EntertainmentBTS: Photo of Jin on cell phone saves young man from robberyPhoto of Jin in uniform on cell phone case made robber give up the robbery

Natali Vitoria Ramos Reis was at the bus stop, after leaving an overnight course, when she was approached by a mugger. When you see a photo of Jinof BTSon the cover of the cell phone of the young woman from São José dos Pinhais (Curitiba), the criminal gave up stealing it and ran away (via Who).

“When he managed to take the cell phone from my hand, he turned the device and looked at my cover, where the photo is. He must have thought: ‘hey, her boyfriend is in the military, I’m not going to steal’,” explained the victim.

+++READ MORE: Taehyung, from BTS, does live listening to Elis Regina and other Brazilian artists

Jin was the first member of the k-pop group to enlist in the military, in December last year. Then it was time to j-hope, in April of this year. With the hiatus caused by South Korean law, the other members MRI, SUCKS, Jimin, V It is jungkook are leveraging solo careers. They, however, must be enlisted by the end of 2023.

The group’s agency, BigHitMusicstates that the prediction is that the BTS resume activities in 2025.

Conscription in South Korea

In South Korea, able-bodied males between the ages of 18 and 28 are required to enlist in the military. An exception was opened for the k-pop group, through the law dubbed the “BTS Law”, which allowed members to enlist up to the age of 30. The government’s Medal of Merit of the Cultural Order, for the dissemination of the country’s culture, was the reason for the decision. South Korean politicians have tried to secure the young people’s exemption, but have not been successful.