BTS star Jin starts his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band’s first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop juggernaut’s uncertain future. READ:
The septet is widely considered the country’s biggest-ever cultural phenomenon — selling out stadiums around the world and dominating the charts while raking in billions and building a global legion of fans known as ARMYs.
Hundreds of media personnel and BTS fans packed an intersection in front of the boot camp’s main gate in Yeoncheon, where a sign reads “A cradle for top class combat soldiers”, awaiting Jin’s expected arrival at 2:00 pm .“We have mixed feelings today because on one hand, it’s normal that he does this enlistment because it’s an obligation anyway for any Korean men,” said Veronique, a 32-year-old fan from Indonesia.
Fans were stunned in June when BTS revealed they were going on hiatus, citing exhaustion and pressure as well as the desire to pursue solo careers.The group will reunite around 2025, when its seven members have completed their service. Some male K-pop stars have struggled to resume their careers after military service in a cut-throat industry where artists are easily replaceable.
However, other experts have pointed to the massive success of BTS and said they will be an exception to that trend. But despite that success, a draft proposal to grant them service exemptions proved too controversial and never made it through parliament.
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