Big Hit Entertainment to Possibly Postpone BTS Jin's Military Enlistment to The End of 2021
On September 2, Wednesday, Big Hit Entertainment submitted a stock report to the Financial Services Commission for listing on KOSPI. In the said report, Big Hit Entertainment revealed they could possibly delay BTS member Jin's military enlistment until the end of 2021.
The details of the stock report including details regarding the military enlistment of the members. While many have already accepted the fact that the members will have to partake in their mandatory military service sooner or later, they were shocked to read that Jin's enlistment could possibly be postponed.
The section reads, "BTS is composed of members born between 1992 and 1997, and are all eligible for active duty service. We believe that there is a possibility we can postpone Jin's enlistment date until the end of 2021."
Jin was born in 1992 and is turning 28-years-old this year. Many were under the impression he would be enlisting later this year or early next year, but it appears Big Hit Entertainment is ensuring Jin will be able to promote with the members for at least another year.
Big Hit Entertainment also added they are constantly expanding their lines of merchandise and video content sales that do not involve any activities from the artist themselves. They also added, "In order to minimize the risk of reduction in sales due to the planned vacancy of our major artist, we are currently reviewing various fields, such as pre-product contents like album video contents and flexible artist management through active members."
This comes after it was announced the government was planning to include revisions to their military service act. The revisions, if were to take place, would allow music artists who worked in the field for more than three years, have made remarkable contributions to the rise of national status, and have been acknowledged by the government for their merits, to postpone their enlistment until they are 30-years-old.
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If the bill is passed, BTS is the top-contender of postponing their enlistment, as they are known to have been an outstanding influence on the country, promoting Korena culture and language abroad. They are also credited for the recovery of Seoul's tourism industry, bringing in over 790,000 tourists to the country.
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ABOUT JIN
Jin is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and member of BTS. He debuted with the group in 2013 after being scouted by the company in university. Though initially joining the company to debut as an actor, he eventually transitioned to be a K-pop trainee.
With BTS, he co-wrote and released three tracks that are included in their albums: "Awake" released in 2016, "Epiphany" released in 2018, and "Moon" released in 2020. All three songs have charted on the Gaon Digital Chart. In 2019, he released his first solo song apart from BTS called "Tonight". Along with BTS member V, he has recorded a song that was included in the soundtrack of the 2016 drama "Hwarang: The Poet Warrior Youth" called "It's Definitely You".
Jin has also hosted multiple south Korean music programs from 2016 to 2018. In 2018, he along with the other members of BTS were awarded the fifth-class Hwagan Order of Cultural Merit by the President of South Korea. They were awarded for their contributions to the spread of Korean culture and language worldwide. BTS is the youngest recipients of the award.
