One of the largest boybands globally announces discussions about a reunion this summer.
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BTS, comprised of (left to right) Jimin, Jungkook, RM, J-Hope, V, Jin, and SUGA, are set to make a huge comeback this summer (Picture: Cindy Ord/WireImage). It appears BTS’s years-long hiatus could be coming to an end.
The South Korean boy band formed in 2010 and rocketed to K-pop and ultimately global stardom with their hits including "Dynamite," "My Universe," and "Boy With Luv." However, due to the country’s military service law—where all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 must serve for up to two years—members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook were forced on hiatus in 2022 after their meteoric rise to fame.
In the UK, BTS—one of the best-selling bands of all time—have had two number one albums with "Map of the Soul: Persona" and "Map of the Soul: 7" hitting the top spot in 2019 and 2020 respectively. Given their global superstar status and contribution to South Korea’s international recognition, the group was allowed to defer their service until they turned 30.
Jin was the first member of the group to complete mandatory South Korean military service—a law that has put the band on hold for years (Picture: JUNG YEON-JE/AFP via Getty Images). Now, as "Chicken Noodle Soup" hitmaker J-Hope has completed his mandatory 18-month term of military service, he’s given fans fresh hope for a reunion at long last.
J-Hope, who is the second of two members of the band to have finished his service after Jin, told Apple Music 1’s Zane Lowe: ‘We will quickly get together and talk about what BTS can do in the future. I think it’s going to be a massive energy… I look forward to June when our members will have completed their service.’ While members have repeatedly cautioned fans against visiting their military bases, many have defied the band’s wishes to catch a glimpse of the famous members.
J-Hope is excited to see his fellow members after they’ve all completed military service in June (Picture: Han Myung-Gu/Getty Images). However, fans won’t have to wait much longer, as Suga, RM, V, Jungkook, and Jimin are expected to be discharged from service in June.
All seven members of the group have released solo projects during the band’s two-year hiatus, and J-Hope believes this has helped them establish their own identities. He said: ‘I think that over time, we each refined our unique identities as each of us worked on our own music, released solo projects, and did our own thing.
‘The interesting thing for me is how our identities, which have taken shape in various ways, will come together as BTS. I’m curious to see how [the reunion] will look.’
The "On the Street" singer felt proud of his military service and learned a lot from it. He shared: ‘I think it’s only natural for young people in South Korea to take on this responsibility. I thought it was an important part of J-Hope’s, or Jung Ho Seok’s, life.
‘It’s a different experience, and in many ways, I got to meet people from all walks of life, which energized me. I learned a lot. But also, you know, a year and a half is not a very short time. That made me feel a lot of things. In the end, I realized how meaningful the work I’ve been doing for all these years is to me.’
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