Today, March 15, 2023, the president of HYBE, Bang Shi Hyuk attended the Kwanghun Forum. Bang PD's speech mainly related to the issues of K-pop, HYBE and also the influence and future of BTS.

In addition to explaining and giving the chairman's opinion on the story of buying and selling SM shares in recent days, another issue of equal concern is the future of BTS in 2025. Bang PD is currently becoming the focus of the press as well as fans' worries about the group's reunion.

Below is the information provided in the speech of president Bang Shi Hyuk this morning:

President Bang attended the Kwanghun Forum held at the Press Center in Jung-gu, Seoul as the keynote speaker on March 15. Chairman Bang Shi Hyuk was invited to attend in the spirit of the answer. questions related to the recent activities of HYBE and raised the current situation surrounding Kpop.

Besides, in his speech, the president of HYBE also did not hesitate to mention the superstar BTS and the group's future activities. In the context of BTS members gradually preparing for their enlistment, this issue became the most concerned topic.

Previously, in December of last year, Jin enlisted in the army and is currently performing his duties as an active-duty sol∂ιєr at the Yeoncheon Rookie Training Center. Meanwhile, at the end of February, j-hope also announced that it had submitted an application to cancel the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment. This means that he is the next member to enlist.

Due to issues related to enlistment, BTS is temporarily suspending group activities and focusing on individual activities. At the time of announcing their enlistment plan, BTS said, "We hope to continue our activities in 2025."

In response to concerns about BTS's comeback in 2025, President Bang Shi Hyuk explained BTS's future activities in general and HYBE's contract with the group at the Kwanghun Forum. Bang's statement seems to have ̾s̾h̾o̾c̾ked the fans when he started to mention, "We hope that not only us but the members also can be active again around 2025. However, 2025 is not the year we aim for" and "BTS cannot promise to continue their activities as a full group in 2025, but we hope."

With this remark, Bang PD also added, "Everyone will try their best, but the enlistment issue might not be resolved as we wish. We need to prepare for the comeback after demobilization."

In response to questions about whether BTS can reunite in the future, president Bang answered, "Because of this, we cannot promise full group activities in 2025. However, it was the promise of all of us. We will actively try to complete it on both sides, not just promise randomly.”

Currently, not only j-hope but also the enlistment time of the other members has not been determined. Regarding this, Chairman Bang was cautious when responding to the press and members of the forum. "It's hard for me to tell you when they enlist because it's personal information," he said.

In addition, another equally important issue raised during Bang PD's presentation was about the contract renewal of BTS and вιg нιт Music. It is known that the first phase of BTS' contract with вιg нιт Music is from June 13, 2013 to the end of June 13, 2020 (7 years). But the group decided to re-sign the contract with the company in October 2018, which is 2 years earlier than the contract's expiration date, and this contract is valid for the next 7 years until 2026.

To the public's curiosity about whether BTS will continue to work with вιg нιт Music's support after returning from the army, Bang PD also gave an open answer. He said, "The renewal of their contract also has a big social impact so it's hard for me to tell you. In the case of BTS, the contract renewal period has been announced and the term of the contract is still valid. In the meantime, we will discuss more about it (contract renewal)."

In response to Bang Shi Hyuk's response at the Kwanghun Forum today, many fans were confused about the future of BTS that seemed to be in the dark. Plus, paying attention to Jungkook's feelings last night when he broke down in tears on Weverse Live and confessed some things to ARMYs also made fans even more worried.

Yesterday was probably a day where Jungkook was in a lot of moods, especially in thinking about ARMYs. So in his farewell before the end of his live broadcast, Jungkook mentioned some very touching messages. He said: "Everyone, I told you right in the Thanks To part? That I will reach for you until the end. Borahae. Purple you!" and “Everyone, be happy. Please be happy. Be happy even without us by your side. I don't usually get many chances to say these things. Apobangpo!”

Before Jungkook's emotional expressions and words, many people thought it was like Jungkook was about to say goodbye to fans for a long time. Many people wonder if Jungkook will enlist soon or not? and someone thought that whether Jungkook knows som̾e̾t̾h ̾ing about BTS future?

However, some fans say that BTS and President Bang are referring to the actual situation when time is very long and there are many things that can happen. Therefore, they are expressing their expectations and desires with the belief that they will reunite as soon as 2025. Many people think that the most important right now is still enjoying time with the members and keeping faith in reunion!