BTS Hiatus Until 2025 Unleashes Deluge of Sadness and Memes on Twitter
Global phenom Kpop group BTS is compared so its members can undertake their mandated military service before reforming “around 2025,” the role official statement Monday. In response, fans flocked to Twitter promising to wait for their triumphant return.
BTS has risen to international stardom in the decade since forming, with members of the Korean boy band permitted to postpone their military service in 2020 to continue performing.
The statement from BTS’ label BigHit Music announcing the group’s hiatus states that band members will resume giving performances after they complete military service, and “there’s much more yet to come in the years ahead.” Fans have met the news with sadness and admiration.
BTS member Jin will be the first to enlist at some point this month, with the remaining members of the group signing up for service later.
Fans won’t be left completely left, as some members will still conduct individual activities into the first half of next year. BTS has also stockpiled content in advance to release during the hiatus, per an investors note released by BigHit parent company Hybe Corporation.
While fans grieve for all the live shows the group won’t be holding over the next couple