BTS fans are gearing up for the return of the K-pop group, with all remaining members set to complete their mandatory military service this month.
With members Jin and J-Hope already discharged and the others – Suga, RM, Jimin, V, and Jung Kook – due back from service in the coming days, the annual celebrations of the group’s debut anniversary have taken on a heightened sense of excitement. Even though a proper comeback as a band isn’t expected until 2026, June is packed with events and solo releases building anticipation among their fanbase, known as the Army.
RM and V will be discharged on 10 June, followed by Jimin and Jung Kook the following day. Suga, who has been fulfilling a non-active duty role due to a shoulder injury, will be discharged on 21 June.
It all means that this year’s Festa, an annual event held by BTS to commemorate their 13 June debut, is one that fans are particularly looking forward to. The group and their management label, BigHit Music, usually begin celebrations from the beginning of the month, but there is speculation among fans about at least one of the members making a surprise appearance.
Additionally, with other members making special appearances at Jin’s discharge, armed with a saxophone, fans are hoping for similar candid reunions.
Industry observers speaking to Korean media have suggested a new album or a comeback tour is not likely this year due to the members needing time for post-discharge transitions and the amount of production work involved, especially since the band is known for writing and producing their music.
In a recent interview on Apple Music 1’s The Zane Lowe Show, J-Hope stayed elusive on concrete plans, saying: “We will quickly get together and talk about what BTS can do in the future. I think it's going to be a massive energy.”
The events kicked off on 1 June with the release of digital content for fans, including a mock broadcast by Jin and J-Hope revisiting the group’s milestones and photo shoots, but larger in-person events are set to place on 13 and 14 June at the Korea International Exhibition Center in Goyang, just outside Seoul.
Members have kept up solo activities, even as the group went on a two-year hiatus. Jin, whose real name is Kim Seok Jin, was the first to return from enlistment in June 2024 and has announced a concert set for the end of this month in Seoul. The tour itself is a spinoff of his solo variety series Run Seokjin, where he explored new hobbies and even hosted Tom Cruise for the promotional run of the latest Mission Impossible film.
Tom cruise: first of all, i just wanna say CONGRATULATIONS. your band, and your career and what you've created, its very impressive, and im a big fan. Im very happy to be here to be on your show right now
— hope⁷ (@winnttaebear) May 20, 2025
Jin: just the fact that you know me makes me feel so honored pic.twitter.com/Gvw6tiZMhn
forgive me pic.twitter.com/7Q9tRjavxL https://t.co/kSiIbmRNd4
— bts 🫧 (@lumejeon) June 5, 2025
After the Seoul concert, Jin will be setting off on a global tour, performing shows in Japan, US, UK, and the Netherlands. J-Hope, on the other hand, is ending his 31-show global tour with an encore concert on 13-14 June, where he is expected to debut new single “Killin’ It Girl” featuring GloRilla.
Both tours reportedly sold out within hours, and social media is awash with fans creating fan art, sharing their favourite memes and moments in dedicated communities, and even circulating fan-made merchandise.
BTS’s last full-group release was the 2022 anthology album Proof, and their most recent concert took place in October that year in Busan.
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