J.Seph KARD Will Undergo Military Service Starting October 2020

JAKARTA - J.Seph, a member of the KARD group announced that he will carry out military service starting October. He shared this news via his Instagram account today, Monday, September 21.

He distributed uploads in the form of his own handwritten letters. "In 2011, at the age of 20, I went to Seoul to start my career as a singer, and I was able to spend my life in a meaningful way," said J.Seph, whose real name is Taehyung, quoted from Soompi on the same day.

"In 2020, I will start compulsory military service on October 5. Even though I am a little afraid of the new and unfamiliar environment, I am waiting for my new life with a new identity, "

“I will carry out my duties as a Korean man and return with pride. Until that day, show support and kindness to Matthew (BM), Somin, and Jiwoo as KARD, "he continued.

After the upload, DSP Media as the agency confirmed the news.

“With the hope that J.Seph wants to go behind closed doors with his family, the details regarding the time and location will not be informed. We ask for understanding and hope you do not visit the site, "said a representative of DSP Media.

J.Seph is a member of the group KARD, a coed group that is a mixture of male and female. He made his debut in 2016 after undergoing training for five years.

The name KARD became popular internationally because of their unusual group concept. They also had time to appear at the SXSW festival in the United States.

KARD last greeted fans in August with Gunshot from their first single album entitled Way with Words. J.Seph also worked on the Gunshot track with the other KARD members.