On February 26, BIGHIT MUSIC announced that BTS member J-Hope will be joining the military soon following Jin, and he has already started the process of his enlistment.
Needless to say, fans were completely unprepared for the news, and started sharing their sadness on social media, which ended up trending keywords like “take me instead” and “J-Hope we will wait for you” trending on Twitter.
While fans are still trying to make peace with the news, Jin left a comment under an old post of J-Hope’s, saying, “Welcome” to J-Hope. He soon replied, thanking Jin for calling and wishing him a good weekend.
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welcome.. https://t.co/MR4WFEWPkJ pic.twitter.com/h7aqyobrYO
— 윤서⁷ (@btsinthemoment) February 26, 2023
The wholesome exchange soon turned into a hilarious teasing game when Jin replied, “If by chance we meet, don’t make eye contact because I’m a private and you’re a trainee LOL.” J-Hope played along and responded with a saluting emoticon.
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jjwan.. have a good weekend…🥲 and thank you for the call..
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if by chance we meet, dont make eye contact,
because im a private and youre a trainee kekeke— 윤서⁷ (@btsinthemoment) February 26, 2023
Jin returned to play his army-senior card again and told J-Hope to salute the right way. “You have to maintain a straight line between your wrist and forearm at 45 degrees from the ground, and your upper arm has to remain between 30 to 45 degrees,” he wrote in the comments. J-Hope couldn’t help expressing his awe at Jin’s strictness as an instructor!
they say that for a salute, you have to maintain a straight line between your wrist and forearm at 45 degrees from the ground, and your upper arm has to remain between 30 to 45 degrees— 윤서⁷ (@btsinthemoment) February 26, 2023
The enlistment news is definitely a tough one to digest, but this exchange probably made the situation much easier for fans to deal with. Thank you for your service, Jin!