On the 4th, Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon mentioned BTS’s return, saying, "It seems like the entire nation has been waiting for this. The 'Return of the Kings' is approaching. BTS, now a complete group after fulfilling their national defense duties, is preparing for their comeback event." He continued, "From the city's perspective, this is a much-needed event and soмєтнing we should be deeply grateful for.”

The reason the mayor said this is because on the day BTS makes their comeback, they will hold a commemorative concert at Gwanghwamun Square—a long-standing symbol of кσяєα’s authentic cultural heritage. Not only will hundreds of thousands attend in person, but the concert will also be livestreamed to viewers in around 190 countries worldwide via Netflix—clearly a major opportunity for national promotion that BTS brings with them.

It’s not only South кσяєα that is excitedly counting down to BTS’s return—people around the world are also following every step of the superstars. Especially after the event two days ago, when all seven BTS members were seen together at the airport for the first time as they departed for Lisbon, the hype has been pushed to an all-time high. Even leader RM confirmed the trip, saying, “BTS is open for business again after 4 years.”

As a result, even though several days have pαѕѕed, topics related to the members’ appearance that day are still being widely discussed across social media. One of them is a “joke” involving Jimin’s hair!

The viral moment came from a video showing Jimin at the airport with striking blonde hair, along with his polished outfit and well-put-together appearance. As many remember, when Jin teased Jimin about why he was dressed up so nicely for the airport, Jimin explained that since it had been a long time since they appeared together as a group, he wanted to prepare carefully to meet the fans.

But that wasn’t even the main point. What impressed fans the most was that when they zoomed in on his hair, even the roots close to his scalp were a flawless blonde, with not a hint of dark roots showing—almost as if his hair were naturally blonde. From there, people began spreading the idea that Jimin’s hair is naturally blonde.

However, some serious fans didn’t catch on to the trend and pushed back. They argued that as an Asian, Jimin would obviously have black hair, and even brought up childhood photos to prove it. Some even explained that modern hair-dye technology has become so advanced that it can dye hair right up to the roots in an extremely precise way—making it look so natural that even if the hair were dyed an even lighter shade, the result would still look the same.

The debate was quickly settled when longtime ARMYs clarified that this was actually just the fandom’s long-running “Jimin’s blonde hair joke.” It originated from the fact that he frequently dyes his hair blonde (such as during the DNA era), and the color suits him so well that fans love it and jokingly want to claim it as his real hair color—even though everyone knows he’s кσяєαn and naturally has black hair.

Many fans laughed, saying Jimin’s hairstylist must be incredibly proud—and probably getting asked for their contact info nonstop—now that the topic of his blonde hair has gone viral. Under the viral posts, there were many entertaining comments such as:

- We calling ourselves clowns is starting to feel a little too real now

- The first blonde in the world—everyone after him is just ∂яυgstore blonde

- It's normal to not know every joke as old ARMYs.... many ARMYs just enjoy their own way of watching BTS contents and videos themselves ... not everyone is active in fandom and knowing all inside jokes

- I think some people just don't get jokes in general. And there's nothing wrong with that. It's just kinda funny.

- The ‘natural blonde’ who dyes his eyebrows black— I love this man

- He’s a natural blonde and I won’t accept any opposing opinions

- I’m sorry but those roots are BLONDE. That’s not dye, that’s genetics

- Jimin didn’t dye his hair—he just finally revealed his natural blonde era. ARIRANG please come quickly

- If that’s hair dye then why does it look more real than my actual natural hair??

- ARMY, we are not delusional. The dye is delusional for looking that natural

- At this point I refuse to believe he’s кσяєαn. That man is naturally blonde and I’m standing by it.