The BTS members had quietly returned for their mandatory military training during their break from the Arirang World Tour.
While it emerged on social media that Jimin had undertaken his military training and exhibited impressive skills during drills, it was not officially confirmed if other members had also took on the training.
Member V (Kim Taehyung) is the first member to share an update from his personal social media.
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He shared a carousel of photos. with the first few of him being in military uniform. He wrote in Korean: “Daechung ileogo sal-ayo.”
It translates to: “I roughly live like this.
Highlighting the third photo in the carousel in his IG Stories, he wrote: “First Reserve Forces” in Korean.
The Reserve Military training is mandatory drill that abled-men, who have completed their active-duty military service, have to take annually for the next six to eight years.
It is undertaken to maintain military skills as former soldiers undergo intensive training for roughly one to three days.
The update from the Fri(ends) singer comes just days after he graced the December 2026 issue of Harper’s BAZAAR Korea.
V appears in six different covers with the concept titled: Endless Summer, Forever Youth. In the cover story, he talks about cherishing simple moments in everyday life.
He also spoke about lurking online in ARMY conversations and feeling a little jealous that he cannot participate without disrupting the chat. He called his fans an essential part of his life.
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