On the night of April 14 (KST), j-hope communicated directly with fans through the fan community platform Weverse Live. This is also said to be the last live broadcast before his enlistment.
j-hope took the time to express his love for his fans. Besides, he also did not forget to update his life situation in the past days and before his enlistment so that fans can rest äṩṩured that he is in good shape.
Especially in it, j-hope also shared how the BTS members were by his side and took care of him before he enlisted in the army. Here are the stories of j-hope with the BTS members:
A few hours ago, as promised by j-hope, he appeared with a short haircut before his enlistment to say goodbye to fans. Previously, j-hope had repeatedly reäṩṩured fans since rumors of his enlistment date that he would be doing a live broadcast before leaving.
On the morning of April 13, кσяєαn media reported that j-hope was reported to be enlisting on April 18 at the Recruit Training Center in Gangwon-do. He will receive basic training for 5 weeks before being transferred to the official unit to perform his service as an active-duty sol∂ιєr.
Although neither Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Music nor j-hope have confirmed the above information to the press, his conduct of this live broadcast seems to have tacitly confirmed the reported date and location to be accurate. So, there are only a few days left and j-hope will have to say goodbye to ARMYs in about 2 years.
Meanwhile, during his last live broadcast, j-hope kept telling ARMYs that they shouldn't be too sad and that he'll be back soon and healthy. In addition, j-hope also talked about how the BTS members worried and took care of him in the days before seeing j-hope's enlistment. He even gained 2kg in the last 2 weeks of rest.
First, j-hope pointed out that he has a date with Jimin tomorrow. They will go out to eat and talk together. He happily tells this to ARMYs: "I'm going to go have a drink with Jimin tomorrow. Go on, Jimin! See you!"
Next, j-hope made ARMYs laugh in "tears" when he heard him say that for several days in a row Jin has been calling him once a day just to ask if he's okay. Are not. j-hope started: "You know what's funny? These days, Jin-hyung calls me once a day! He says, "j-hope, how are things?". And I say, "How would things be? How would I be, do you think?". I was grateful he called everyday that he was caring for me".
The next, he also said that he learned from Jin a lot of useful tips for life in the m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴. j-hope continued, "Hyung gave me a lot of tips! He said that after he first entered, he didn't bring anything for him to do, so he just looked at the sky for 11hrs. He said that I have to bring books unless I wanted to look at the sky for 11hrs."
Not only that, but j-hope also added, "I've been wondering, what should I bring with me? So I asked Jin-hyung. He's been a big help. Jin hyung listed me some things that should not be brought and will be returned immediately so that I can only bring the necessary things. In fact, I used to think about what to wear and what to bring". He really is a fashionista, even on his first day of enlistment!
In addition, Jin and j-hope also talked about meals and rest in the army. Jin helped j-hope feel secure when he received information about a healthy life in the army.
He told ARMYs, "Recently, the meals are also shared. When I watch it, the meal was delicious. Jin-hyung said this too, that the food is really good!" or when he asked Jin-hyung about listening to music, j-hope recounted: "I asked Jin-hyung, "Can you listen to music there?". He said, "During training, you can only use earphones". But it may be depend on the base".
j-hope also added: "I'm looking forward to it. Above all, somєthing that I'm excited about. Should I say excited? Because I'll have a normalized routine, I may become healthy in a new way. Jin hyung told me of course there’s set things we have to do in the day, but there’s more free time than you think so I’m wondering what I should do in that time, about whether I should learn English or what to do".
For a moment, j-hope mentioned Jungkook and V during their latest meeting last week. That day, j-hope, V and Jungkook also had a short broadcast to chat with fans in the middle of the night.
j-hope said that he had intended to meet Jungkook because he thought it was the last time they could talk before he enlisted due to Jungkook's pre-arranged overseas schedule. So, he and the two youngest members of the group hung out, ate and talked until late at night.
He told about their meeting: "Recently I had a drink with Jungkook and Taehyung, and Jungkook was singing and it made me think, huh I don’t go to karaoke often or anything like that but, I thought “wow he really loves singing”. Same with Taehyung. Jungkook just kept singing, he sang On the Street and Jimin's song,...The reason I met up with Taehyung and Jungkook is, Taehyung I can meet again but Jungkook is over in äṃệŕïċä so I didn’t think I’d be able to see him before going. So that’s why we got drinks together. They’re my brothers who I really love a lot!"
But in the end, fortunately, Jungkook was able to change his schedule and return in time to see j-hope enlist in the army. This also made j-hope extremely touched and said: "Somєthing I was moved by and heard from the MGMT team was that Jungkook's schedule was already filled but he adjusted it for me. And I thought, "Ah, I raised him right." *laughs*. He accommodated everything for me. He said he had to go when I would go. I was moved".
Until the end of the live broadcast, j-hope couldn't stop showing his love for his fans and especially his members. emotional j-hope said: "Many years have passed, but my affection for the members...As much as you all love the members, I cherish them so much. They're brothers that I love very much".
And his words made ARMYs burst into tears:
- I'm glad they are trying to see good in their situation... Hopefully they will have a smooth time
- Seokjin..... Everyday You give me reasons to believe that world is still good
- The love BANGTAN has for each other is so heart warming… ang their Jin hyung being their hyung again as per usual
- God doesn't make Man like seokjin anymore. I love him so much... Even as a friend he is a good one
- This is so precious
- Aawww, don't make me cry
- jwan just wants to cheer him up
- Jin is everyone’s dream oldest brother. “Hyung will do it”
- Jin is taking care of his dongsaeng
- im hearing "hyung will help you"
- Another Bangtan privilege! Free concert! And don’t forget that they probably did the “summoning Park Jimin” choreography. We know Taetae and Jungkookie pretty well
- They love each other so much, Bangtan Sonyeondan Forever