# BTS Members Open Up About Not Having ‘Anyone to Talk to’ While Separated During Military Duty

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/bts-members-open-up-about-not-having-anyone-to-talk-to-while-separated-during-military-duty/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:09:55+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:34:02+00:00
- Original publisher: Billboard
- Original article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/bts-didnt-have-anyone-to-talk-to-in-military-1236301126/
- Topics: Music

## Key points

- BTS described military separation as isolating.
- Members said they lacked people who understood them.
- The group reunited in 2025 and resumed touring.

## Summary

BTS have said that the most difficult aspect of completing their military service separately was the loneliness of lacking fellow members who understood their experiences. Speaking on Capital Breakfast, they described their return to group activities as a family reunion, underlining the closeness developed through years of working together.

The seven members paused group work from late 2022 as they enlisted in stages, reuniting in 2025 after maintaining contact with fans through solo projects. They subsequently recorded ARIRANG, which reportedly spent three weeks at number one on the Billboard 200, and are now touring; Jimin also noted that V became noticeably more muscular during his service.

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