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On October 22, 2024, BTS' j-hope shared two short clips of himself on his official Instagram story. These updates, posted following his military discharge on October 17, quickly caught BTS’ fans' attention. In the stories, j-hope used filters featuring Doraemon and Shinchan.
While fans adored BTS' j-hope’s Instagram update and welcomed him wholeheartedly, they also noticed the background of his videos. Netizens speculated that the idol appeared to be sitting in Namjoon’s studio, sparking excitement among fans.
This led to speculation that the two BTS members might be working on a joint project. Fans quickly flooded social media with their speculations over Namjoon and Hobi’s collab. Expressing this sentiment, one X user questioned:
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“Caro it's a NAMHOPE date ARE WE GETTING A COLLAB OMG”
Many mixed responses to the potential BTS' j-hope X RM’s collab surfaced online.
“Street are saying that hobi visited namjoon studio?!?! Omg im crying,” commented a fan.
”it could be he took shelter there because of the bad weather BUT BUUUUUT WHAT IF WHAT IF NAMSEOK SONG???” exclaimed another X user.
”A Collab between them would be somethg else !!!” stated a fan.
“You all are thinking about Collab but actually it's maybe he is working about 2025 album songs,” expressed a fan.
While some fans theorized that Namjoon is on vacation, others speculated that he is working on a collaborative project with j-hope.
“so my guy is in my guy's studio,” a fan commented.
“Maybe Joon is on vacation and both of them is currently writing BTS's group songs ????” stated another user on X.
“the probably writing song together right now banger is comingg next year,” stated a fan.
“OMG RM AND J-HOPE COLLAB????” commented another X user.
BTS' j-hope completed his military service on October 17
On October 17, at roughly 10 AM KST, BTS' j-hope completed his military service at the 36th Infantry Division new recruit training unit in the Wonju region of Gangwon-do province. The excitement grew when the eldest BTS member, Jin, made a surprise appearance to welcome the idol back. Clad in a burgundy Gucci ensemble, Jin arrived carrying a bouquet.
Journalists and fans gathered outside the military facility to watch BTS' j-hope's return. Upon exiting, Jin waved and bowed to the public, alighting from one of the vehicles and igniting further enthusiasm. He expressed his joy upon reuniting with Kim Seokjin, known as Jin, who finished his compulsory military duty in June this year.
As of this writing, the remaining members of the boy band—including RM, SUGA, Kim Taehyung, Jimin, and Jungkook—are serving their military obligations.
On the day of his discharge, the idol connected with fans via a Weverse live stream, donning his military uniform to meet ARMYs after a lengthy break. During the live stream, j-hope discussed the sensation of novelty as he neared his military discharge.
The MORE vocalist stated that he dedicated 18 months to military service as Jung Hoseok, and now it is time to return to his role as K-pop idol j-hope.
