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The BBC, CNN, The New York Times, Washington Post, Guardian Times, and numerous global outlets report about #Jin's enlistment

Posted by now-topic31,979 pts Wednesday, December 14, 2022

On December 13, Jin safely enlisted in the military. The artist posted a joke about himself leaving on Twitter, shared a buzz cut photo, and we got his photos together with the rest of the members too. The media said that there were around 70 supportive banners for Jin on the road to the base. Jin was also occupying the Worldwide trends and got lots of supporting posts from his celebrity friends.




On the other hand, the global media space was talking about Jin's enlistment. Each Korean TV channel included it in the urgent news topic. Thousands of Korean and Japanese netizens commented on how handsome and tall Jin looked, wishing him to return safely. However, the news became a hot topic even on a global scale. He was the headliner on BBC NewsCNN made a TV report about Jin leaving, explaining the situation with BTS and the Korean government. The reporter even went to the Yeoncheon camp! The New York Times and Washington Post dedicated individual articles to the news of Jin's enlistment. Even the World War I Museum account prepared a video of other famous people that had to join the military during WWI. Among the other famous media outlets that made special reports about Jin's enlistment, there are Inquirer, Yahoo News, AFP News, Guardian Times, ABC News, NK News, Reuters U.S. News, CTV News, and more.

In Korea, Jin was trending #1 on Naver the entire day, and there were more than 7 Hot Topic posts trending on TheQoo. Everyone is wishing Jin all the best and to return soon! 

According to the news from Jin's military camp (public information). In the first week, trainees will be going through theoretical training indoors due to the quarantine period. Jin is able to use the Internet but can't publicly reply to fans or post anything during the training period.

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Ginglekitty
Ginglekitty1,904 pts Thursday, December 15, 2022 0
Thursday, December 15, 2022

Reports, "wow, Kpop idols with no hair or makeup are really deformed and not so handsome! Now, let's go back to real news: abortion laws, inflation, stock market crashing, more random shooting crimes, ......"

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riri910922,617 pts Wednesday, December 14, 2022 0
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