BTS' Jin discharged from military service, gets warm welcome from band members

Jin, member of the K-pop band BTS, has been dischargedfrom South Korean military service after completing his mandatory training. Pictures emerged on social media on Wednesday (June 12) in which Jin can be seen reuniting with the rest of his band members, who waited for him outside the premises.

They all welcomed Jin with a hug, while RM even played the saxophone to the tune of their hit song Dynamite.

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In a new video that surfaced on fan pages on social media, Jungkook, RM, J- Hope, Jimin and V gathered outside the entrance of the military academy to welcome Jin after he was discharged from service.

Jim was in his military uniform, and also paused for a moment to make a hand salute. RM was the first one to greet him, and even went on to perform their Grammy-nominated hit song Dynamite on the saxophone.

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Another band member Suga was missing from the reunion.

The X account of BTS too posted a group picture with Jin to celebrate his discharge from military.

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It had the BTS members sitting on the couch, and doing the peace sign, while a white cake and some muffins were kept on the table in front of them.

There were also a sign behind them on the wall, which read, ‘Jin is back'.

The ARMY reacts

BTS fans, popularly known as the ARMY, welcomed back Jin with warm comments on social media.

A fan commented, “Home isn’t a place, it’s a feeling. This is it.”

A second fan commented, “Welcome back my beautiful Jin bts family.”

A comment read, "BTS tweet on their personal account for the first time in almost exactly six months to declare "JIN IS BACK" and reunite as seven with their pre-approved time off to celebrate the end of Jin's enlistment."

“We missed you guys!” read another comment.

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Jin joined the military in December 2022. The BTS member began his 18 months of military service at a front-line South Korean boot camp.

Jin entered the boot camp at Yeoncheon, a town near the North Korean border.

He did five weeks of basic military training together with other conscript soldiers. After the training, he and other conscripts were assigned to army units.