Today, ARMYs all over the world are focusing their attention at the Yeoncheon Rookie Training Center - where Jin will begin his military service. While the news about Jin's enlistment, the news related to the enlistment of other BTS members also appeared in many newspapers.
In it, there is especially news regarding the next member of the group to enlist, which is SUGA. Asia Economy interviewed a military official and gave information about how SUGA will serve the military in a different way and after that, Big Hit Music gave an exclusive response to Joy News.
Check out this news below:
Ever since the BTS members announced their enlistment, led by the eldest brother Jin, ARMYs have been preparing for the next enlistment of the other members. Next year, SUGA will turn 30 years old and he will perform his military service.
On this day, speculative news regarding SUGA's enlistment began to spread. Asia Economy recently quoted a military official and reported that SUGA has been appointed as a social service worker, and is likely to work in the government office.
This is predicted based on his health situation. SUGA. Before that, SUGA suffered a heavy shoulder injury for a long time after having an accident in 2012. Finally, in 2020, when the injury interfered with his activities and life, SUGA underwent major surgery to repair the wound.
At that time, SUGA was on hiatus to recover from the surgery, and the management company said, "The shoulder problems for the past 8 years has ended successfully". Despite returning to activities with the group at the end of 2021, SUGA is still seen using tools to aid in post-surgery recovery.
With this injury and surgery, it is very likely that SUGA will not be able to meet the requirements of active service of the military and will replace military service by performing community duties. SUGA can be dispatched to government office, city hall or anywhere to work as an office worker. At the end of the day, SUGA will return to his home and don't need to shave his hair like a soldier in the barracks.
After serving in the military, Korean men will be considered discharged. However, for the next eight years, they were required to attend 100 hours of training each year. With that, SUGA can have a normal life but if he participates in artistic activities with BTS without permission, he will be forced to perform his military service again because it is illegal (these enlisted people are completely under the control of the military).
After four weeks of training where cell phones are banned, SUGA will be working at his assigned place as a social service worker. So he can use the phone normally, just like everyone else.
But in the latest exclusive Joy News article, Big Hit Music gave feedback that it is difficult to confirm SUGA's duties as a social worker. They released a statement saying, "The group intends to perform the military service sequentially according to the members' own plans" so "It is difficult to confirm personal information."
Overall, it's too early to draw conclusions about SUGA's enlistment. He is currently focusing on the production of his solo album.
On the other hand, this morning, Jin was at the 5th Division Recruit Training Center in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province to complete a 5-week basic military training. Jin was the first member of the group to enlist in the army. Following that, SUGA, born in 1993, postponed his enlistment until next year when he turned 30 years old. RM and j-hope, born in 1994, have to enlist in 2025 while Jimin and V, born in 1995, can enlist in 2026, and the youngest Jungkook, born in 1997, need to enlist in 2028.
But according to the previous announcement of Big Hit Music, the members are expected to enlist earlier than planned to reunite soon in 2025!
