Little by little BTS is coming back: Jin sent a video to his fans and announced that he will soon end his military service

The oldest member of the group BTS, Jinstarted 2024 with a special message for the BTS ARMY, his loyal fan club.

The singer, born Kim Seok-jin, shared a video on YouTube’s YouTube page this afternoon. bts to wish fans a happy new year and tell them to be patient as he completes his mandatory military service in South Korea.

Ta-da everyone! HI! Seok-jin came to ring in the new year. It’s January for everyone. The new year has arrived. In January I will be a year older. He would be around 30 years old by now,” he begins in the video.

“Did you all make a snowman? I’m still in the past so I don’t know if it snows or not, but if it snows you have to make a snowman and be a child again and have snowball fights,” she said, playing with a doll.

She continued: “I leave you this video so you can see my cute and attractive face and spend January and February with pleasure. I miss you all. I miss you a lot. Wait a little longer and you can see me with short hair. My hair will grow fast this year and I can start working hard soon. Guys, wait a few more months. Now that it’s a new year, we still have a few months left. Make lots of snowmen and think of me while you make them… I’ll be back in February and March, until then, goodbye!”

Military service

Jin is gone the first member of the group to enlist in the South Korean military as part of the country’s requirement that men over the age of 18 serve 18 months in the military.

He entered the Army on December 12, 2022 and is expected to complete his service in June 2024. All members of BTS are currently enlisted and the group plans to meet again for group activities in 2025.

South Korea’s parliament passed a bill in 2020 allowing pop stars, or those who “excel in popular culture and art,” to defer their service until age 30.

This has been long awaited by BTS fans.

Jin in Argentina

In 2022, just before wearing bandeau dresses, Jin was one of the surprise guests at Coldplay’s shows in Argentina.

The British band and the South Korean singer performed for the first time The astronautthe song they composed together, in the third show at the River

The apparition was slow in arriving. After 11pm, when some tears began to appear after the final chords of Fix youthe Coldplay singer interrupted the recital to share a reflection.

That’s when he said that, years ago, tired of the music he was making, he was offered to work with a K-pop band. And, with little hope in the unknown, he prejudged them. But it ultimately turned out to be “one of the best” collaborations of their career.

This is how he introduced Jin, who received a warm ovation from the fans. “We need you,” Chris coddled after announcing his future in the military.

Contrary to what was imagined, the Korean artist did not accompany the band during the performance My universethe song they presented last year with the special collaboration of BTS.

“Thank you Argentina,” Jin returned affectionately once his performance was over. Her farewell gave rise Handsomethe song with which the English closed their third River.