HYBE Responds to BTS J-Hope's Alleged Special Treatment in Military + ARMYs React to Claims
HYBE has dropped a brief statement regarding the allegations of J-Hope receiving preferential treatment in his military enlistment.
Here's what they said.
HYBE Responds to BTS J-Hope's Military Special Treatment Allegations
J-Hope has been embroiled in preferential treatment allegations.
On April 21, news outlet Newsis reported that all recruits who enlisted on April 18 would only get to enter with one car each.
J-Hope of BTS is one of those recruits who enlisted on April 18, who managed to enter the 36th Infantry Division recruit training center in Wonju.
The "one car per recruit" rule was also stated on a large LED sign, which was displayed on the center's entrance. The cars containing the recruits were only permitted to enter after showing their enlistment notices to the guards.
According to the report, Newsis also mentioned that a total of six HYBE vans were spotted entering the area. The vans were reportedly seen entering in unison, implying that some allowances were allegedly made for J-Hope.
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Upon seeing the claims, HYBE made a brief statement regarding the matter. The agency disclosed that the report's accuracy is currently being investigated. They will also follow up a new statement after gathering all facts.
"We are currently in the middle of verifying the truth of the report. After checking and gathering accurate information, a statement will be published."
ARMYs Furious Over J-Hope's Special Treatment Allegations: 'This is so pathetic'
BTS's fandom ARMYS were enraged to learn of the allegations. In a forum, fans expressed their rage over the claims, stating that the allegations are false. They also questioned the report's accuracy because of how random the topic was.
Meanwhile, some ARMYs claimed the vans mentioned didn't even go inside the training center. Others said that staff only saw J-Hope off in the parking lot. Fans also doubted the context in terms of ethics and practices.
Read their comments here:
"There's nobody else who would think that these are special treatments aside from trash journalists."
"They didn't even went into the unit. Is the journalist not embarrassed of this?"
"Is the journalist making up bulls**t because they didn't get to see Bangtan's faces? Seriously, this is so dirty."
"This is so pathetic. How is this considered special treatment?"
"They didn't even go in, they just saw him off in the parking lot lol. I'm glad even non fans can smell the journalist's BS."
"Over 6 cars and parking lot when they didn't even go in? They really tried."
"It's barely been a day since the BTS guy enlisted. What is this? I pity for ARMYs."
"Trash journalists succeeded at feeding the trolls."
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