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A 2020 amendment to the law allowed BTS to postpone enlisting until the age of 30. But an exception would not be made for them to skip completing their service.

In mid-June 2022, BTS announced that their work as a group will be put on hold until around 2025. The break would allow the members to complete their mandatory military service and prioritize their solo careers. South Korean men between the ages of 18 and 25 must serve 18-21 months in the military, according to the country's constitution.

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"Butter' was released in May 2021 with collaboration between 7 songwriters within and outside the band. In July 2021, "Permission to Dance" was also released thanks to the help of British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran and others. In the fall of 2021, BTS was back to performing live.

The MV was also successful, receiving more than 100 million views on YouTube in its first 24 hours.

The song "Dynamite" released in 2020 was entirely written in English by British songwriters David Stewart and Jessica Agombar, an upbeat track influenced by disco. The song became the top-selling digital song of 2020 in the US and also topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 3 weeks. BTS became the first South Korean group in history to top that chart.

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The arrival of the COVID-10 pandemic in 2020 brought an abrupt shift in BTS' plans for the remainder of the year. Because BTS couldn't perform live, they felt cut off from ARMY. However, they continued to communicate and connect with fans through YouTube live streams and other social media platforms.

true calling of music.

On September 2018 in NY, BTS spoke to the United Nations (UN) General Assembly as part of the launch for Generation Unlimited, a UNICEF youth education and empowerment program. RM addressed leaders from around the world and talked about how at an early age, he began to lose sight of his own dreams. The expectations of others had taken their place and that it took a long time to hear his inner voice and recover his...

"Fake Love" MV received 100 million views in 8 days. Even South Korea's then president Moon Jae-in sent a congratulatory message via social media. It had been 12 years since any non-English speaking group had claimed the #1 spot on Billboard's album chart.

BTS' 2018 got off to a very rough start as the group faces exhaustion from the demanding cycle of producing an album and then touring. The cycle had consumed them the last few years. On the Wings tour, they gave 40 concerts in 10 different countries over 10 months. The group considered quitting, but none of them could bring themselves to do it.