BTS Jin Submits 'Enlistment Postponement Cancellation Request'... May Enlist in Army Active Duty as Early as End of This Year

Military Manpower Administration to Send Enlistment Notice After Deciding Enlistment Timing
Jin Revealed on Live Broadcast on 28th Last Month, "Cancel Enlistment Postponement and Prepare Documents"

Concept photo of BTS Jin's first solo single 'The Astronaut'. Photo by BigHit Music [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Culture Young Intern Reporter] Jin (real name Kim Seokjin), the eldest member of the group BTS, has submitted a request to cancel his military service postponement.

According to related industry sources on the 4th, Jin submitted a 'Request to Cancel Enlistment Postponement' to the Military Manpower Administration on the same day. As a result, he is expected to enlist by the end of this year at the earliest, or by early next year at the latest. Big Hit Music, his agency, has not issued any special statement regarding the submission of the 'Request to Cancel Enlistment Postponement.'

Jin was born in 1992 and is 30 years old. According to the revised Military Service Act in 2020, his enlistment had been postponed until the end of this year based on a recommendation for postponement from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

Following Jin's submission of the cancellation request, the Military Manpower Administration will decide the enlistment timing considering the enlistment plans of applicants, military needs, and the number of people waiting to enlist, and will send Jin an enlistment notice.

Usually, the enlistment notice is issued within three months after submitting the cancellation request, but if the number of people waiting to enlist is low, enlistment can occur within two months. Jin can only enlist in the Army, as the current Military Service Act allows applications to the Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps only up to the age of 28. Therefore, Jin can enlist as an active-duty soldier at Nonsan Training Center or a frontline unit's recruit training battalion.

Big Hit Music announced on the 17th of last month through a public disclosure that Jin would apply to cancel his enlistment postponement. They added, "Our company and the members hope to resume full BTS activities in 2025, but we ask for your understanding that it is difficult to specify the exact timing at this point."

The Ministry of National Defense stated that even while BTS members are serving in the military, "if there are national events for public interest or events conducted at the national interest level, they will be given opportunities to participate if they wish."

Previously, on the 28th of last month (local time), Jin said during a live broadcast held while staying in Buenos Aires, Argentina, that he would cancel his enlistment postponement upon returning to Korea and immediately complete the enlistment-related paperwork. At that time, Jin was staying locally to participate as a special guest at the British pop band Coldplay's concert 'MUSIC of the SPHERES' and returned on the 31st.

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