On the morning of November 24, the Korean media heavily reported on Jin's official enlistment time and location. This caused the fans to become riotous and express their regret at having to part with Jin for a while.
Meanwhile, when contacting Big Hit Music, Korean media has not received an official answer from the company or Jin. But a few minutes ago, Jin officially spoke out about the news and shared his hopes for the day he enlists.
After reading Jin's share, please remember that if you come to see him off, please keep BTS and his family at a safe distance:
This morning, in the newspapers of the Korean media, there were rumors about Jin's enlistment on December 13. This is news confirmed by the local government and some military officials.
Specifically, Korean media said that Jin will enlist in the middle of December at a rookie training center in Yeoncheon District, Gyeonggi Province. He will begin training for new recruits for five weeks, then be assigned to the Army unit on the front lines, where Jin will serve as a soldier for nearly 18 months.
After the news was spread, many press units contacted Big Hit Music to confirm this information. However, the company did not directly deny or confirm this information, but only announced that it is difficult to confirm because it is personal information and requires understanding from the media and fans.
However, the press and ARMYs understand that the above information is true. And a few minutes ago, it was Jin who confirmed this information through a post on Weverse.
Jin seems to have read the Korean media about his enlistment date and location. In his anxiety about this information being revealed, Jin hopes that ARMYs do not gather in large numbers where he is going as Jin is concerned that this will cause injury to ARMYs if the situation becomes chaotic.
Jin shared in the post indirectly confirming the enlistment information that: "An article I didn't want went up but our ARMYs, you can't come to the training camp ㅠㅠ A lot of people other than me will come and it will be chaotic and it could be dangerous. ARMY allabyu (i love you)"
Besides, this is also a concern of the local government and military at the place where Jin will be enlisting because of the appearance of BTS members and Jin's family. They also expressed that Jin's case is a special one, so they will work with Jin's management company to ensure the safety of his enlistment day, and promptly deal with the crowd.
The case of BTS is also predicted to be similar to the day when some famous Kpop idols enlist and leave the army, even more than imagined. In precedent, Kpop artists like Big Bang or Super Junior,... also witnessed a large number of fans and media coming to the training center. But this is sure to cause great chaos here.
In view of Jin's concern and ensuring the safety of BTS and Jin's family, I hope that any ARMYs who intend to attend, please give BTS and family respect and private space. Better yet, follow Jin's hope so that he can enlist with peace of mind and joy!
Other ARMYs also call each others to follow Jin's wish:
- hoping that army will respect his wishes. sending him a lot of love right now :(
- I’ve been avoiding news and articles about his enlistment and been in denial since the announcement? I don’t know what to feel anymore???? I’m still not ready for this
- thank you for worrying for our safett! but yea the best course of action rn is for armys to not go, pls pls let’s respect what he wishes since this concerns yall’s safety and the boys’ safety too
- i hope people would listen, im sure his family and frnds would be there, they need to have this moment, we love you seokjin baby, please be safe
- seokjin ur too good. ur just too good.
- I know the news will be eventually announced, but I was hoping the K-media shouldn't have preempted it.
- this whole situation is so upsetting:(
- we understand jin! thank you for worrying for armys safety, hope all goes well
- Army, Kmedia could not have the decency of respecting Jin's boundaries. But please RESPECT HIS NEEDS AND DON'T GO
- Really! #BTSARMY should take heed of Jin's wishes & respect their privacy. It won't be a fan meet for crying out loud. Our gallant man will fulfill his duties as an abiding citizen. Let's not turn it into a circus.
- Thanks. I was holding it together pretty well until i saw this.
- it's not only medias fault but also staff's. how did they even know about the info if not someone telling them. they sold tae's info too before. so sick.
- i realised jin actually meant that he didn’t want the enlistment date revealed bc he didn’t want armys to gather there due to danger/crowd. it’s an emotional day for him, he won’t want the stress of putting on a smile & worrying for army. let him be w his loved ones privately.
