All seven members of BTS are away serving their mandatory m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service, and it seems like everyone is feeling the emptiness they've left behind. Even though they have mentally prepared for this, not only ARMYs but also the staff working with the group are experiencing unpleasant emotions these days.
In particular, recently fans seemed to burst into tears after seeing a post by a HYBE staff member about the group. This staff member is someone who often worked with the group in the past and he showed that he is just like the fans when going through their days without BTS.
Clearly, BTS receives a lot of love and respect. Everyone is waiting for the group to return:
All BTS members have enlisted and the last ones have been enlisted for 1 week. Even though only a little time has pαssed, fans always feel like they miss the members, some even compared it as if the past week had been as long as a year. It shows how much sadness fans have to endure.
But even though ARMYs are míssíng their boys badly, but they have also found a productive way to keep busy. While being sad, they also started pushing BTS’s older releases to chart again on iTunes, even defeating Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas” during the Christmas season!
Some have also organized a fun activity where they pretend BTS is a newly debuted group and go through their releases and content chronologically to reintroduce the group to old and new fans. BTS has also prepared a lot of content in advance and they are gradually being released so ARMYs also have a lot to do during their absence.
While all of this is mostly distracting for fans, it seems like the staff who worked with BTS have a harder time getting over it. One of them includes Kim Dong Hak, HYBE's physical therapist, who often accompanied BTS.
He recently posted a couple of Instagram stories recently, that made fans extremely emotional. He uploaded a picture of a wḧïẗeboard with the word “empty” written on it. The seven BT21 magnets in the corner of the board indicated that it was the same one RM used to write down his workout routine and share it often with fans through his Instagram.
Meanwhile, Kim also posted a picture of him at the same location where BTS shot the jacket of You Never Walk Alone.
With the two stories together, it is evident that the HYBE trainer is míssíng the BTS members as much as ARMYs. While some found it relatable, others were heartbroken to be reminded about BTS’s absence once again.
ARMYs couldn't contain their emotions when they realized the similar feelings of HYBE staff:
- This must be hard for the staff as well. The seven were always around, and now till they come back, what to do.
- How can I forget that BigHit's staff have good relationships with Bangtan!!
- We're all going thru it
- It's the great depression all over again...but this time, psychological :')
- I miss Namjoonie's handwriting on this board
- I can’t take it. Let them come home. This is too hard. For everyone
- He must be míssíng him already
- They are míssíng the boys too.....
- Staff are moping around this building and no one seems to want to play.
- So illєgαl to posting soṃệẗḧing lika that
- the whole world is against us
- everyone who loves them feels it
- who misses BTS more than ARMY misses BTS? these folks
- Why are we crying like this for an empty board.....
- Yeah sure, just tear the wound up open again it’s not like I care….
