RM and V entered the Nonsan Army Training Center in South Chungcheong Province on the 12th of last year. Both will receive basic m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ training for 5 weeks and then be αssigned to their units. It has now been the 3rd week since they enlisted.
These days, fans can still keep up to date with news about V and RM's life in the army thanks to relatives of sold̾i̾e ̾rs in the same barracks as them. Recently, a sold̾i̾e ̾r told about a special event that took place on V's birthday to his girlfriend and ARMYs then heard this story again.
With this, fans feel comforted because V also got a small gift on his first birthday alone in the barracks:
At the end of last month and beginning of this month, Nonsan Training Center uploaded several photos of new recruits, including RM and V, to its official website. The photos released on this day show that RM and V have adapted well to the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ environment and were even appointed to important m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ positions.
As for V, he was chosen as a Platoon Leader and his appearance seemed to be much more mature than when he had not yet joined the army. In m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ uniform, V showed a serious posture and full of m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ spirit. Even when he was wearing a mask in another photo, V's sharp eyes and impressive aura made people fascinated.
V joined RM on December 11 last year to begin his m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service. At that time, what made many fans regretful was that he enlisted in the army right before his birthday. He is the member with the last birthday of BTS of the year, on December 30. He is also the only one who enlisted without having celebrated his birthday.
Therefore, fans were very sad because they couldn't wish V a happy birthday. They were also worried that he would have to spend a sad birthday in the barracks with other unfamiliar rookies. However, different from what fans imagined, it seems that V also had a happy birthday and even received a special gift from the army.
Specifically, in a story shared by the girlfriend of a sold̾i̾e ̾r who enlisted with V, her boyfriend shared about V's birthday at their unit. He said that V was served served miyeokguk (seαwєed soup) at the meal on his birthday. And everyone was like, "Oh! It seems to be BTS’s birthday!". He also sent her photos of both V and RM which were taken during entrance ceremony.
It is known that seαwєed soup is a traditional ḳöŕệän dish and will definitely be available on birthdays as a way to celebrate the new age. Luckily, even though he wasn't home with his family or friends, V still had a bowl of seαwєed soup on his birthday. It was definitely a gift that made him feel warm during his first days of enlistment.
Upon hearing this, fans felt relieved because V was treated well on his birthday. But they also burst out laughing because of the reactions of other trainees:
- It's good that he gets to eat seαwєed soup on this day
- I was very worried that he would feel lonely on his birthday in the army. It's good because there's seαwєed soup
- Their reactions are funny. Maybe some people know BTS but don't know which member is enlisting with them
- Well, I bet BTS is famous in the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴, just thinking about their reaction makes me excited
- They specially served seαwєed soup to V, right? That's why the other sold̾i̾e ̾rs reacted like that
- Oh he got to eat seαwєed soup on his birthday. kkkk others benefited too and their reactions were interesting
Meanwhile, a few days before V enlisted, members of Wooga Squad also celebrated his birthday early. On V's birthday, it seems that the BTS members also took the opportunity to send him birthday wishes in the group chat even though it's unclear whether he can read it or not.
