K-Pop supergroup BTS' Jung Kook to begin military service in December

HYBE

22/11/2023 11:15

SEOUL, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Jung Kook, a member of K-Pop
supergroup BTS, said on Wednesday he would begin military
service in December, after the group's management agency said
that all seven BTS members were on track to carry out their
service. 
    BTS is on temporary break as a group with three of its seven
members currently doing South Korea's mandatory military
service. 
    On Wednesday, BTS's management agency said the remaining
four - RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook - have begun the process of
military enlistment. 
    "This coming December... I'm leaving you for a short while
to serve in the military," Jung Kook said in a separate message
to fans on Wednesday. 
    "After I return, I promise that I will be where I always am,
on stage - having grown." 
    With this, all seven members are expected to complete their
service by mid-2025, analysts said. 
    Hybe  352820.KS , parent of BTS' management agency, benefits
by BTS members' staggering enlistments and solo activities,
allowing members who have served earlier to be active while
others are away. 

 (Reporting by Joyce Lee; Editing by Alex Richardson)
 ((joyce.lee@tr.com;))