The enlistment of the BTS members began 7 months ago with the first member being Jin and the second being j-hope. Up to now, the remaining 5 members of BTS have temporarily no official plans for enlistment.
However, for fans, they all realize that time for the members is short and they are always sensitive to what is happening around. One of them includes RM's hair change in recent days.
This makes many ARMYs can't help but think that he is about to enlist because j-hope has done the same thing before. There are a lot of opinions surrounding the new images of his hair.
After announcing the suspension of group activities since mid-2022, the BTS members in turn performed their mandatory m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service according to кσяєαn law. Starting with the eldest Jin in December 2022, then j-hope in April 2023.
South кσяєα's m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service law stipulates that male citizens must enlist in the army for about 18 months while BTS expressed their wish that the group will reunite with all 7 members by 2025. Therefore, all members of BTS are expected to complete their enlistment this year to achieve this goal.
After j-hope enlisted, there were many predictions about the next member of the group who will perform his m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ service. And RM becomes one of the members who are said to have the potential to be the next to enlist in BTS.
In particular, recently, with some pictures revealed by RM himself on his Instagram, fans think that this can come true. It is a photo of RM in a music studio, although his smile is shining, fans can't help but notice his new haircut that is much shorter than his previous time.
This surprised ARMYs as RM had always maintained a longer hairstyle for a long time. This sudden change has fans worried as to whether it is a sign of him preparing for his m̴i̴l̴i̴t̴a̴r̴y̴ enlistment.
Because normally, before enlisting, кσяєαn recruits have to shave their heads. Jin and j-hope also went through this and in it, j-hope once noticed that he was so worried about shaving his head that he would cut his hair a little bit shorter every day to get used to until he enlisted.
Many fans speculate that if RM is about to enlist in the near future, his hairstyle could be a signal that he is preparing to shave his head to enlist. While some suggested he might want to change his style a bit:
- NAMJOON’S HAIR OH MY GOD ???!!
- Is he also cutting it little by little?
- NOPE, HE JUST LIKES SHORT HAIR THATS IT!
- But also, his pants? And this shirt? Together? Interesting
- I’m having trouble staying calm rn
- this family gives us roller coaster emotions. one time we're so happy about jk's upcoming single. next thing we know, HELLO THIS IS BIGHIT. NAMJOON ENLISTING. And after that, jk's album+concert tour (hoping) to ease our sadness
- my heart dropped and shattered into pieces
- Don’t tell me we gonna have Hello This is Bł₲ Ⱨł₮ Music tomorrow
- Omg same to hobi,cutting it little by little
- I even remember when he had the sides of his head shaved and all it was just one big line down up to the middle of his head in "No More Dream Era."
- I really love him with short hair like that, but why does it ȟɥȑțs rn
- Guys I’ve been trying to stay positive , pls stop just let me live in denial
- He knows he looks good with short hair. that's all I take from this
- I got happy for a sec like WOW NEW HAIRCUT, and then it h1t me
Not only that, with many other signs, ARMYs also believe that RM will soon enlist as the next enlisted member of BTS due to many signs. For example, he completed his solo album last year and he himself revealed that he intends to enlist with j-hope because of the completion of his album.
Next, on the day of j-hope's enlistment, RM also posted a photo with a goodbye but also a promise to see j-hope soon in the "army" when writing: "See you soon.. brother". Next, in a letter to ARMYs on the occasion of BTS's 10th debut anniversary, RM also hinted at his own future plans, as well as that of BTS. Besides sharing his feelings, RM also sent encouragement to fans and promised that BTS would return soon.
