Only groups where no members have started the military yet have been mentioned!
We recently learned that BTS’ members will fulfill their mandatory service. Jin will start probably at the end of the year, after the release of his first solo album “The Astronaut”. GOT7, iKON, NCT 127, ONF, ONEWE, VANNER, DIOS, Megamax, and NIK will also start their service by the end of the year.
Following them, NU’EST, SEVENTEEN, Danggisio, About U, YDPP, VERIVERY, ANTARES, LIMITLESS, ONEUS, Dustin, RoaD-B, LUAMEL, Upstar, Viral Affair, Black Level, BIGDIPPER and PATZ will have to serve next year, 2023.
Finally, THE BOYZ, 2Z, E’LAST, F.ABLE, FISTBUMP, The Whales, ABLUE, I1IT, and TAN will have to enlist in 2024. Which K-Pop group’s enlistment are you dreading the most? Share your thoughts with Kpopmap in the comments section down below!
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going together even when members didn’t have to yet to minimise the time away and reunite quickly (ONEWE forward planning years ahead of maknae line (00z) enlistments so that the hyungs can keep the band active together)
pre-recorded full group comebacks released during enlistments (ONF’s Your Song Special album and ONEWE’s Still Here self-composed by Yonghoon and SW:R demo album prepared before enlistments), contents and messages
performing from the military. Even the 5 ONF members performing their own songs together (and going viral) and Yonghoon getting permission from the military to upload a video of him singing and playing guitar there to ONEWE official SNS
regularly messaging fans on fancafe. ONEWE members have even been coming to talk to fans every single day when they get their phones in evenings/weekends. Basically the only time we don’t hear from them is when they’re schedules don’t allow them to have phones to contact each other either and even then they still let us know in advance (Kanghyun and WEVEs both missing and waiting for Yonghoon together rn :’))
