Jin from BTS wraps up military service to the strains of K-pop hit Dynamite

K-pop band BTS's member Jin, left, is greeted by other members j-hope, center, and RM, right, after being discharged from a mandatory military service outside of an army base in Yeoncheon, South Korea. Photograph: Im Byung-shik/AP

Jin, the oldest member of the K-pop supergroup BTS, has completed his military service in South Korea, although their legions of fans around the world will still have to wait at least a year until all seven artists are reunited.

The star, who in December 2022 became the first member of the group to begin 18 months of military service, emerged on Wednesday from the 5th Army Infantry Division’s base in northern Yeoncheon province, 60km north of Seoul, to be greeted by fellow bandmates J-hope, RM, V, Jungkook and Jimin.