All of 2PM, with the exception of Nichkhun, still has to enlist in the army. In a recent interview, the group expressed their dilemma over their impending enlistment.
During an interview for promotions of their fourth album, it was revealed that “although exact dates have not been set, all members with the exception of Nichkhun plan to enlist soon.”
Jun.K, who would be the first member to enlist, said “Taecyeon and I are considering enlisting together, but as for the other members, we haven’t discussed any details.”
He further went on to say, “If we go one by one, it won’t be until 6 years later, when I’m 35, that 2PM would be able to have a group comeback.”
On the same matter, Taecyeon said, “But we don’t have that many members, and there are many possibilities that we have to shorten the inactivity of 2PM.”
Taecyeon later told interviewers, “In addition, we do have times where we attend events, in which one or two members aren’t able to join us. That is when we really feel the importance of every member’s presence. If we were to promote, however, I believe sub-units would be the best option for us.”
Wooyoung continued by saying, “I will feel very lonely having to promote without all the members. Especially because Junho recently did a solo promotion in Japan, I felt a bigger sense of loneliness.”
Although nothing is final, Jun.K will have to enlist on January of 2017. Fortunately, Taecyeon assured fans by revealing that 2PM will continue all current and future promotions and schedules until Jun.K’s enlistment.