The announcement for J-Hope, 29, comes just months after 30-year-old singer Jin, the oldest BTS member, began his military service in December.

February 26, 2023 dictionary A A J-Hope will be next BTS member to begin military service BTS member J-Hope during the Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) 2022 in Osaka on Nov. 30, 2022. [CJ ENM] J-Hope will be the second member of boy band BTS to start his military service.

Jung Ho-seok (Korean: 정호석; born February 18, 1994), better known by his stage name J-Hope (stylized as j-hope), is a South Korean rapper, singer-songwriter, dancer, and record producer. He made his debut as a member of South Korean boy band BTS in 2013, under Big Hit Entertainment .

K-pop star J-Hope's 18-month compulsory military service has begun. He's the second BTS member to join South Korea's army after Jin's enlistment in December. The singer debuted a military buzz cut in a social media message to fans before reporting for duty.

On April 1, BigHit confirmed (no fooling) that the next entrance ceremony is imminent, and now fans are left wondering what day J-Hope is leaving for the military. J-Hope being second in line has been common knowledge since February , when BTS’ label BigHit put out a statement confirming his initiation of the enlistment process just a few.

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — J-Hope, a member of K-pop sensation BTS, entered a South Korean boot camp Tuesday to start his 18-month compulsory military service, becoming the group's second member to join the country's army. There was heated public debate in 2022 over whether to offer special exemptions of mandatory military service for BTS.

BTS ‘s J-Hope is set to enlist on April 18, 2023. According to Korean media outlets, who had received information from informants in the military, he will enlist at a basic military camp in Gangwon-do. After receiving his five-week basic military training, he will be dispatched to his regular unit.

April 25th, 2023 On April 18, BTS ‘s J-Hope became the next member of the group to enlist for their mandatory military service. Following his first week of enlistment, an official military app shared the first photos of the idol. BTS’s J-Hope | @uarmyhope/Instagram