This morning, the kσrєαn media exploded with the news of j-hope through his agency announcing his enlistment plans. After Jin, j-hope is the next member of BTS to carry out the group's enlistment plan.
While ARMYs are feeling confused and sad at the news of j-hope's sudden enlistment, Jin - an enlisted member has returned to social media for this news. But not only did he say hello to BTS's next rookie, Jin also spoke to j-hope after the news was released and gave him lots of advice.
The interaction between j-hope and Jin makes ARMYs even more emotional these days:
On the 26th, вιg нιт Music (HYBE), BTS's agency, announced on the fan platform Weverse, "[Notice] BTS j-hope’s Military Enlistment and Future Plans, said, “We would like to inform our fans that j-hope has initiated the m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷ enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement."
The enlistment schedule so far has not been determined, but it usually takes between 1 and a half to 2 months for this process. Like Jin, in October last year, he applied to cancel the m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷ service postponement and enlisted in December of the same year. Therefore, j-hope's enlistment date is probably not far away.
Previously, BTS members received the Hwagwan Cultural Medal in 2018 and according to the revised Military Service Law 2020, all members applied for a postponement because they were eligible to postpone their enlistment schedule until now. 30 years old. In particular, j-hope born in 1994 can postpone his enlistment until the end of 2024, when he turns 30 years old. However, the application for the postponement of enlistment was completed earlier than before to match BTS's comeback plan in 2025.
However, j-hope's early enlistment also made many ARMYs regret. Meanwhile, contrary to the reaction of ARMYs, Jin - who has a lot of experience in enlistment, was excited about j-hope's joining along with a message to him "Welcome..." like Welcome to the next rookie of BTS.
Not only that, but later, j-hope αccídєntally revealed to ARMYs that he had a call with Jin after the enlistment announcement was officially released. It seems that contacting the first member of BTS to enlist was the right decision because Jin will know how to help j-hope adjust to the life of a sold̾i̾e ̾r in the future.
j-hope wrote under Jin's comment: “Jjwan…Have a good weekend… and thanks for the call.."
It seems that j-hope and Jin had a long phone call to discuss some things related to enlistment. But that was still not enough with what Jin wanted to teach.
Later, on Weverse, Jin went on to teach j-hope how to properly salute in the m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷ as an instructor - the position he currently holds in the army. Jin said: “Excuse me. They say that the angle for salutes should be: wrist and forearm should be maintained in a straight line and 45 degrees from the ground, the upper arm should be maintained between 30-45 degrees”
j-hope seems to have gained more experience for his m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷ enlistment after the phone call and sharing from Jin. Therefore, he will certainly feel more comfortable as he goes through his m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷ service step-by-step.
Meanwhile, ARMYs left their various reactions to this:
- When he said "hyung will do it first" it was to make other members calm when they go to m̷i̷l̷i̷t̷a̷r̷y̷
- My man just announced his enlistment but his private said NOW WE'RE STARTING THE TRAINING
- THATS WHY I LOVE HIM
- he literally said your training starts now
- He's soooo unserioussss i love himmmmmmm
- giving him online training I can't with him
- HE'S MAKING ME LAUGH THROUGH TEARS I CANNOT DO.THIS I MISS YOU COME BACK TO ME NI
- he hasnt even enlisted yet give him time
- Jin already started hobi's training
- This is so adorable and funny. Gosh I love 2seok so much. My heart. This is making me feel a bit better
- j-hope needs Jin for every moments of his life
