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"contents": "<p>Cheered by dozens of fans near the military base, the two members in their army uniforms saluted the crowd and said they will soon be returning to perform.</p><p>\"To all the ARMYs who have waited for us in the military, I want to say I am truly, truly grateful. Please wait just a little longer and we will return with a really cool performance,\" V said in front of fans and media. Known as ARMY, BTS has a global fan club with millions of loyal followers.</p><p>Two other bandmates, Jin and J-Hope, were discharged from the military earlier and have been performing solo and appearing on variety shows.</p><p>Jimin, Jung Kook and Suga are set to wrap their military service as late as June 21, media reports say.</p><p>The globally recognised K-pop icon BTS has not released a group project since 2022 and its members are hoping for the reunion.</p><p>“After pursuing our own little ventures, we are now coming back together, and I love that for us,” J-Hope told a magazine in December.</p><p>Entertainment group HYBE <span id=\"x1\" class=\"tr-ric\">352820.KS</span> that manages BTS is planning a huge event called BTS FESTA this week for fans to celebrate the band's 12th anniversary. It is not clear whether the members will show up, but Jin attended last year.</p><p>Holding a flower bouquet for their discharge from the army, RM said he wanted to perform the most.</p><p>\"(Members) would feel the same, but stage performance, I want to perform the most. I'll work hard to make an album soon and come back to the stage,\" RM said, after playing the sax for the crowd.</p><p class=\"tr-signoff\">(Reporting by Jack Kim and Ju-min Park; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Sonali Paul)</p>",
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