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\n K-pop band BTS members RM, left, and V salute after being discharged from a mandatory military service in Chuncheon, South Korea, on Tuesday.
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SEOUL, South Korea \u2014 Two members of the K-pop supergroup BTS have completed their mandatory military service, bringing the band closer to a reunion after years of hiatus on group activities.\u00a0<\/u><\/a><\/p>\n

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BTS has been on a break since June 2022 to focus on solo projects and serve in the South Korean military<\/u><\/a>. All of the group’s seven members are scheduled to finish mandatory enlistment by the end of June.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, members Kim Nam-joon and Kim Tae-hyung, known respectively by their stage names RM and V, saluted in their military uniforms to news media cameras and cheering fans gathered for their release in Chuncheon City.<\/p>\n

They thanked their fans and fellow soldiers. Asked what they wish to do the most after their release, the band’s leader RM said he wants to make music and return to the stage quickly.<\/p>\n