{"id":132320,"date":"2024-11-05T11:00:32","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T19:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=132320"},"modified":"2024-11-06T04:47:12","modified_gmt":"2024-11-06T12:47:12","slug":"top-10-k-pop-idols-who-enlisted-in-the-military-between-2023-and-2024-with-bts-exo-and-nct-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/top-10-k-pop-idols-who-enlisted-in-the-military-between-2023-and-2024-with-bts-exo-and-nct-members\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10: K-pop idols who enlisted in the military between 2023 and 2024 with BTS, EXO and NCT members"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Several fan-favorite idols like BTS&#8217; Jungkook, EXO&#8217;s Kai, and NCT&#8217;s Taeyong have traded their stage mics for military gear between 2023 and 2024.<\/strong> These K-pop have left thousands of broken hearts after their service date was announced, but fear not! Fans are counting down the calendars to have them back again.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a top 10 list of K-pop idols who answered their country\u2019s call between 2023 and 2024:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Jimin (BTS):<\/strong> the BTS superstar kicked things off by enlisting on December 12, 2023. His anticipated discharge date is June 2025, likely on June 11, 2025.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gorgeousjm13\/status\/1792952884646015091\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimin during the military era  \u2040\u27b4<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Enlist date: 12.12.2023<br \/>\u2022 Discharge date: 11.06.2025<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2661 An Ongoing Thread \u2661 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/P3G0OgIsfM\">pic.twitter.com\/P3G0OgIsfM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \u200f\ud83e\udd8b\ud835\ude8b\ud835\ude98\ud835\ude96\ud835\ude92 (@Gorgeousjm13) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Gorgeousjm13\/status\/1792952884646015091?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>RM (BTS):<\/strong> the BTS leader broke hearts enlisting in the military on December 11, 2023 along with bandmate V.\u00a0 Fans have been hoping hard for his June 10, 2025 return.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/viraltakes\/status\/1729743984413560836\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Star News reports that RM and V will enlist in the military together on 11th December and then Jimin and Jungkook on 12th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n7uYODnRwj\">pic.twitter.com\/n7uYODnRwj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Viral Takes (@viraltakes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/viraltakes\/status\/1729743984413560836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Kai (EXO):<\/strong> Kai got drafted on May 11, 2023, with an expected return on February 10, 2025. EXO-Ls are holding their collective breath!<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpopMilitary\/status\/1853613965927919624\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D-97 until Jongin gets discharged <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0: 10. February 2025<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f: black\ud83d\udda4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EXO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EXO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KIMJONGIN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KIMJONGIN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KAI?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#KAI<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EXOL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#EXOL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SuperM?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SuperM<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow &amp; turn on the \ud83d\udd14 to not miss any daily countdown \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Jf4o0AtK1t\">pic.twitter.com\/Jf4o0AtK1t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kpop Military Countdowns (@KpopMilitary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpopMilitary\/status\/1853613965927919624?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jinyoung (GOT7):<\/strong> Jinyoung enlisted on May 8, 2023. Mark your calendars for November 7, 2024, because that\u2019s when the actor-idol will be back.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpopMilitary\/status\/1853614512911360051\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D-2\ufe0f\u20e3 until Jinyoung gets discharged <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0: 7. November 2024<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f: black\ud83d\udda4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JINYOUNG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JINYOUNG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ParkJinyoung?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ParkJinyoung<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%A7%84%EC%98%81?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc9c4\uc601<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOT7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GOT7<\/a>  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ahgase?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#ahgase<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/IGOT7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#IGOT7<\/a>  <\/p>\n<p>Follow &amp; turn on the \ud83d\udd14 to not miss any daily countdown \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bGxO3nTrsF\">pic.twitter.com\/bGxO3nTrsF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kpop Military Countdowns (@KpopMilitary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpopMilitary\/status\/1853614512911360051?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Sehun (EXO):<\/strong> Our favorite maknae from EXO enlisted on December 21, 2023, leaving fans tearing up but proud. He\u2019s set to come back on September 20, 2025.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exochartstats\/status\/1853340075393794180\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">EXO SEHUN has completed 50% of his military service duty!<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SEHUN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SEHUN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%97%91%EC%86%8C?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc5d1\uc18c<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/weareoneEXO?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@weareoneEXO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/dgnLK4FAl8\">pic.twitter.com\/dgnLK4FAl8<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; EXO Charts (@exochartstats) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/exochartstats\/status\/1853340075393794180?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Mino (WINNER):<\/strong> Mino checked in on March 24, 2023, swapping out his art supplies for military duties. He\u2019ll be back in our hearts on December 23, 2024, ready to slay once again.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpopMilitary\/status\/1853614146094235856\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">D-48 until Mino gets discharged <\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfe0: 23. December 2024<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\uddbc\ufe0f: black\ud83d\udda4<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MINO?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MINO<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SongMinho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#SongMinho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%86%A1%EB%AF%BC%ED%98%B8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc1a1\ubbfc\ud638<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WINNER?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#WINNER<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INNERCIRCLE?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#INNERCIRCLE<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Follow &amp; turn on the \ud83d\udd14 to not miss any daily countdown \ud83d\ude42 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YBQBtIukzM\">pic.twitter.com\/YBQBtIukzM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kpop Military Countdowns (@KpopMilitary) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KpopMilitary\/status\/1853614146094235856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 5, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Taeyong (NCT):<\/strong> The NCT leader enlisted on April 15, 2024, shocking NCTzens. His highly anticipated return is set for December 14, 2025.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamtaeyongs\/status\/1853085663513768284\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the beauTYful rose TAEYONG \ud0dc\uc6a9\ud83c\udf39 in the Navy \u2693<br \/>Enlist 15 apr 2024 mon<br \/>Discharge 14 dec 2025 sun<\/p>\n<p>D-406 03 nov 2024 sun \ud83e\udee1<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AlwaysHereTaeyong?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#AlwaysHereTaeyong<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%96%B8%EC%A0%9C%EB%82%98_%ED%83%9C%EC%9A%A9%EC%9D%B4%ED%8E%B8?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc5b8\uc81c\ub098_\ud0dc\uc6a9\uc774\ud3b8<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TAEYONG?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#TAEYONG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%ED%83%9C%EC%9A%A9?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\ud0dc\uc6a9<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wZ68d4fzv9\">pic.twitter.com\/wZ68d4fzv9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; L\u03b1\u2113\u03b1\u0c0c\ud83c\udf39\u207f\u1d43\u1d5b\u02b8 \u02b7\u1da6\u1da0\u1d49\u2693\ud83e\udddc\u200d\u2640\ufe0f (@iamtaeyongs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/iamtaeyongs\/status\/1853085663513768284?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jay B (GOT7):<\/strong> Jay B took off his leader hat for a soldier&#8217;s helmet on February 2, 2023. He was happily discharged on November 1 this year.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cyjprint\/status\/1852516804482240661\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GOT7?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#GOT7<\/a>\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/JAYB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#JAYB<\/a> confirms solo comeback for late November following military discharge<\/p>\n<p>According to an exclusive report from Maeil Business Star today, JAY B is set to release a new solo album later this month, marking his official return to the music scene<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/%EC%A0%9C%EC%9D%B4%EB%B9%84?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#\uc81c\uc774\ube44<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jaybnow_hr?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@jaybnow_hr<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AxWIpHIoWm\">pic.twitter.com\/AxWIpHIoWm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udc23\ud835\udc28\ud835\udc32\ud835\udc1c\ud835\udc1e (@cyjprint) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cyjprint\/status\/1852516804482240661?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jungkook (BTS):<\/strong> Our golden maknae joined the ranks on December 12, 2023, alongside Jimin, making ARMYs sobbing messes. He\u2019ll be back on June 11, 2025.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mhereonlyforbts\/status\/1853184783171612796\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NAMJOON, TAEHYUNG,JIMIN, JUNGKOOK HAVE OFFICIALLY COMPLETED 60% OF THEIR MILITARY SERVICE OMG \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SvLspASaQ5\">pic.twitter.com\/SvLspASaQ5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carolyne\ud83c\udf31\u2077\u207c\u00b9 (@mhereonlyforbts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mhereonlyforbts\/status\/1853184783171612796?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<li><strong>Jaehyun (NCT):<\/strong> Jaehyun marched off to serve on November 4, 2024, leaving NCTzens in a whirlwind. His anticipated discharge on May 3, 2026, has fans counting the days.<br \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote hcb-fetch-image-from=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutMusicYT\/status\/1853308676620066856\" class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jaehyun of NCT has officially enlisted in the military service. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IYxnIlZbkQ\">pic.twitter.com\/IYxnIlZbkQ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; About Music (@AboutMusicYT) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AboutMusicYT\/status\/1853308676620066856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">November 4, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>By: Carlos Andr\u00e9s Gaviria<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several fan-favorite idols like BTS&#8217; Jungkook, EXO&#8217;s Kai, and NCT&#8217;s Taeyong have traded their stage mics for military gear between 2023 and 2024. These K-pop have left thousands of broken hearts after their service date was announced, but fear not! Fans are counting down the calendars to have them back again. Here\u2019s a top 10 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":132321,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,1402],"tags":[49,939,938],"tmauthors":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-132320","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-list","10":"tag-bts","11":"tag-exo","12":"tag-nct"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132320","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3104"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=132320"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/132320\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/132321"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=132320"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=132320"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=132320"},{"taxonomy":"tmauthors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tmauthors?post=132320"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}