Suga has enlisted in the military after deferring his mandatory service (Picture: Getty)
BTS’s Suga, 30, is gearing up for military boot camp along with his K-pop bandmates who have already enlisted.
Fans of the K-Pop phenomenon have been warned for their attempts to break into the camp in search of Jin, who began training in December.
The 30-year-old was then joined by bandmate J-Hope, 29, who is thought to have started at a boot camp in Wonju back in April.
Now Suga is beginning his mandatory service in the South Korean army, leaving RM, 28, Jimin, 27, V, 27, and Jungkook, 25, to hold down the superstar fort.
All seven members will eventually have to enlist as all able-bodied male citizens between 18 and 28 years old must serve for a minimum of two years.
Being global superstars and record breakers allowed the group to defer their service until they turned 30, but now Suga must take his inevitable break from BTS.
Jin, J-Hope, and now Suga are in training (Picture: Efren Landaos/SOPA Images/Rex/Shutterstock)
Suga will service for minimum of two years (Picture: Cindy Ord/WireImage)
Suga’s agency BigHit Music issued a statement on Monday, August 7, through news outlet Soompi.
They wrote: ‘Hello. This is Bighit Music. We would like to inform our fans that Suga has initiated the military enlistment process by applying for the termination of his enlistment postponement.
‘We will inform you of further updates in due course. We ask you for your continued love and support for Suga until he completes his military service and safely returns.
‘Our company will spare no effort in providing support for our artist. Thank you.’
While his bandmates serve in the military, youngest BTS member Jungkook has released his debut solo single to fan’s delight.
BTS has seven members but is now missing three (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartMedia)
The K-Pop group has smashed records and broken international charts (Picture: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)
He performed the song live for the first time on The One Show last month, declaring fans could expect a ‘whole new Jungkook’.
The band is not expected to break up or slow down while the three members do their military service, especially with such record-breaking history.
BTS became the artist with the most Billboard 100 number-one hits this decade back in November, overtaking Taylor Swift and Drake.
They also made history in 2019 when they became the first Korean group to perform at Wembley Stadium.
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