BTS to join South Korean army

BTS to join South Korean Army

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BTS to enlist in South Korean military and regroup ‘around 2025.

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FILE- Members of South Korean K-pop band BTS at a press conference to introduce their new single "Butter" in Seoul, South Korea, May 21, 2021.

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Group member Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October,” BTS’ management wrote in the statement

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The break now allows the members to fulfil the South Korean military requirement for all men under 30 to serve between 18 and 21 months

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