BTS' Suga starts military enlistment process

Jaehwa Bernardo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Suga of the K-pop boy group BTS. Photo: Instagram/agustd" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/08/07/20230807-bts-yoongi.jpg"/><figcaption>Suga of the K-pop boy group BTS. <em>Photo: Instagram/agustd</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>(UPDATE) BTS member Suga has begun the process of enlisting in the South Korean military, becoming the third of the K-pop supergroup to join the country&#x27;s armed forces, his label announced Monday.</p><p>&quot;We would like to inform our fans that Suga has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement,&quot; Big Hit Music said in a notice on fan community app WeVerse.</p><p>The agency did not mention the date of the rapper&#x27;s enlistment but told fans that further details would be given &quot;in due course.&quot;</p><p>&quot;We ask you for your continued love and support for Suga until he completes his military service and safely returns,&quot; Big Hit told fans.</p><p>The announcement came a day after Suga, whose real name is Min Yoongi, wrapped up his first world tour with a series of &quot;encore&quot; shows in Seoul.</p><p>The tour was held in support of the artist&#x27;s debut album, &quot;D-Day,&quot; released last April.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/04/21/23/bts-suga-drops-solo-album-d-day">BTS&#x27; Suga drops solo album &#x27;D-Day&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>Suga is the third BTS member to enlist in the military following J-Hope and Jin.</p><p>In South Korea, all able-bodied men must serve at least 18 months in the military as the country remains technically at war with nuclear-armed North Korea.</p><p>Big Hit earlier said BTS plans to reconvene &quot;as a group again around 2025 following their [military] service commitment.&quot;</p><p>BTS has become a global cultural phenomenon, selling out stadiums around the world and dominating US music charts while raking in billions for South Korea&#x27;s economy and building a massive legion of fans called ARMY.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/07/13/23/why-the-bts-memoir-was-translated-into-filipino">Reading BTS story in Filipino ‘hits differently,’ says local publisher</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite.</p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2751333" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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BTS' Suga starts military enlistment process

BTS' Suga starts military enlistment process

Jaehwa Bernardo,

ABS-CBN News

Published Aug 07, 2023 01:41 PM PHT

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Updated Aug 07, 2023 03:18 PM PHT

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