BTS 10th anniversary: Jin pens a letter from military, Jungkook thanks ARMY

Global music legends BTS celebrated their 10th anniversary yesterday on June 13th 2023 For ARMY the grouprsquos massive fanbase ndash June is synonymous with lsquoFESTArsquo celebrations ndash where BTS and ARMY celebrate their anniversary together through interactions livestreams and sharing of unreleased contentThis year was a little bittersweet for BTS and ARMYs alike as the group was not physically together Two of the members have enlisted for mandatory military service while others are pursuing their personal interests and music projects However nearly all BTS members took to Instagram almost precisely at midnight of their 10th anniversary to pen heartwarming notes for ARMY and also share throwback photographsOldest hyung Kim Seokjin and Golden Maknae Jeon Jungkook shared their reflections on the past ten years in the form of letters on Weverse The two members shared posts later in the day albeit which were equally as beautifulJungkook is endeared by fans for being somewhat reserved and shy On previous VLives he has admitted that he doesnrsquot have the eloquence of Namjoon or the sensitivity of Jimin when it comes to sharing his sincere emotions and gratitude for ARMYHowever for fans wellversed with their content it is no secret that when Jungkook writes he can WRITE From his beautiful poem lsquoGolden Rainrsquo on an old lsquoRun BTSrsquo episode to his hauntingly whimsical solo piano ballad lsquoStill With Yoursquo the youngest of the group has a way with words ndash even though he chooses to exercise his talents on a choice few occasionsSheepishly acknowledging his ways Jungkook wrote in his letter ndashldquoIve definitely done a lot of things with ARMYs and I think its been too long but its already been 10 years in a blink of an eye I cant remember clearly how each year wasI think there were a lot of good and happy things and a lot of sadness and crying but everything is not so vivid in my mind Although of course if I pulled out every memory one by one I might know but I always only look at the present time and itrsquos become a habit to easily forget the past Hyungs remember everything thoughbut I too remember if itrsquos talked about I just hellip itrsquos just become a memory thatrsquos taking a rest for me Allllllll of it is just whatrsquos in the mindheart of this person called jeon jungkook heh hehrdquoYes we believe you our adorable maknaeEchoing Jiminrsquos sentiments Jungkook expressed surprise over how quickly 10 years have passed alongside ARMY ndash time passes by quickly when yoursquore having funldquoAnd the fact that 10 years have passed in a blink of an eye means that it was that much fun for me If its not fun or happy time goes by really slowly Thanks to ARMY its already been 10 years Thank you so much for being with us for 10 years In the future lets continue to walk closely loving each other in good health for our ARMYs and BangtansrdquoOldest hyung and frequent dadjoke maker Jin also took out time from his busy military enlistment duties to pen a sweet wish for ARMYs in his signature sincerity Although Jin goofs around a lot with the other members no one quite rivals his understated earnestness when it comes to expressing his emotionsTaking to Weverse he started his letter with the same words as Namjoon and then continued on to congratulate BTS and ARMY was walking a path of joy hardship and togetherness for the past 10 yearsldquoHello Im Jin Thanks to our ARMYs were celebrating our 10th anniversary Theres a saying that mountains and rivers change in 10 years Its amazing that the love between BTS and ARMY doesnt change I also want to give you some contents for the 10th anniversary Im just sad that I cant be with you I should have filmed more contents before I joined the army I dont know how to express my apologiesrdquoIts okay Jin just keep making surprise appearances on other membersrsquo VLives Jin recently engaged with V and ARMYs when the former was showing off his stylish new caramelcoloured hair on camera and we will be more than satisfiedJin reciprocated fansrsquo nostalgia and longing for the sevenmember group and the fanbase to be reunited soon ndashldquoAs far as I know the remaining members are working hard on the 10th anniversary contents With 365 days left in the military and a year left Ill go to the company and see you through Weverse Live instead of going home as soon as Im dischargedrdquoldquoOf course its early so I can stay home and come back but I wont make any plans and Ill be with you on the 11th anniversary Im so happy to say this at least hahaThank you so much for being with us for our 10th anniversary and I hope you stay with us until our bodies can perform on stageARMY heart BTSARMY BTSrdquoWe hope we can continue walking down a lsquoflower pathrsquo on a bright spring day for many more years to come with you BTS ARMY BTStranslations from Weverse and Twitter