BTS' Management Team Asks Fans to 'Please Refrain' from Going to Jin's Military Enlistment Ceremony

Mar. 15, 2025

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BigHit Music has a request forBTSfans prior to member Jin’s army enlistment.

The message went on to state that no “official event” would be held to mark the occasion. What’s more, the South Korean music label asked fans to avoid the area altogether.

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The exact duration of Jin’s enlistment is unclear, the label’s message only offering, “We ask for your continued love and support for Jin until he finishes his military service and comes back.”

It will be 2025 before BTS will be able to once again perform with the full seven-member lineup, as each member willparticipate in the mandatory national service.

“Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October. He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans,” BigHit Music said in an October statement.

Under South Korean law, all able-bodied men are required to serve between 18 and 21 months in the military before their 30th birthday.

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In late September, South Korea’s Defense Minister Lee Jong-sup weighed in on the controversy, saying it would be “desirable” to have the group fulfill their military service.

source: people.com