Long-awaited reunion: Jin (centre) waving after being discharged from mandatory military service. — AP
K-pop megastar Jin of BTS fame ended more than 500 days of mandatory military service, crying tears of joy, with bandmates embracing him and one belting out a group hit on the saxophone to celebrate.
The seven members of the world’s most popular boy band have been on a self-described “hiatus” since 2022 due to their military service, which South Korea requires of all men under 30 due to tensions with the nuclear-armed North.
