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BTS' Jin to release solo single 'The Astronaut' ahead of military enlistment

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Rose Carmelle Lacuata, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Photo from @bts.bighitofficial/Instagram" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/10/18/20221018-jin.jpg"/><figcaption><em>Photo from @bts.bighitofficial/Instagram</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Jin of the K-pop supergroup BTS will release his solo single &quot;The Astronaut&quot; ahead of his military enlistment.</p><p>&quot;BTS member Jin’s first official solo single, “The Astronaut,” will be released on October 28, 2022,&quot; Big Hit Music said in a statement posted on the WeVerse app early Wednesday (KST).</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="jin" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/entertainment/10/18/20221018-jin2.jpg"/></figure></div><p>&quot;Since it’s a song made with so much love toward the fans, we hope “The Astronaut” can be a gift to all of you,&quot; it added.</p><p>Big Hit Music also released the promotion schedule for The Astronaut.</p><p>Big Hit on Monday announced that the members of BTS will fulfill their mandatory military service.</p><p>Jin, whose real name is Kim Seokjin, the oldest among the members at 29 years old, will be the first to enlist.</p><p>[[https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/17/22/bts-members-to-fulfill-mandatory-military-service]]</p><p>Big Hit made the announcement about the members&#x27; impending military enlistment days after their concert in Busan.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/10/16/22/bts-holds-concert-to-promote-s-koreas-world-expo-bid">BTS throws free concert to promote S. Korea&#x27;s World Expo bid</a></li></ul><p>Jin had his conscription delayed until the end of the year after South Korea&#x27;s conscription law was revised in 2020.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/overseas/12/01/20/south-korea-passes-law-to-allow-bts-to-postpone-military-service">South Korea passes law to allow BTS to postpone military service</a></li></ul><p>All South Korean able-bodied young men under the age of 30 must perform around two years of military service, mainly due to the fact that the country remains technically at war with nuclear-armed North Korea.</p><p>South Korea&#x27;s defense minister earlier said BTS, who are widely credited for bringing K-pop into the mainstream in the United States, may be allowed to continue performing and preparing for international concerts even as they undertake their military service.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/02/22/bts-may-be-ok-to-perform-while-on-military-service-minister">BTS may be able to perform while on military service: minister</a></li></ul><p>In June, the septet announced it would take a break from group activities to focus on solo projects.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/06/14/22/bts-to-go-on-break-members-to-focus-on-solo-careers">BTS announces break as members focus on solo releases</a></li></ul><div><strong>— With a report from Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/h_k0DmSRI4Y?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></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>

Jin of the K-pop supergroup BTS will be releasing his solo single 'The Astronaut' ahead of his military enlistment.

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BTS' Jin to release solo single 'The Astronaut' ahead of military enlistment

Rose Carmelle Lacuata,

ABS-CBN News

Published October 19, 2022 01:17 AM PHT

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