BTS

BTS fans (aka ARMY) have been waiting for the news but that doesn't mean they're not emo about it -- and they're using humour to cope.

[October 17, 2022] [October 15, 2022]

BTS' band members, RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook, will be taking a hiatus as a group until 2025 to fulfill their military duties in South ...

Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment." Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans. (All able-bodied men in South Korea between 18 and 35 years old must serve in the military for at least 18 months, per

All seven members of BTS are to fulfill their mandatory military service duties to South Korea, with Jin set to enlist this month.

After years of debate, the seven members of the popular K-pop band BTS will fulfil their legal duty to perform military service in South Korea.

The South Korean government has long since upheld that military service must be mandatory to protect against possible attack from North Korea. (The members of BTS were all born between 1993 and 1997.) “He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government.

K-pop group's oldest member, Jin, will be the first to join the military and faces the imminent prospect of a full stint.

[South Korea](https://www.theglobeandmail.com/topics/south-korea/) aged between 18 and 28 must serve in the military for between 18 and 21 months as part of efforts to defend against nuclear-armed North Korea. It has not been edited by Globe staff. “Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment,” HYBE-owned Bighit Music, which manages BTS, said in a separate statement.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The members of K-pop band BTS will serve their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management company said ...

The band has performed in sold-out arenas around the world and was even invited to speak at United Nations meetings. Whether the BTS members must serve in the army had been a hotly debated issue in South Korea as Jin faced possible enlistment early next year. “We have always been aware of the eventuality of mandatory military service, and we have long been making preparations to be ready for this moment,” Park wrote.

L'annonce met un point final à un débat national en Corée du Sud. Les membres du célèbre groupe de K-pop BTS honoreront leurs obligations militaires, ...

Des exemptions de service militaire sont accordées à certains athlètes d’élite, comme les médaillés olympiques, et aux musiciens classiques – mais les stars de la pop n’y ont pas droit. « Comme chacun se lance dans des projets en solo, c’est le moment idéal et les membres de BTS sont honorés de servir » leur pays, précise le communiqué de l’agence. Mais la perspective du service militaire se rapproche pour les membres du groupe, avec Jin, 29 ans, qui doit se présenter d’ici le mois de décembre sous peine d’être incarcéré.

The world's biggest boy band BTS will be abandoning their fandom "army" to join the South Korean military for national service, their agents say.

Jin - who had originally applied for his service start date to be delayed - had cancelled that request, their agency said. They've also been praised for their advocacy on young people's mental health. He will begin preparations next month, the band's management revealed on Monday.

Sept agiles automates – de types Atlas et Spot – ont mimé la chorégraphie du vidéoclip de Permission to Dance, le troisième simple en anglais de BTS, lancé cet ...

Sept chiens-robots Spot particulièrement agiles ont mimé la chorégraphie du vidéoclip de Permission to Dance, le troisième simple en anglais de BTS, lancé cet été. Il s’agit de la deuxième collaboration entre le groupe sud-coréen et Boston Dynamics, une entreprise spécialisée en robotique fondée il y a 30 ans sur le campus de l'Institut de technologie du Massachusetts. Les robots de Boston Dynamics imitent une chorégraphie de BTS

The announcement by K-pop mega band BTS that members would serve mandatory military service in South Korea has removed a cloud of that has hung over their ...

The Korea Culture and Tourism Institute estimated that BTS' 2020 No. A South Korean pop culture phenomenon and success story, BTS have become a worldwide sensation since their 2013 debut. "Sales from BTS will not disappear. In 2020, BTS accounted for 730 billion won in sales out of the company's 796 billion won revenue, she noted. As the biggest grossing K-pop act, some 880 billion won ($615.11 million) in sales were generated by BTS in 2021 alone, about 70% of HYBE's 1.3 trillion won revenue, said Hazell Lee, analyst at NH Investment & Securities. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com

The Korean pop band BTS will complete mandatory military service under South Korean law, meaning they will reconvene as a group around 2025.

So we're revisiting our episode from earlier this year that showcases some discoveries in the BTS catalog. This break presses pause on a career that includes mega hits like "Dynamite" and "Butter." Our favorite BTS deep cuts

BTS finally announced that its members will enlist, with the group taking an extended hiatus until 2025.

BTS’s own label HYBE has two new rising stars in [Le Sserafim](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyf8cbqyfPs), who just released a new album, and [New Jeans](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=js1CtxSY38I), who are already [breaking records](https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2022/08/732_334455.html). What this means for the overall impact on the [Hallyu movement and Korean soft power](https://thediplomat.com/2022/02/this-is-south-koreas-k-pop-soft-power-moment/) is all up in the air. [free concert](https://www.cnn.com/2022/10/14/entertainment/bts-reunite-free-concert-south-korea-world-expo-intl-hnk/index.html) in Busan to support a World Expo bid, the K-pop group [BTS announced](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-63282589) they will individually be joining the military over the next two years under Korea’s compulsory enlistment policy. [Stray Kids](https://straykids.jype.com/), another popular boy band, are embarking on an international tour soon. [massive stock](https://www.nme.com/news/music/bts-temporary-break-hiatus-hybe-stock-fall-over-28-per-cent-3247850) free fall after BTS announced a temporary hiatus this summer. [wrote earlier](https://thediplomat.com/2022/05/will-bts-join-the-real-army/) this summer, the context of this decision to enlist has changed considering the war in Ukraine.

HYBE Labels has assured its shareholders that it is prepared for boyband BTS' absence as members begin compulsory military service.

[merged with through its American subsidiary HYBE America ](https://www.nme.com/news/music/bts-label-hybe-formerly-big-hit-merges-with-scooter-brauns-ithaca-holdings-2913066)last year. [issued a letter to its shareholders](https://www.hybecorp.com/eng/ir/announce/content/2320) outlining how it has planned for the hit boyband’s absence in the coming years. [SEVENTEEN](https://www.nme.com/artists/seventeen), [Tomorrow X Together](https://www.nme.com/artists/tomorrow-x-together) and [ENHYPEN](https://www.nme.com/artists/enhypen), as well as rising rookie girl groups [LE SSERAFIM](https://www.nme.com/artists/le-sserafim) and [NewJeans](https://www.nme.com/artists/newjeans). In their statement, the label shared that the group and agency had planned to reconvene some time in 2025. Within South Korea, HYBE also houses [ Pledis Entertainment](https://www.nme.com/brands/pledis-entertainment), [Belift Lab](https://www.nme.com/brands/belift-lab), [Source Music](https://www.nme.com/brands/source-music) and more. [HYBE](https://www.nme.com/brands/hybe) has issued a letter to its shareholders discussing its strategy ahead of BTS’ upcoming break due to compulsory national service.