BTS’ Suga begins mandatory military enlistment process
K-pop label says the supergroup will reunite in 2025.
military service and safely returns,” the Weverse statement added. “Our company
l spare no effort in provid- ing support for our artist.”
South Korean law requires all able-bodied men to com- plete about 18 months of mili- Suga, the second-eldest tary service between the ages member of K-pop supergroup 18 and 35. The members of BTS, has taken the steps to BTS range in age from 25 to begin his mandatory mili- 30. Bighit Music announced tary service. in October 2022 that BTS
BTS label Bighit Music members would be joining announced in a news release the army.
Sunday that the singer “has “Bighit Music has focused initiated the military enlist- to the milestone moment ment process by applying when it would be possible for the termination of his to respect the needs of the enlistment postponement. country and for these healthy
“We ask you for your con- young men to serve with tinued love and support for their countrymen, and that’s Suga until he completes his now,” the label said in an
October statement.
BTS’ Jin, 30, became the first member to start his mil- itary service in December 2022.
The label also said the art- ists wi l stagger their military service while they pursue their solo projects. Suga, born Min Yoon-gi, toured his solo work, including his album “D-Day,” this year under the alias Agust D. He performed for three nights in May at Inglewood’s Kia Forum.
“But I’ve been doing music wi hout any filter all the time, so I wouldn’t differentiate between Agust D or Suga, because all those are all me,” Suga, 30, told The Times’ August Brown in May.
Bighit Music shared news of Suga’s military enlistment the same day he brought his solo tour to an emotional close in Seoul. A video posted by Twitter user @rockstarstae shows the singer tearing up and crying while performing his song “Dear My Friend.”
Seemingly overcome with emotion, Suga stopped singing while his fans carried on his moving lyrics about lasting memories of friendship and change.
According to Bighit’s October 2022 statement, BTS will reunite in 2025.