KUALA LUMPUR: BTS' Jin will be giving out free hugs upon his discharge from the South Korean military.
The Korea Herald reported yesterday that BTS' oldest member Jin or Kim Seok-Jin will complete his military duty on June 12 and he has promised an in-person gathering with fans the following day.
All the other BTS members – J-Hope, Suga, RM, V, Jimin and Jungkook – are serving in the South Korean military.
According to BTS' label BigHit Music, Jin will attend the 2024 Festa at Seoul's Jamsil Sports Complex on June 13, which also marks the 11th anniversary of BTS' debut.
The 31-year-old will offer hugs to 1,000 fans, and the second half of the event will feature segments showcasing different sides of Jin, said BigHit.
For fans who cannot visit the venue, the second part of the event will be live-streamed to Army, BTS' fandom, on South Korean fan community platform Weverse.
Jin, the first BTS member to enlist, joined the South Korean military in December 2022 and has been serving as an assistant instructor at a front-line infantry division boot camp in Yeoncheon, Gyeonggi Province.
Meanwhile, Jungkook will be releasing his new single Never Let Go on June 7 through Weverse and BTS' official social media channels.
It is the 26-year-old's first solo song since the release of his 2023 debut album Golden, which debuted at Number 2 on the Billboard 200 album chart.
