Supreme Boi, whose real name is Shin Donghyuk, was also a member of DNH. SBS reports that he was one of BTS' original members but left before the band debuted. The site reports that he's a producer for Big Hit Entertainment (BTS' management company) and has worked with the band on several of their songs.
J-Hope, former member of the Korean boy band BTS, recently released his solo album Jack In The Box and is set to debut a documentary about it on Disney Plus Hotstar.
Jin is only leaving to serve his military enlistment duty.
However, not many people know that BTS had an eighth member named Kim Ji-hun who was eventually cut out by the management right before their official debut.
But BTS wasn't always BTS. About a decade ago, BTS members were just seven, normal South Korean guys with dreams of pop stardom. Then came Big Hit Entertainment, and their lives changed forever.
A user on Amino Apps also claims that BTS was supposed to have nine to 10 members but debuted with only seven, which means that Basick could've been one of the few members that was supposed to debut with the Bangtan Boys.
Kim Ji-hum almost became the 8th member of the popular boy band BTS, but he was cut off from the group. To know more, read on.
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Well, there's a reason that the seven members—J-Hope, RM, Jin, Jungkook, V, Jimin, Suga—joined in the order they did.
Jimin was the seventh and final member of BTS.
As many BTS fans (known as ARMY) know, BTS will not break up. J-Hope is only leaving to serve his military enlistment duty. In the same Weverse announcement, Big Hit added, “Both the company and the members of BTS are looking forward to reconvening as a group again around 2025 following their service commitment.”
Jin entered the Yeoncheon training center on December 13, 2022, and has since been selected to serve as an assistant instructor at the Yeoncheon army base in northern Gyeonggi province, according to the South Korean military.
Fans tend to either lose interest in their groups and go for other groups instead or they are just not as active as fans as before. With time as the new generation is growing up and many people are getting into kpop I see them wanting to Stan groups of their own age group. That could also be one factor.
The biggest dating rumour was that Jimin was dating fellow K-pop star Han Seung-yeon from the group KARA. In an interview on the show 'Weekly Idol', Han was asked whether she had her eye on Jimin and responded, "That's right.
Ko Seo-hyun (2015)
Just a year after his debut, Jungkook was rumoured to be dating former Cube Entertainment trainee Ko Seo-hyun.
Y/N is the eight member of BTS, the only girl of the group and the youngest, and she's also the smallest person in the group. Today the group was at an award show and were walking towards the stage to reclaim their award.
Jimin (whose full name is Park Jimin) was born on Oct. 13, 1995, in Busan, South Korea. He is another one of the group's main dancers, and he studied dance in high school. He was the last to join BTS, becoming a member of the group in 2013.
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Speaking of Jungkook, he is unarguably the cutest member of the K-pop band. He is also the youngest member of the band and all the members adore him. As said by Jimin, Jungkook is a great singer and we totally agree! Because of his talent, charming looks and a great attitude, Jungkook is loved a lot by the ARMY.
J-Hope. Jung Ho-seok, better known by his stage name J-Hope, is currently the richest BTS member, whose net worth is estimated at around USD 24-26 million, according to reports. The K-pop idol has amassed his wealth through BTS music production, album sales and songwriting.
The management was afraid that if they revealed Taehyung before BTS's debut, bigger companies at that time (SM, JYP and YG) will woo Taehyung with better offers. Therefore, they kept him hidden. Taehyung used to record video diaries just like other members did but his videos were never posted.
How long will BTS be in the military? According to the statement from BTS' company BigHit Entertainment, BTS will reform again in around 2025. Since Jin will be entering the military at the end of 2022, the rest of the members are likely to start their military service around 2023 to complete their mandatory two years.
BreakingWhy Is BTS Breaking Up? The K-Pop Super Group To Embark on Mandatory Military Service Until 2025. BTS announced to fans on June 14, 2023, that they are going on hiatus in favor of solo careers.
The first time they almost disbanded, was due to lack of money from the company & that was in 2014 during their N.O era. They could barely afford to make an M.V. But this year at the 2018 MAMAs in Hong Kong, the boys had considered disbanding due to exhaustion or just constant struggles.
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