Jin, eldest member of K-pops BTS, completes military service in South Korea

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Wearing a uniform and black beret, Jin, the oldest member of K-pop phenomenon BTS, was discharged from the South Korean military on Wednesday after 18 months of service. He is the first member of the group to end the compulsory national service which put their musical career on hold.

The 31-year-old appeared emotional as he hugged his colleagues at a military base in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province, television footage showed.

I cried during the ceremony, Jin said later during a livestream that has racked up more than 3 million views on fandom platform Weverse.

But it was so much fun during the last year and six months. It is such a relief to have met so many good people, he added, sending greetings to his colleagues at the military base.

South Korean media reported that several other members of the septet who are currently serving in the military have requested permission to celebrate the occasion.

Among them was rapper RM, who greeted Jin with a saxophone to play the group's single Dynamite.

Jin became the first member of the group to enlist in the military in December 2022. The last four members of the group began their service in December 2023, with the group scheduled to reunite in 2025 after they had all completed their duty.

Jin plans to celebrate his release with an event in Seoul on Thursday where he will greet fans and put on a show. The BTS Hybe label, which is organizing the event at the Jamsil Sports Complex, has selected 1,000 fans who will be able to kiss the star.

BTS have become global superstars since their debut in 2013, earning No. 1 singles in over 100 countries, gaining over 74 million followers on Instagram, and receiving Time magazine's Entertainer of the Year award in 2020.

In 2022, the group visited the White House and spoke about Asian representation as well as anti-Asian hate crimes, which have increased in the United States during the pandemic.

Beyond music, the members of BTS are bankable fashion icons.

In 2021, Louis Vuitton named the group brand ambassadors and dressed them in complementary costumes for the 64th Grammy Awards the following year. Suga and Jimin starred in Valentino and Dior campaigns, respectively. Dior creative director Kim Jones designed custom stage outfits for their 2019 tour.

South Korea requires all able-bodied men aged 18 to 28 to serve 18 to 21 months in the military or social service, but it revised the law in 2020 to allow globally recognized K-pop stars to delay their registration until the age of 30. .

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