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Jin is the oldest member of BTS. He was the first of the seven to enlist, in December 2022, and the first to complete his service, on 12 June 2024.
Jin is the oldest member of BTS, and the official site gives his birthday as 4 December 1992.
The Korea Herald, in its piece on the group’s first 13 years, recorded that he was the first of the members to enlist, in December 2022. His service ran 18 months, and he left the 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon at about 9 a.m. on 12 June 2024, the first of the seven to complete it. The same outlet reported that he had served as an assistant drill instructor at a recruit training centre.
The official music videos and stage films sit on the group’s own YouTube channel. K-Culture Radar links to official uploads rather than rehosting them.
Discharged at the 5th Division in Yeoncheon, first of the seven
He left the 5th Infantry Division in Yeoncheon at about 9 a.m., the first of the seven to complete his service.
koreaherald.com · Source 1BIGHIT MUSIC
BTS is a seven-piece group under BIGHIT MUSIC that debuted on 13 June 2013 with the single album '2 Cool 4 Skool'. Its fifth full-length album ARIRANG arrived on 20 March 2026, after all seven had completed military service, and an 85-show world tour opened in April.
BTS released their fifth full-length album ARIRANG at 1 p.m. KST on 20 March 2026 and named the promotions that followed it 'BTS 2.0'. In a Q&A carried by Billboard Korea, RM said half of it was the seven of them together again, and Suga answered "a new beginning".
Jung Kook posted a link to RESCENE's Minami's cover of 'Still With You' on his Instagram story on 3 July 2026 with the word "yaho", Sports Kyunghyang and Top Star News reported. The cover went up on it's Live on 1 July, and on 11 July Minami recounted that morning on 'Omniscient Interfering View'.
Jung Kook sang the official theme 'Dreamers' alone at the 2022 Qatar World Cup opening ceremony on 20 November 2022. Four years later, on 19 July 2026, he was on the final's halftime stage with the other six members of BTS.
BTS performed 'Dynamite' at the halftime show of the World Cup final between Spain and Argentina at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey on 19 July 2026. It was the first halftime show ever staged at a World Cup final.
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