“Finally, all 7 members are discharged” … BTS Suga’s military service ends on the 21st

MUSIC Jun 21, 2025

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BTS ‘Suga was officially discharged from military service on the 21st, and all seven members of the group have finally completed their military service.With this, the military service period for all seven BTS members has ended on this day.

Suga finished his last day of service as a social service worker on the 18th, using up his remaining annual leave.BTS’s agency previously announced that there would be no separate official event.Suga will serve as a social service worker for 21 months starting in September 2023.

Earlier, the eldest brothers Jin and J-Hope were discharged from the military last year, and on the 10th and 11th, RM, V, Jimin, and Jungkook were discharged one after another, receiving enthusiastic cheers from fans.

On the day of their discharge, RM and V personally greeted their fans at a military base near Chuncheon, Gangwon Province.RM said, “I felt grateful that BTS was able to be active through my military service,” and V expressed his determination to return to the stage, saying, “It was a time when I could regain my body and mind.”

On the 13th, BTS’s discharged members made a surprise appearance at J-Hope’s encore concert ‘HOPE ON THE STREET FINAL’ and impressed fans.Jin and Jungkook went up on stage and performed themselves, while RM, V, Jimin, and Suga gave enthusiastic cheers from the audience, signaling the return of the full group.



Reporter Kim Gyul- winter@donga.com

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