Seoul – An incident took place outside Jungkook’s apartment. A woman obsessed with the band was caught trying to break into the band members’ home just hours after his discharge from military service. At around 23:20 local time on Wednesday, a woman in her 30s from China was seen inputting random numbers on a combination lock outside Jungkook’s apartment in Seoul, South Korea, police reported.
She admitted to flying into the country to see the singer but ended up getting arrested for trespassing. This week, Jungkook and three other members of his band were discharged from mandatory military service, leading to a frenzy among fans and raising excitement for a potential comeback.
South Korea’s most famous K-pop band, BTS, consisting of seven members, is set to make a return to the industry after being discharged from military service by the end of the month. Their agency, Hybe, hinted at a reunion of the members after their long military tenure. It is pertinent to mention that the band members went on a break at the peak of their career in 2022. Fans all over the world flew to South Korea to gather in front of Hybe’s quarters to welcome their idols back.
Most of the BTS Army was dressed in their purple signature colour outfit and held large banners and photographs of the band. Jungkook thanked the BTS Army and confessed that he was “ a bit embarrassed” to come in front of the camera after he had been away from the camera’s eye for a long while. He further added that he wasn’t even making any makeup for the occasion.
The BTS members were away to serve their time in the military as part of South Korea’s law, which requires all physically fit men aged 18 to 28 to serve in the military for about 2 years. There are a few exceptions to this rule, which can be applied to Olympic medalists and classical musicians.
BTS’s enlistment saw heavy debates on whether BTS should be made an exception to this rule or not. Some argued that BTS has continued to serve the nation by bringing it billions of dollars in revenue and should be excluded from the service to allow them to continue serving their nation in this manner. They further argued that this could prove more beneficial than their time in military service. Previously, South Korea’s parliament had passed a bill to delay the group’s military service until the age of 30. The first to be enlisted was the group’s oldest member, Jin, and others quickly followed suit.
