The talks about BTS's mandatory military service continue until today. As HYBE Corporation expresses its concerns about the lack of decision until today, Jin, the group's eldest member, breaks his silence about it.
As the oldest member of the group, Jin may be the first BTS member to be enlisted. However, the Korean National Assembly has yet to decide about it.
RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook attended a press conference at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas ahead of their second Las Vegas concert day. Jin answered a question about the group's military enlistment and said, as translated by Twitter user @modooborahae, via Hindustan Times, he talked about it with the company and entrusted all the military service-related tasks with it.
"I think what we said at the company will soon be our words," he added. HYBE CCO Lee Jin Hyung revealed the "Butter" hitmakers had left the matter of the military service in the hands of their company, per Soompi.
BTS has said time and over again that they will "accept the call of duty" when the nation calls for it. However, as the policy on military service has changed and the members experience the changes to the Military Service Act that they did not expect, they are now monitoring the situation while discussing the issue with their company.
However, with the said change, BTS members are now having a hard time due to the unpredictable time of their possible military service. As this affects their plan-making, they keep a close eye on the proposed amendment.
With that said, AllKpop noted HYBE Corporations wishes the Korean National Assembly to make its decision regarding BTS's mandatory military obligations. Meanwhile, the public also reveals its opinion about the matter.
Dispatch worked with Macromill Embrain to conduct a survey on the "public awareness of special cases on military service" on April 6. It featured 1,000 South Korean participants with ages spanning 14 to 59.
About 89% agreed there should be benefits to individuals who have made large-scale contributions to the country. Alternatively, 78% agreed that cultural agents, like BTS, can do alternative services.
However, there were reports about the public's weak understanding of the specifics behind the "system of serving as cultural agents." So, some said there should be some laid out ground rules about the system and clearer standards for the future. To this day, no one knows if BTS will serve their mandatory military service.
