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BTS' Jung Ho-seok aka j-hope posted a new countdown picture on Weverse on October 7, 2024. The Arson rapper-songwriter has been serving in the military since April 18, 2023, and is set to be discharged on October 17, 2024. His recent picture included a military backpack, adorned with cartoon pins that included his own pin in a military uniform.
The backpack also had an air balloon keychain reminiscent of BTS' Young Forever cover. It had another thread-knitted keychain with his name 'J-HOPE' written on it, along with a heart-shaped badge with the title "You're our hope." The rapper also added "D-10" in his post caption to remind his fans that he will return in 10 days.
Meanwhile, BTS' eldest member, Kim Seok-jin, who was discharged from the military on June 12, 2024, left a comment below j-hope's post. He wrote:
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"Wow, I can't believe he's such a cheeky friend"
Fans found their interaction amusing and expressed their excitement for the duo's reunion on October 17, 2024. One fan wrote on x,
"Roasting your friends is Jin's love language!"
The BTS ARMY flooded X, sharing hilarious tweets on Jin's comment. They recalled how Jin went on a Weverse live on September 21, after his appearance at the Milan Fashion Week, and joked about kidnapping j-hope the moment he stepped outside the military camp.
"Talking as though he’s not already standing by the gates waiting to kidnap hobi," a fan wrote.
"Does Jinnie think we forgot about what a menace he was like back in his time? He was the cheekiest menace of all time, teasing everyone about their enlistment with every ounce of eldest sibling energy he had," another fan joked.
"LMAOO not jin acting as if he ain’t do the same thing. I NEED MY SEOKSEOK REUNION QUICK," another fan wrote.
Others expressed their heightened excitement over the duo— who are endearingly called "2Seok" by their fandom— reuniting after two years. The ARMYs nicknamed Jin and j-hope as "2Seok" as both have "seok" in their names.
"Very curious what is Jin's plan to have Hobi in Run Jin. Am sure it will be another chaotic and fun episode with 2Seok," one fan said.
"I can’t breathe its about to be so chaotic now that we will be having both of them together to supervise us," another fan expressed.
"Never miss an opportunity to pull legs of your brother, yes, that's Jin," one other fan added.
More about BTS' Jin and j-hope's activities so far
BTS' Jin enlisted in the South Korean military on December 13, 2022, after he released his debut solo single, The Astronaut, in collaboration with Coldplay on October 28, 2022. After his discharge on June 14, 2024, he was chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) as one of the torchbearers for the 2024 Paris Olympics Torch Relay.
On July 8, 2024, he was named the first-ever global ambassador for FRED and made the global ambassador for Gucci in August. He became the first male global ambassador for LANEIGE in September, and his reality show, RUN JIN, premiered on BTS' official YouTube channel, BANGTANTV, on August 13, 2024.
Meanwhile, j-hope released his debut solo album, Jack in The Box, on July 14, 2022. He enlisted in the military on April 18, 2023, after releasing his solo single, On The Street (feat. J.Cole), on March 3, 2023.
Later, BIGHIT MUSIC (under HYBE) released his second solo docu-series, HOPE ON THE STREET, on Prime Video on March 28, 2024. They dropped his second solo album, HOPE ON THE STREET VOL. 1, on March 29, 2024.
In other news, Jin is reported to release his debut solo album by the end of 2024. Additionally. BTS' j-hope will resume his solo activities after his military discharge.
