and hopes that BTS can return to the music scene in 2025, but admitted that the correct time to come back has not been determined.
▲BTS BTS BTS. (Photo/Photo taken from Facebook/방탄소년단)
South Korean Defense Minister Lee Jong-seok (이종섭) was asked at the National Defense Committee how to view the military service of BTS, saying: "We believe there is a solution to it without affecting justice, fairness, and not violating the principles." It is proposed that members can arrange practice time during their service and allow them to perform overseas. In addition, he also believes that the outside world has highly praised the enlistment, so this will be positive for BTS' image and popularity.
In fact, serving in South Korea is absolutely necessary. If a celebrity wants to escape military service, it is easy to cause public opinion problems. The public has a bad impression of the artist. The eldest brother Jin of bulletproof has not been enlisted for the army for a long time. Some netizens think that "why do you have privileges?" Even fans are anxious for them. "It's better to go in and do it quickly." They don't want their idols to bear innocent infamy. If the problem of military service is not solved for a day, fans will be worried for one day.
