Local media, citing military sources, reported Thursday morning that 'J-Hope' will be entering a frontline army recruit training center located in Gangwon on April 18, next Tuesday.

'BigHit Music' had announced on April 1 that its member 'J-Hope' will be joining an army boot camp to complete his military service without sharing the enlistment date or location.

“It’s not like I can go whenever I want, but the date of the enlistment has been set and I think it’s about time I start preparing for it", 'J-Hope' said in a Weverse livestream on March 16.

“I thought I should complete my military service as soon as possible and return to my fans and show you guys a more mature version of myself”.

In Korea, all able-bodied young men are required to serve around one and a half years in the military.