All seven members of the K-pop supergroup BTS are currently fulfilling their mandatory 18-month military service in South Korea. The band's management stated last year that BTS would reconvene 'around 2025,' indicating that any potential reunion concert is at least a year and six months away. Fans have pledged to wait for the group to perform again as a whole in 2025. The remaining four members are joining the three already serving, with fans bidding a temporary farewell to the band's leader, RM, and vocalist V as they start their military service. The countdown for a BTS reunion has begun as the final four members enlist for military service.
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A typical enlistment in South Korea is 18 months. The band’s management said last year that BTS would reconvene “around 2025.” https://t.co/Ka0m1YBTCf
All seven BTS members are now doing mandatory service in the South Korean military. That means that any potential reunion concert, once the members have all fulfilled their military duty, is at least a year and six months away. https://t.co/00p18TCsJR
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BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025 https://t.co/IgwQhrpIyP
A group of BTS fans braved rainy weather to bid a temporary farewell to the band's leader, RM, and vocalist V in front of their boot camp. RM, V, together with Jimin and Jung Kook, will begin their 18-month military service in South Korea this week https://t.co/paIevHMCP7 https://t.co/OUwJx3pFlR
BTS members head for South Korean military service https://t.co/NI20R9BSp0
#BTS Reunion Countdown Begins As Final Four Members Enlist For Military Service https://t.co/xlJJb59q96
The remaining four members of K-pop supergroup BTS will begin their 18-month military service in South Korea this week, joining three others already serving, with fans pledging to wait for them to perform again as a group until 2025 https://t.co/paIevHMCP7 https://t.co/GZsKaXPI38