The 30-year-old begins five weeks of training amid questions over future of the global phenomenon band
BTS star Jin starts his mandatory South Korean military duty on Tuesday, the band’s first member to enlist since a hiatus announcement this year left fans heartbroken over the K-pop juggernaut’s uncertain future.
The septet is widely considered the country’s biggest-ever cultural phenomenon – selling out stadiums around the world and dominating the charts, while raking in billions and building a global legion of fans known as ARMYs.