“Wait he’s not on break?”— Fans react as BTS' Taehyung shares watching Park Hyo-shin’s ‘Salon Drip’ episode from his military dormitory on Instagram  

On Wednesday, December 25, BTS' Taehyung shared an Instagram story featuring Park Hyo-shin’s latest Salon Drip episode. The Winter Bear vocalist, who is currently serving his term in army service, was watching the Salon Drip episode from his military dormitory. Park Hyo-shin’s episode came out on Christmas Day.

In the episode, Hyo-shin promoted his collaborative track with BTS’ Taehyung, dubbed Winter Ahead. The duo’s joint track was released on November 29, 2024. During their chat, the show’s host gave Hyo-shin a life-sized cardboard cutout of Taehyung. Therefore, Hyo-shin’s image featuring the cutout, and Salon Drip host appeared on Taehyung’s Instagram story.

BTS' Taehyung’s fans seemed surprised when they noticed that the singer was watching the episode from his dormitory during the holiday season. Fans swamped the internet with their questions about the BTS member’s Christmas break.

“Wait he’s not on break??” one user on X asked.

Many other mixed responses from BTS' Taehyung’s admirers were seen online. While some emphasized his hard work in his ongoing military service, others hoped that the singer spent his holiday well.

“He was the only BTS member who worked hard as he served his military service! Hats off to you, CAPTAIN Taehyung! Enjoy Christmas while serving your country! I hope you will be free on your birthday to be with your family and friends!,” a fan stated.

“Awwwn, he's in the barracks still? Hope your Christmas is going well Bob,” commented another fan.

“wdym he’s in the dorm??? he’s supposed to celebrate christmas with his loves one wth,” wrote a fan.

Some admirers described BTS' Taehyung as "sweet," while others wished the singer could visit his family on his birthday, December 30.

“He’s still in the military and not on holiday like everyone. Can South Korea hurry up with this impeachment so Tae can go home,” stated another admirer.

“He wrote he watched it from his dormitory? He didn't got vacations,” commented a fan.

“He also liked hyoshin's last post, matt maltese's winter ahead cover. He even wrote a comment saying "matt". Taehyung so sweet, i hope he can take time off for his birthday and spend it with his family,” stated an admirer.

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BTS' Taehyung showed support for Park Hyo-shin’s recent solo track

On December 16, BTS' V supported his pal Park Hyo-shin by putting up his latest music, HERO, in an Instagram story. The BTS musician is a longstanding friend of Park Hyo-shin, who notably worked with him on his latest single, Winter Ahead.

Park Hyo-shin's latest release is his initial solo song in five years, following his previous single in 2019. He penned and composed the words for the track HERO, which served as the background score for the recently released film The Firefighters.

On November 30, Park Hyo-shin made his debut on Global Spotify with his latest duet with BTS' Taehyung. The duo united on a track titled Winter Ahead, which was put out on November 29. Subsequent to its debut, the song garnered over 5.5 million streams on Spotify Counter in a single day.

Moreover, V's Winter Ahead set the record for the most substantial jazz debut in Spotify's history, accumulating 4.2 million streams. The BTS member's song exceeded the previous record established by Icelandic-Chinese artist Laufey, whose tune From the Start garnered over 1.1 million streams.