{"id":160376,"date":"2026-02-26T08:18:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:18:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/?p=160376"},"modified":"2026-02-26T08:18:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T16:18:13","slug":"bts-rm-loses-15-kilograms-after-military-service-ahead-of-bts-arirang-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/bts-rm-loses-15-kilograms-after-military-service-ahead-of-bts-arirang-comeback\/","title":{"rendered":"BTS\u2019 RM loses 15 kilograms after military service ahead of BTS ARIRANG comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>BTS leader RM<\/strong> has revealed that he lost 15 kilograms (around 33 pounds) after completing his military service. His impressive weight loss update came as the boy group prepares for their upcoming album \u201c<strong>ARIRANG<\/strong>,.\u201d The project is set for release on March 20, 2026, marking BTS\u2019 first group return in over three years and nine months. RM shared that he has been focusing on improving his physical condition before stepping back on stage.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160387\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/RM-military-photos-860x573.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On February 21, 2026, RM posted an update on Weverse showing his current weight of 68.8 kilograms. He accompanied the message with a short motivational message alongside the image, saying, \u201cIt happens when you do it.\u201d Fellow member <strong>Jin<\/strong> responded with surprise, calling the achievement \u201camazing.\u201d Meanwhile, RM explained that he weighed 83.8 kilograms while serving as a sergeant in the military. Since his discharge in June 2025, he has worked out to obtain his preferred physique.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\">\n        <blockquote><p>RM: \u201cIf you do it, it can be done.\u201d<br \/>\nRM: \u201cWhen I was a sergeant it was 83.8..\u201d<br \/>\nJin: \u201cDaebak\u201d (Wow\/Amazing)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n        <\/figure>\n        \n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-160384\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-330x220.jpg 330w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-420x280.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-615x410.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BTS-RM-weight-loss-860x573.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, other members have also spoken about physical changes after military service. V mentioned adjusting his training routine, and Jungkook recently shared a late-night workout photo. All these adjustments come as BTS is gearing up for their album and world tour on April 9, 2026, at Goyang Stadium. The tour will include 82 shows across 34 cities, marking a major return for the global group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BTS leader RM has revealed that he lost 15 kilograms (around 33 pounds) after completing his military service. His impressive weight loss update came as the boy group prepares for their upcoming album \u201cARIRANG,.\u201d The project is set for release on March 20, 2026, marking BTS\u2019 first group return in over three years and nine [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3104,"featured_media":160388,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2264,16,7],"tags":[49,934],"class_list":{"0":"post-160376","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"category-kpop","9":"category-news","10":"tag-bts","11":"tag-rm"},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160376","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=160376"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/160376\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/160388"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=160376"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=160376"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmundial.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=160376"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}