Last Tuesday, the 30th, a South Korean army officer would have revealed to the country’s press that j-hopea member of BTS, has been given a new role in the military: assistant instructor at the 36th Infantry Division’s training and recruitment center.
“J-Hope will serve as an assistant instructor after going through an educational qualification evaluation period,” commented the source, as reported by the Soompi portal.
After the information was released, BigHit Music, the company responsible for managing BTS’ career, spoke to comment briefly on the matter, where he said: “Please understand that it is difficult to confirm.”
j-hope he was the second member of the group to start mandatory military service, enlisting in April of this year. Last week, the idol finished the five-week basic training period, and shared his first images with the military uniform through social networks, in addition to sending a message to his fans.
“ARMY! I finished my training well. All the words and support you guys sent me helped make everything go well! I will do my best for the remainder of my military service and show you a new version of myself. Love you! I have my phone again, it’s fascinating hahaha.”
In addition to j-hopethe other member of BTS who has also started his mandatory military service is Jinwho has been serving since December 2022. As revealed by HYBE, all the boygroup members will enlist following their individual plans.
So far, there is no information about who will be the next member to join the armed forces. On the other hand, the group is only expected to reunite with the full lineup in the year 2025.
Source: Recreio
