Fans Celebrate EXO Baekhyun’s Long-Awaited Return From The Military Today With #BAEKHYUN_is_back
After a long 641 days, EXO‘s Baekhyun is finally set to finish his military enlistment today!
Baekhyun first enlisted on May 6, 2021, and joined the public service division for his time spent there. Because of this, he spent longer in the military than other K-Pop idols who started their enlistment period around the same time, which made it seem like he was gone much longer than he was to a lot of fans!
His official discharge date is February 5, 2023, and Baekhyun will be the sixth of eight EXO members (apart from Lay, who doesn’t need to enlist) to finish their military enlistment period. Kai and Sehun are the two remaining members who have yet to begin theirs, though it likely will happen sometime soon.
Fans are hopeful, however, that all of EXO’s members will take part in the group’s alleged comeback in the first half of 2023 now that Baekhyun is back!
To celebrate his return, fans are trending the hashtag #BAEKHYUN_is_back on social media.
THE END OF AN ERA#BAEKHYUN_is_back pic.twitter.com/gD34yHypfk
— ♡ (@BBHLOOK__) February 4, 2023
BIGGEST FLEX AS AN EXO-L!
— finally 6 out of 8 korean exo members done ✅✊#BAEKHYUN_is_back#배켜니_소집해제한다_짱이지#배켜나_우리_기다렸어#배켜니_보답_받을준비완료 pic.twitter.com/g6s6YZw6HB— ally • WELCOME BACK 𝘉𝘈𝘌𝘒𝘏𝘠𝘜𝘕 ´ㅅ` (@bbhyeobo) February 4, 2023
#EXO‘s amazing vocalist #Baekhyun, the “Genius Idol” & 1st K-Soloist with two million-selling EPs, will be coming home today from the military!💪🎉🎇👑💜
WELCOME BACK BAEKHYUN#BAEKHYUN_is_back#배켜니_소집해제한다_짱이지#배켜나_우리_기다렸어#배켜니_보답_받을준비완료 pic.twitter.com/oudZ4KpIOX— World Music Awards (@WORLDMUSICAWARD) February 4, 2023
BAEKHYUN IS FINALLY BACK KPOP IS SAVED #BAEKHYUN_is_back
pic.twitter.com/GBgsHO7wl3— sally (@baekluvrs) February 4, 2023
our little sunshine is back 🤍#BAEKHYUN_is_back#배켜니_소집해제한다_짱이지#배켜나_우리_기다렸어#배켜니_보답_받을준비완료
— maria ʚɞ (@ohsenh) February 4, 2023
Welcome back Baekhyun! We can’t wait to see what he has planned for us now that he has returned.