Will Jungkook make up what he lost by enlisting? No

The opportunity cost of Jungkook by enlisting is north of $1 billion.

No bullshit like OT7 , longer career, etc, will be relevant since he lost his peak years.

BTS returns in Spring 2026, and there are four more members who will want to release their albums and do solo concerts before Jungkook, and Bang will do nothing to stop them.

Jungkook did NOT have to enlist - he could have extended that till 2028, and he would have gotten the exemption by then since the old regime which dragged them to the military is no more.

In my opinion, Bang should prohibit the other 4 from doing their solo projects , especially Suga and RM, and do a Jungkook project first since he is not getting any younger.

However, given the way he is, he will do nothing and let the older 4 have their fun, and Jungkook won't be given a chance to release a solo album, since it is quite too cold to tour in Dec or Jan.

Any solo tour who has less than 520,000 attendees, the record set by BTS' archenemy, is a failure.

Despite of having a billboard #1 song and an internationally known song, Bruno Mars is estimated to have earned a whooping 60 million last year. It is a lot for ordinary mortals, but chump change at that kind of level.

JK would have made more than $1 billion, and greater fame, if he did not enlist. Now, will people swoon for his old and tired body? I seriously doubt it.

He will be lucky to earn $50m/year for the rest of his life. It is a lot of money for most people, but a fraction of his potentials which never will be restored.

BTS' archenemy is still richer than any BTS member. And at the age of 32 (1,352) years she is showing signs of decline.

The tours of Seokjin and Hoseok were stand-ins for diehard BTS fans, a flash. They won't enjoy such successes again. But bang will think other members deserve that kind of opportunity. At least Suga , whose verses were decisive for dragging them to the military, and RM, who should have advised Jungkook to delay enlistment as much as possible since things could change but did not, should not be given solo opportunities before Jungkook. If Bang does not do that, I think JK will leave at renewal.

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Jhope had 4,70,000 attendees for hots tour, could have more if he to continued to perform in more cities.

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So No need for you to concern, jungkook will definitely meet your criteria for success easily and won't be failing🙄🙄

If he releases his album in Nov or so, probably not since it is too cold to have outside events in manu locations around the world and indoor places cannot accommodate as many people as outside venues.

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At least Jungkook can count on two hundred more threads on this topic from you

Given that this was a totally preventable disaster, yes, I will be writing more about that in the future.

JK should not have enlisted. All the bs argument about OT7 ruined him

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Are you a fan???

If not then why are you even upset about this thing (not that its a fan place to tell their faves what to do) but you are not even a fan🙄🙄🙄

Anyways since you are worried about their downfall, make sure to stream killing it girl, so that they can pay their bills.

Golden too, Jungkook might be penny less now since he was unable to earn anything during his military service😔😔😔

Let's say I am a fan of KPop itself, which is why I talk against its archenemy all the time since she has done more to disrupt it than everyone else.

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Even 1/4 of 50M must be nice

Idols rolling in cash while I’m here calculating if I can afford coffee this week

It is like rooting for your favorite sport star/team. The star or team won't do jack shit for you, but cheering for the team makes you feel good.

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I think he would be very happy to earn 50m a year for the rest of his life.

If you choose between $1 billion and $50 mil which would you choose?

And $50 is the beginning.As a singer gets older the amount declines.

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1 billion is more than Beyonce's net worth. I don't think any kpop idol could reach that individually.

He had a very strong potential to get there. If he did not listen to Bang and RM and enlisted.

His concert would have been almost large as the so-called OT7, bring at least$500-700m, plus auxiliary goods which would have safely exceeded a revenue about $1.2 billion. How he parlays that into an actual net worth of a billion would have been the job of his financial advisers. Of course he would have spent very little time in Korea.

Now he has no chance to get there. The timing has passed.

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not everything is about money and fame

Maybe in some other genres, but in showbiz fame and fortune are everything

JK threw away $1 billion for nothing and Koreans voted New Jeans over him