K-pop star J-Hope, member of the supergroup BTS, is discharged from South Korea’s military on Thursday, October 17, after 18 months of duty.
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00:00K-pop star J-Hope, member of the supergroup BTS, is discharged from South Korea's military
00:05on Thursday, October 17, after 18 months of duty.
00:09Wearing a uniform and a black beret, J-Hope smiles as he greets Jin and around 100 cheering
00:13fans upon his release.
00:15BTS' oldest member Jin finished his service in June.
00:19Other band members Suga, RM, Jimin, V, and Jungkook are still in mandatory service.
00:24The development sparked enthusiasm among fans and investors for a potential reunion of the
00:27boy band next year.
00:29The band is expected to reunite in 2025 after all the members have completed their military
00:33duty.
00:34Chartmasters.org ranks BTS as 41st in the list of best-selling artists of all time.
00:39Since their debut in 2013, the K-pop group sold more than 56 million physical albums
00:43and singles and tallied 6 No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart.