J-hope from BTS enlists in military, shows his buzz cut; BTS members' send-off to Hobi makes ARMY emotional

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BTS member J-hope finally enlisted in the mandatory South Korean military service on Tuesday. The rapper quietly entered the training centre just like BTS Jin did when he enlisted last year

BTS J-hope enlists in military

All seven members RM (Kim Namjoon), Suga (Min Yoongi), Jimin, V (Kim Taehyung), Jeon Jungkook, and Kim Seokjin were together to send off J-hope (Jung Hoseok). BTS members took pictures together, showcasing their wholesome bonding and strong friendship

BTS members send J-hope
off to military

J-hope's photos from just before the enlistment are going viral. In the pics, the other members can be seen touching his head flaunting a buzz cut. The picture reminded ARMY, BTS’ fanbase, of the one that the K-pop group took while sending off Jin in December last year

Jin,J-hope enlistment
photo similarities

BTS leader Kim Namjoon aka RM also shared the photo on his Instagram and wrote a message for J-hope, "See you soon brother.” 

RM's goodbye message
to J-hope

On the other hand, Jin, who was the first member of the BTS to be enlisted in the military, had the most hilarious reaction as J-hope joined the military. Sharing the photo, Jin wrote "next person".

Jin's hilarious reaction to
J-hope's enlistment

BTS ARMY got emotional after watching the seven BTS members together once again. A Twitter user wrote, "We cried so many tears, and smiled so many smiles today. I love you all."

BTS ARMY gets emotional

A fan wrote, "Best boys! Stay healthy, Hobi. Please go and come back safely!" "Seokjin looks so cute in his uniform he went to support hobi in it, he was going to be there for him no matter what. Seokjin looks very healthy as well, I am so happy to see him this way, but miss him so much," wrote another fan

ARMYs' reaction to BTS
military enlistment

J-hope on Monday shared his last message for the fans before joining BTS Jin in the military, and also shared pictures of his buzz cut. "I'll be back in good health!!," J-hope wrote on Instagram

J-hope’s goodbye post
for ARMYs

BTS J-hope also shared a post on Weverse and said that he will be back safely. He wrote, "I love you ARMY.. I'll go and come back safely"

BTS J-hope Weverse post

Jin was the first member of the boy band to be enlisted in the military. He began his 18 months of mandatory military service at a front-line South Korean boot camp in December last year

First BTS member to
enlist in military