BTS Discusses How the Mandatory Requirement to Serve in the Korean Army Might Impact Their Future

However, in December 2020, lawmakers in the country passed a bill where people in certain professions, including professional athletes and even musicians, whose contributions are deemed particularly valuable to South Korea may extend their service until the age of 30.

I would like to think that at the end, when I’m too old to dance, I would just like to sit onstage with the other members and sing and engage with the fans.

We argued a lot in the beginning, of course, but I think now, because we have spent so much time together, I began to like even the things about the other members I used to hate,” Jimin expresses.

“The way we think is that everything that we do, and our existence itself, is contributing to the hope for leaving this xenophobia, these negative things, behind,” he shares.

The group, meanwhile, is set to release their second English-language single, titled “Butter,” on May 21.

BTS describes the song as a “pure, swaggering dance-pop celebration in the retro vein of Bruno Mars, with layers of Jam and Lewis-style synths.” “It’s very energetic,” RM says.

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