BigHit founder and HYBE chairman Bang Si-hyuk has shared details about BTS' proposed comeback that was all set to take place in 2025. However, Bang revealed that the group may not make a comeback around that time. He also clarified, as per a report by The Rolling Stone, that they never said the band 'will' make a comeback but rather stated that they 'hoped' they would.
As per news website Soompi, Si-hyuk said,
“We shared that both [HYBE] and the members hope to be able to resume [group activities] around 2025, not ‘they will resume’ in 2025. On that note, I hope you will not think of this as the target year. But [HYBE] and BTS will try our best.Bang Si-hyuk, HYBE Chairman
He also added, "The issue of the military is not something that gets resolved as planned, and since we also need time to prepare for their return once they come back [from the military], I want to say that we cannot continue with a ‘promised year.’ But this is not just false hope as both parties have agreed to really actively do our best.”
Bang also said, “When looking at an individual’s career and national assets, I can’t say that [enlistment] is without loss. I believe it’s the truth that the continuity of one’s career or the value of national assets gets cut off or begins declining. However, it is a completely different matter for an individual to happily accept their military duty as a citizen of a country. The country has made this decision and for nearly three years, [BTS] has continued to say of this matter, ‘we will go once we are called.”
When he asked about BTS' enlistment dates he responded by saying that he could not reveal them as the timelines are personal information. Jin, also known as, Kim Seok-jin joined the army in December last year.
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