ZB1's Yu-jin and BND's Sungho prove they're certified ARMY; pay sweet tribute to BTS members on their military discharge
One of the biggest fandoms in K-pop — ARMY — is eagerly counting down to June 21, when BTS will finally reunite as a complete group. On that day, the final member, SUGA aka Min Yoongi, will be discharged from his military duties, marking BTS' full return as OT7 for the first time since 2022. As the fandom waits for the official reunion, it seems some K-pop idols are just as excited to see BTS back together.
On June 13, BTS' debut anniversary, all the members gathered to support J-Hope at his HOPE ON THE STAGE concert at Goyang Stadium in South Korea. While ARMY cheered them on, elsewhere, ZEROBASEONE's Han Yu-jin and BOYNEXTDOOR's Sungho paid their own tributes to the BTS members.
ZEROBASEONE's Han Yu-jin covers BTS' choreography
During a recent live broadcast, Yu-jin danced to three BTS songs — DNA, ON, and Save Me — in celebration of their return. He ended the live by congratulating BTS on their discharge and even sent seven purple hearts on his Plus Chat, showing just how much of an ARMY he truly is.
its like yujin celebrating bts comeback by dancing to 3 bts song DNA, ON, and SAVE ME in today's live dance.., he even congratulated bts on their discharge in the end omg baby army 🥺 pic.twitter.com/J10h27642Z
yujin sending seven purple hearts on his plus chat who else just started smiling like an idiot yujin our bora blooded brother pic.twitter.com/r8BOlZYLou
BOYNEXTDOOR's Sungho covers BTS songs
Sungho also radiated ARMY energy during his live, where he sang BTS' Zero O'Clock - the theme for this year's FESTA 2025 and followed it up with Jungkook's solo track Still With You.
boynextdoor sungho singing 'Zero O'clock' by #bts' in his recent live pic.twitter.com/uI5njPyl5Z
boynextdoor #sungho sang 'still with you' by bts' #jungkook too! 💌pic.twitter.com/ofqGpHRgJl
About J-hope's concert
At exactly 7 PM on Friday (June 13), the chants of "J-Hope" from a crowd of 27,000 fans filled the air — and right on cue, the BTS star appeared, sporting sunglasses and a striking red outfit, kicking off his encore solo concert in style.
Although only Jungkook and Jin joined him on stage for surprise performances, the other BTS members — RM, V, Jimin, and SUGA — were also in attendance, seated in the VIP section. The crowd erupted once again when J-Hope mentioned them during his closing remarks, prompting the members to wave warmly at the fans.
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