BTS members RM and V begin South Korean military service amid talk of 2025 reunion
- Two more members of K-pop phenomenon BTS, RM and V began their mandatory South Korean military service on Monday
- The final two members, Jimin and Jungkook, were expected to report for duty later this week
Three other BTS members – Jin, J-Hope and Suga – are already months into their conscription. The seven singers of the popular K-pop band plan to reunite as a group sometime in 2025 after they finish their service.
Jin and J-Hope are serving in the army, while Suga is fulfilling his duty as a social service agent, an alternative form of military service.
I’m sure this period will be a strange and new time of inspiration and learning for all of us
According to HYBE, the band’s management company, RM and V arrived at an army boot camp in the central city of Nonsan to start their 18-month compulsory service.
“I’ve been so happy to have been a part of BTS for the past 10 years … Eighteen months can feel both long and short at the same time and I’m sure this period will be a strange and new time of inspiration and learning for all of us,” RM said in a statement posted on his Instagram account.
“See you in the future. I love you a lot.”
