- 5/28/2025
From solo albums to world tours, military service to variety shows, catch up with the seven members of BTS during their group hiatus. We're exploring RM's artistic evolution, Jin's variety success, Suga's producer prowess, J-Hope's genre-bending journey, Jimin's emotional growth, V's perfectionist path, and Jungkook's golden achievements.
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00:00Long time no see!
00:05I miss you!
00:07Welcome to Miz Mojo.
00:09With the end of their military enlistments coming up fast,
00:12today we're catching up with all seven members of BTS
00:15as we look back at their accomplishments these last few years.
00:19Because together or apart,
00:21these guys are always giving ARMY a reason to celebrate.
00:24Make sure no life!
00:28June 13th is a special day for BTS and for ARMY.
00:33The anniversary of the group's debut is marked every year
00:36with an event called FESTA
00:37and always features performances and video events
00:40to celebrate the occasion.
00:42But in 2022, the tone was more bittersweet
00:45as BTS delivered the announcement that ARMY had been dreading.
00:58Suffering from burnout,
01:01the members explained that they were taking a group break
01:04to explore themselves as individuals
01:06before starting the mandatory military service
01:08required of all South Korean men.
01:11Sad as fans were to see the group separate
01:13for a minimum of three years,
01:16we knew it was the best thing for them as artists and as people.
01:19And it's not as though they cut us off cold turkey.
01:22Far from it.
01:23All seven members have kept busy in the interim
01:25with a steady stream of personal projects.
01:28Today, we'll check in with each of the Bangtan boys
01:31and see what's kept them running these last few years.
01:34As both leader and one of the primary creative forces
01:46behind BTS,
01:48RM has been an integral part of the group's ability
01:50to evolve over the years.
01:52However, prior to the group's hiatus,
01:55he admitted to feeling stifled
01:56by the constraints of the K-pop machine.
01:59No wonder then that his solo projects
02:01would be as layered, artistic, and diverse
02:03as RM himself.
02:05It's about the Korean painter,
02:07Yoon Hyun-geun,
02:07that I have the biggest respect, art industry.
02:12And he was always saying that
02:13you should firstly be a human
02:16before you do some art or do something.
02:20So the song is inspired by his lifelong message.
02:26Released in December of 2022,
02:29Indigo marked his first full-length studio release.
02:31It would eventually become Billboard's highest charting album
02:35by a Korean soloist to that point in time.
02:44Indigo could best be called experimental hip-hop,
02:47but even that seems too limited.
02:49Described by RM as a diary of 2019 to 2022,
02:54the collab-heavy album freely follows his creative impulses
02:57across the 10 tracks.
02:59It's a cool world, but it's gonna be my part,
03:02cause true beauty is a true sadness.
03:05Now you can feel my madness.
03:07Songs range from dreamy to discordant,
03:10from indie minimalism to sweeping soundscapes,
03:13from retro grooves to rock-inspired hooks.
03:15No two belong in the same genre.
03:17With a lesser musician,
03:19it might devolve into chaos,
03:20but RM weaves it all into an intriguing portrait
03:24of a true artist,
03:25linking all the pieces with his singular gift
03:27for self-expression,
03:29be it in the raw confessional style of Lonely
03:31or the powerful poetry of Wildflower.
03:40You'd think that would be enough of a statement
03:42to tide everyone over until his return from the military,
03:45But five months after his December 2023 enlistment,
03:49RM released another solo project in May of 2024.
03:59If Indigo was a diary,
04:01then the album titled Right Place, Wrong Person
04:04is a roadmap.
04:05It continued RM's study of exploration,
04:08both musically and internally,
04:10coming out as something that feels totally original.
04:12The songs also delve into a spectrum of styles,
04:15influences, and moods from melancholy to confrontational.
04:19But there is a deconstructed quality
04:21and a witty sort of dark irony
04:23that acts as an album through line.
04:31Ultimately, Right Place, Wrong Person
04:33would appear on the 2024 best of lists
04:36for numerous outlets.
04:38After hearing about his struggles pre-hiatus,
04:41it's exciting to see RM's big creative swings
04:43as paying off the way they have been.
04:45We weren't exactly expecting the military
04:47to make a saxophonist out of him,
04:49but we look forward to seeing
04:50how that plays into his future work.
04:57Jin.
04:58BTS's eldest member was also the first
05:00to ship off for the military,
05:02enlisting in December of 2022.
05:04However, as a going-away gift for fans,
05:07he released his debut solo single,
05:09The Astronaut, in October of that same year.
05:19The song made waves on various charts
05:21and also netted Jin his first solo appearance
05:24on Billboard with a debut at number 51.
05:27He got the opportunity to perform it live
05:29when he joined his co-writers, Coldplay,
05:32on stage at their tour stop in Argentina.
05:41He also continued to explore his victual interests,
05:45learning how to make traditional alcohol
05:47with brewer, Pac Rock Dam,
05:49and chef Baek Jong Wong
05:51in a web show called Drunken Truth,
05:53while bringing his own unique touch
05:55to the process, of course.
06:09Following his discharge in June of 2024,
06:12Jin hit the ground running,
06:14while walking briskly anyway.
06:16He served as one of South Korea's torchbearers
06:18at the 2024 Olympics.
06:20From the sublime to the absurd,
06:43Jin has also returned to our screens
06:44in the variety show format
06:46he always excels in.
06:47He recently starred in the Netflix reality show,
06:50Kian's Bizarre B&B,
06:52and he's been helping to fill
06:53the Run BTS-shaped hole
06:54in ARMY's viewing schedule
06:56with a spinoff entitled Run Jin,
06:59where he gets up to all kinds of hijinks
07:00for our amusement,
07:02both alone and with noteworthy guests.
07:04He made his musical comeback
07:06in October of 2024
07:07with the single I'll Be There,
07:10ahead of the release
07:11of his first mini-album in November.
07:14Accurately called Happy,
07:15the six tracks gave fans
07:17plenty to smile about,
07:18with a mix of emotive ballads
07:20and upbeat bops
07:21that ushered in Jin's rock star era.
07:23I swear that I will always sing for you,
07:27sing for you.
07:29The EP Echo marked another comeback
07:31in May 2025,
07:34alongside plans for Jin's first world tour.
07:37Suga.
07:37In a group full of habitually hard workers,
07:40it sometimes seems like
07:42no one works harder than Suga.
07:44Not only is he a major producer
07:45and songwriter for BTS,
07:47but he has frequently lent his talents
07:49to other artists,
07:51both behind the scenes
07:52and through featured collaborations.
07:54He would continue that
07:55in a 2023 release with Halsey
07:57for the video game Diablo 4.
07:59It wasn't the first time
08:06his track record of supporting
08:08other artists
08:09had come to the forefront.
08:10In December 2022,
08:12Suga had launched
08:13his web series,
08:14Sochita,
08:15showing off his skill
08:16as an interviewer
08:17in comfortable,
08:18free-flowing conversations
08:19with his famous guests.
08:21Meanwhile,
08:21out of the public eye,
08:23he was focusing
08:23his energy on self-development.
08:25We're tired just hearing
08:42about his schedule,
08:43but for Suga,
08:44this process of growing his skills
08:46was an important step
08:47in revitalizing him artistically.
08:49And Boy did it.
08:55In April of 2023,
09:00Suga's album D-Day
09:01hit like a tidal wave.
09:03Though it was his first
09:04full-length studio project,
09:05it was also the third entry
09:07in the chronology
09:08of his alter ego,
09:09August D.
09:15Having spent
09:16the previous two mixtapes
09:17wrestling with identity
09:19as his notoriety grew,
09:20in D-Day,
09:21Suga meditates
09:22on social issues
09:23and themes of freedom,
09:24while reconciling
09:25his various personas
09:27into a single self-image.
09:29The production
09:29is first-class,
09:31as Suga pulls
09:31from sources
09:32as diverse
09:32as traditional
09:33Korean instruments,
09:35alternative rock riffs,
09:36and Ryuichi Sakamoto
09:38piano features.
09:39The lyrics are complex,
09:41analytical,
09:42and sometimes
09:43nakedly vulnerable
09:44in a way
09:44a younger August D
09:46wouldn't have been ready for.
09:54Debuting to substantial
10:00popular and critical acclaim,
10:02D-Day would get
10:03a well-deserved victory lap
10:04when Suga embarked
10:05on his first solo world tour
10:07between April
10:08and August of 2023.
10:10By the end,
10:11the culmination
10:11of his long journey
10:12and the enthusiastic
10:13support of his work
10:14got even the consummately
10:16unflappable Suga
10:17welling up with emotion.
10:18J-Hope
10:29The sunshine of BTS
10:31is known for his energy,
10:33so it wasn't surprising
10:34that he was the first member
10:35to release a solo album.
10:37But when Jack in the Box
10:38dropped in July of 2022,
10:41ARMY's were not prepared.
10:48Dark, edgy,
10:52and aggressive,
10:53Jack in the Box
10:53existed in another universe
10:55to the bright,
10:56vibey mixtape
10:57Hope World.
10:58The album brims
10:59with old-school swagger
11:00and rockstar attitude,
11:02showing a totally
11:03different side
11:04to J-Hope.
11:05And it works.
11:12Both Rolling Stone
11:14and NME
11:15would include
11:16Jack in the Box
11:17in their end-of-year rankings
11:18for Best Albums of 2022.
11:21And the songs themselves
11:22got a rave reception
11:23from the Lollapalooza crowds
11:25when J-Hope took the stage
11:26as the first
11:27South Korean solo artist
11:28to headline a U.S. festival.
11:36J-Hope would also
11:38go back to his roots
11:39in street dance
11:39with a mini-series
11:40called Hope on the Street,
11:42exploring his own past
11:43while traveling around the world
11:45to learn from other dancers.
11:47It was released
11:47in March 2024
11:48while he was in the midst
11:50of his military service,
11:52alongside a mini-album
11:53and a promotional collaboration
11:54with J. Cole.
12:02Following his discharge
12:04in October of 2024,
12:06Hope he took a much-earned breather
12:07before diving back
12:09into the idol life.
12:10His first post-military performance
12:12was at the request
12:13of French first lady
12:14Brigitte Macron
12:15for the charity
12:16Le Galat des Pièces Jaunes
12:18in January of 2025.
12:20In the subsequent months,
12:28he kicked off a world tour
12:30and released several singles,
12:32switching things up again
12:33with a softer R&B sound.
12:35He is slated to return
12:36to the lights of Lollapalooza
12:37as a headliner
12:38at the Berlin Festival
12:39in July 2025.
12:41This kind of love
12:42I guarantee for life
12:44Dream's gonna be sweet tonight
12:47Jimin
12:47Rather than plunging headfirst
12:49into solo work,
12:51Jimin eased his way in.
12:53He duetted with
12:53Wanna One's Sung Woon
12:55on an OST
12:56for the drama
12:57Our Blues
12:57before co-writing
12:59and featuring on Vibe
13:00with Daeyang
13:01of Big Bang fame.
13:02Give me a two
13:03You know me
13:04not yet
13:05Vibe
13:06Baby
13:07The song was aptly named
13:10and proved to be
13:11a great warm-up
13:12for Jimin's
13:12big solo release
13:13in March of 2023.
13:15This was where he proved
13:16he was ready
13:17for the deep end.
13:18Watch me throw
13:19And I shook, shook
13:21on Santa Claus
13:23Away
13:24Written in response
13:27to Jimin's
13:28emotional struggles
13:29during the 2020 pandemic,
13:30the songs on the album
13:31titled Face
13:32explore the nuances
13:34of loneliness
13:34and struggle
13:35for self-acceptance.
13:36ARMYs know
13:37that the latter
13:38is a battle
13:39Jimin has fought
13:39for a long time
13:40and that he has grappled
13:42with body image
13:43in the past.
13:44So as gratifying
13:45as it was
13:45to see face-topping charts
13:47and smashing records
13:48from day one,
13:49it made us especially proud
13:51to see Jimin
13:51embrace himself
13:52through his work.
14:02Like the other members,
14:04Jimin had material
14:04ready to tide us over
14:06following his December
14:072023 enlistment.
14:09In July of 2024,
14:10a second album
14:11called Muse was released.
14:13Wanna give her the world
14:15and so much more love.
14:19The single Who debuted
14:20at the top of both
14:21the Billboard Global 200
14:22and the global exclusive
14:24US chart,
14:26which was the first time
14:27one of his songs
14:27had achieved the feat.
14:29Later that summer,
14:30we also got a fun throwback
14:31to the days of Bon Voyage
14:33when Disney Plus released
14:34the travel series
14:35Are You Sure?
14:36featuring Jimin
14:37and Jungkook's
14:38wholesomely chaotic escapades.
14:46V.
14:47If there's one member
14:48who knows how to get ARMY
14:50begging for solo music,
14:51it's V.
14:52For years,
14:53he has teased us
14:54with snippets of songs,
14:56most of which we're still
14:57hoping to hear recorded someday.
14:59A million stars, anyone?
15:00Just tell me you love me
15:03then I'll give you everything.
15:06What can we say?
15:07RV is a perfectionist,
15:09and while he was continuing
15:10to refine his music,
15:12he had plenty to keep him busy.
15:14His first hiatus projects
15:16were for TV.
15:17In July 2022,
15:19he and his Wooga squad friends
15:21filmed their four-day trip
15:23for the Disney Plus series
15:24In the Soup,
15:25Friendcation.
15:26Then in February 2023,
15:29he joined the reality show
15:30Ginny's Kitchen
15:31as the restaurant intern,
15:33allowing the world
15:34to see more of his silly,
15:35infectious personality.
15:37Oh, yes.
15:38What are you doing?
15:39What are you doing?
15:40What are you doing?
15:41What are you doing?
15:42What are you doing?
15:43What are you doing?
15:44What are you doing?
15:46What are you doing?
15:46Oh, yes.
15:47Oh, yes.
15:47In a tonal 180,
15:49V appeared in the music video
15:51for IU's Love Wins All
15:53in 2024.
15:55Do we want to see it developed
15:56as a full-length drama series?
15:58Yes, we do.
15:59Will it wreck us emotionally?
16:01Also, yes.
16:02Love, love, love.
16:10In September 2023,
16:13V finally released
16:14a solo album called Layover.
16:16Infused with old-school jazz,
16:18R&B, and soul,
16:20it stood out for its dreamy,
16:21lo-fi mood
16:22while also being the perfect showcase
16:24for V's expressive voice.
16:33Layover would go on
16:35to hit major streaming numbers,
16:36eventually tying V
16:38with his groupmates
16:38Jin and Suga
16:40for the title of highest-charting
16:41Korean solo artist
16:43in Billboard history.
16:44His mid-enlistment release
16:46came in March of 2024
16:47in the form of the digital single
16:49Friends.
16:50With a beat made for swaying,
16:52it's a great listen on its own,
16:54but we loved seeing V's sense of humor
16:56shine in the accompanying music video.
17:04Jungkook.
17:05BTS's Golden Maknae
17:07can't help but live up to his nickname.
17:09His solo activities
17:10have taken him to stages
17:11all over the world,
17:13and he's rocked them all.
17:14You won't regret me
17:16champagne, confetti
17:18I wanna see it
17:21in motion
17:22in 3D
17:23He was typically fast off the block,
17:25releasing a collaboration
17:26with Charlie Puth
17:27in late June of 2022.
17:30Then, in November,
17:31he became the first Korean artist
17:32to provide an official theme
17:34for the FIFA World Cup
17:35with his song,
17:36Dreamers.
17:37We are the dreamers
17:39We make it happen
17:41Cause we believe it
17:43Jungkook kicked off 2023,
17:45becoming a brand ambassador
17:47for Calvin Klein in March,
17:49which certainly turned heads.
17:51But it was the July release
17:52of his official debut
17:53solo single,
17:54Seven,
17:55that got people gagging,
17:56especially when they heard
17:57the uncensored version,
17:59which we can't share here.
18:00Every hour,
18:02every minute,
18:03every second,
18:04no matter the night,
18:06I'll be loving you
18:07right seven days away.
18:08With Seven,
18:09Jungkook racked up
18:10a slew of impressive records
18:12and accolades,
18:13including an MTV VMA win
18:15for Song of the Summer.
18:17In September,
18:18he would go on to headline
18:19the Global Citizen Festival
18:21in New York.
18:22Finally,
18:22in November 2023,
18:24Golden was released.
18:25Something next to you
18:27come
18:27Still there in the fire
18:29next to you
18:31The 11-track album
18:34is a pop fan's dream
18:35filled end-to-end
18:36with earworms.
18:38But the thematic arc
18:39from first attraction
18:40to eventual heartbreak
18:41shows a sophisticated sensibility
18:43underneath the smooth production.
18:44It was also a commercial smash hit,
18:47acting as a shining cherry
18:49on top of a truly golden
18:502023 for Jungkook.
18:52If there was any doubt
18:53he was born for pop star glory,
18:55his solo successes
18:56should have swept it all away.
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19:20Yet to come.
19:21So, what's ahead for BTS?
19:23It's not uncommon
19:25for K-pop groups
19:26to fade out
19:26after military enlistment.
19:28But when our guys left,
19:29it was with a promise
19:30to ARMY
19:30that they would be back
19:31as OT7.
19:32And they've yet
19:33to make us a promise
19:34they didn't keep.
19:35After three years
19:54and a lot of personal
19:55and artistic growth
19:56from each member,
19:58it's inevitable
19:58that the group
19:59will reunite
19:59with a different perspective.
20:01But that's also
20:02a pretty exciting prospect
20:03given how well
20:04BTS has always
20:05been able
20:06to organically evolve.
20:15Refreshingly
20:16for the K-pop industry,
20:18their apparent company
20:18HYBE seems willing
20:20to give them a beat
20:21to navigate the start
20:22of their next chapter.
20:23So it may still
20:24be a little bit
20:25before we've got
20:25new BTS music
20:26filling up our playlists.
20:28But we can be patient.
20:29After all,
20:30we know whatever's coming,
20:32it will be worth the wait.
20:34What BTS solo project
20:41was your hiatus
20:42life raft?
20:43Let us know
20:43in the comments.
20:44I tried a million times
20:46to let you go
20:48so many memories
20:50are unloved for.
20:52So many memories
20:54are unloved for.
20:54So many memories
20:55are unloved for.
20:56So many memories
20:57are unloved for.
20:58So many memories
20:59are unloved for.
21:00So many memories
21:01are unloved for.
21:02So many memories
21:03are unloved for.
21:04So many memories
21:05are unloved for.
21:06So many memories
21:07are unloved for.
21:08So many memories
21:10are unloved for.
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