As we all know that j-hope is the next member of BTS to enlist in the army as he announced at the end of February. Until j-hope enlists, maybe time is running out. because it will be similar to the process that Jin enlisted in the army.
In particular, recently, the information provided from Jin's training course seems to indicate that it is possible to determine the period in which he will enlist. Not only that, but this news also almost coincides with the previous data that j-hope mentioned.
Here are the details on this and it seems that some ARMYs are feeling worried and regretful:
At the end of February, Big Hit Music informed fans that j-hope had begun the enlistment process by submitting an application to end the postponement. Although ARMYs were surprised by this announcement, they still support and hope that j-hope will overcome the challenge.
After that, j-hope gave ARMYs the last musical gift before his enlistment, On The Street (ft J. Cole). With a cheerful, gentle melody, this song gives listeners a message of hope and quickly gained love and support from fans around the world. According to Billboard's latest statistics, the song has officially entered the Hot 100 chart, at #60.
That also marked a successful solo journey for him. At the end of promotional activities, j-hope sat down with fans during a live broadcast on Weverse. He also candidly mentioned that he has an exact enlistment date but he still doesn't want to reveal it to everyone soon.
He also talked about how he needs to prepare mentally and physically from now on for this enlistment. Along with that, j-hope also set a very easy goal when he wished that he would not age and stay healthy during his military service.
Although ARMYs always knew that day would come, they still regretted it while hoping that he, like Jin, will soon enjoy listening and have a good life in the barracks. Especially recently, some fans discovered that Jin completed the training for the rookies that he brought in about 2 months ago.
It is known that the rookies under Jin's training graduated yesterday. Their graduation ceremony also means that Jin has completed his duties as an assistant instructor for the first class. Then, the next recruitment that Jin will receive and train is July 23. July 23 means 2023, 7th batch entering the camp. According to this, the new rookies will be admitted to the camp on April 18th.
It is worth noting here that the new training course will take place on April 18th. Many people think that this will most likely be the time when j-hope will enlist. In some previous information, Korean media also believed that j-hope will also receive basic training at the Yeoncheon Training Center because both are from Gyeonggi Province.
That means that when Jin receives the new rookie class, it is very likely that j-hope will be among them, or at least become a rookie of the Yeoncheon barracks. Also, during a live broadcast, when ARMYs asked j-hope if he could attend SUGA's concert at the end of April, he seemed to choke. That expression implicitly confirmed that j-hope couldn't come to see SUGA's performance due to his military service.
As mentioned above, j-hope also said that he had information about his enlistment. That is, like Jin, about a month later, he will officially enlist in the army, which is also suitable for the time of the next course of rookies on April 18th.
This makes fans even more aware that it won't be long before BTS has another member in the military. But as j-hope once reassured ARMY: "Enlisting is not a big deal, I will come back quickly. I always trust you and you trust me right? Anyway, I'm not enlisting right away. I have only just begun the preparation process. Even after I'm gone, I'll still prepare special gifts for you."
Even though j-hope is about to enlist in the army, he still has many things in store for us that make us look forward to. Moreover, this time spent with family, friends, and BTS is a precious time for j-hope.
Not only that, but j-hope also gave ARMY a promise that he would return to Weverse Live with a shaved head before enlisting. So just enjoy the present time and wait for him!
