BTS Jin's First Instagram Post Since His Enlistment Gets ARMYs Emotional

BTS‘s Jin might be busy handling his duties and responsibilities in the military, but he’s never too busy for his beloved members.

It’s been over two months since Jin enlisted for mandatory military service. Though he has made sure to be around, sometimes through Weverse posts or Instagram comments and other times through pre-recorded videos, fans can’t help but miss seeing him.

But if there is anyone who misses Jin more, it has to be the BTS members themselves. Out of all six of them, J-Hope and Jimin are the most vocal about it too. They talk about him during their livestreams and occasionally keep ARMYs posted about his well-being.

jimin said that on top of being handsome, jin didn't change/age a bit, he looks the same from when they first met. he also says he misses jin, not just him but all their staff members do 🥺 pic.twitter.com/mbYRGoG1nD

— pha ☁️ missing jin ia (@bemyjinnie) February 10, 2023

🐥 jin hyung doesn't have trouble with that.. he just misses people and wants to perform.. stuff like that is hard, he said
🐿️ of course he wants to perform, there's a lot of things one can't do

— Sel⁷ (@BTStranslation_) February 17, 2023

After his enlistment, Jin has stayed away from social media for the most part. But he has made exceptions for J-Hope so far. He returned to Instagram to wish his dongsaeng a happy birthday last month.

BTS’s Jin Returns To Instagram Just To Celebrate J-Hope’s Birthday

A few days later, when the news of J-Hope’s upcoming enlistment was out, Jin returned to Weverse to welcome him to military life. Then, he joked around, saying, “If by chance we meet, don’t make eye contact because I’m a private and you’re a trainee LOL.” J-Hope played along and responded with a saluting emoji, only to get schooled about the correct way to salute from the army’s Private First Class Jin.

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🐿️ jjwan.. have a good weekend…🥲 and thank you for the call.. 😍🥲
🐹 kekekeke jwehope kekeke
🐹 they say im going to be a private soon
if by chance we meet, dont make eye contact,
because im a private and youre a trainee kekeke
🐿️ @/jin 🫡..🫡
🐿️ @/jin kekeke https://t.co/GXOxgVRSd0 pic.twitter.com/XwuEDbchJ2

— 윤서⁷ (@btsinthemoment) February 26, 2023

🐹 uh huh
they say that for a salute, you have to maintain a straight line between your wrist and forearm at 45 degrees from the ground, and your upper arm has to remain between 30 to 45 degrees
🐿️ @/jin youre a tiger (strict) assistant instructor… 🥲 https://t.co/QWHMiRkyW9 pic.twitter.com/WWVZFD6zx4

— 윤서⁷ (@btsinthemoment) February 26, 2023

But all these interactions happened through the comment section of other posts. Jin’s last Instagram post before enlistment was a photo of him posing in front of a white wall.

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But his streak of no Instagram posts after enlistment broke today after he uploaded a picture with J-Hope and Jimin. It was probably clicked while the two members visited their hyung, given Jinwass in his uniform.

Jin captioned the photo, “Welcome,” indicating J-Hope’s approaching enlistment. J-Hope responded, laughing in the comment section.

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🐹 welcome

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🐿️ kekekekekekekeke 😍❤️😍❤️ pic.twitter.com/AlsPizOIRo

— 윤서⁷ (@btsinthemoment) March 4, 2023

Seeing Jin after so long, that too with his two beloved members, was definitely a treat for fans. The post got over a million likes within just 30 minutes!