South Korean pop titans BTS’ member Jin will reportedly head for his mandatory enlistment next month, in December. According to Korean tabloid Soompi, on November 24, industry representatives reported that Jin would enter the recruit training center in Yeoncheon County of Gyeonggi Province on December 13 and then receive his official assignment after completing basic training.
In response to the reports, a source from Bighit Music, the juggernaut BTS’ agency, briefly stated, “It is difficult to confirm. We ask for your generous understanding.” Shortly after, Jin himself took to Weverse to address the news of his enlistment. “Even though I didn’t want the article to be published, ARMYs (BTS’ fanbase) shouldn’t come to the training centre,” he wrote in his post. “There will be other people apart from me, and it may be dangerous if it were crowded. ARMY, I love you.”
The move comes after it was reported earlier that Jin had applied to cancel the delay of his military enlistment and then follow the enlistment process of the Military Manpower Administration. Moreover, Chris Martin also briefly teased, at the Music Of The Spheres World tour concert in Argentina that Jin will be heading to the military by December.
Prior to his enlistment, Jin made his solo debut with his first solo entry The Astronaut in late October, joining Coldplay at their Argentina concert. The Astronaut is a pop rock genre song co-written by Coldplay; the British band also playing on the recording.
The song marked the second collaboration between BTS and Coldplay after Coldplay X BTS’ My Universe released in September last year. The official music video tells a story of an astronaut who accidentally landed on Earth.
