Did BTS’s Jin Leak A Spoiler During J-Hope’s Military Service Discharge? 

On October 17, BTS‘s Jin welcomed J-Hope home from his mandatory service. Although their reunion had many memorable moments, one particular detail is now sparking fan theories.

J-Hope (left) and Jin (right)

Like a K-Drama CEO, Jin arrived in style, dressed in a striking burgundy suit and statement sunglasses. However, his outfit paled in comparison to this enormous bouquet.

The size of the bouquet isn’t too surprising, given Jin’s history of giving his members eye-catching–and often unusual–gifts. But the bouquet’s size and Jin’s thoughtfulness aren’t the only reasons why the bouquet is attracting attention. Some hawk-eyed ARMYs were quick to make a connection that the general public would likely miss.

The blue flowers in Jin’s bouquet closely resemble the smeraldo flower. These fictional flowers from the fictional BTS Universe first bloomed during BTS’s HYYH era and have since become a major symbol in the BTS Universe.

Smeraldo pic.twitter.com/JjALUEBg3L

— 방탄소년단 (@BTS_twt) August 9, 2017

Two years after making its last post, the smeraldo flower Instagram account unexpectedly posted this story on October 16.

At the time, some ARMYs theorized that the smeraldo flower story could be connected to Jin’s upcoming Happy solo album or a BTS group comeback. This was not long before J-Hope’s discharge from the military.

SMERALDO FLOWER ACCOUNT IG ACCOUNT UPDATED ON IG STORY WITH THE CAPTION :'Thank you for your purchase' SO MAYBE SEOKJIN 'HAPPY' ALBUM IS RELATED WITH BTS HYYH ERA?!??!?!? pic.twitter.com/6fe8Tgy8gp

— Carolyne🌱⁷⁼¹ (@mhereonlyforbts) October 16, 2024

Also this!💜 pic.twitter.com/eg7AvH3iAd

— liapaige (@_cherry_lady7) October 16, 2024

Probably not. Solo albums are usually not connected to any bts lore. It is most probably starting something for the next bts project

— 𝓎𝑜𝑜𝓃𝒿𝒾𝓃 🍯 🅗🅐🅟🅟🅨 (@yoonjinsins) October 16, 2024

OMG! The Smeraldo IG account is active again?!!!🤯
The IG story goes "Thank you for your purchase"
Last time they updated was to tell us about the shop opening on May 21, 2022.
The only person who ever bought flowers at that shop in the past was Jin. Is the purchase from him? pic.twitter.com/mOKfWtZWcB

— Lyna⁷ (@Lyna91Fr) October 16, 2024

Smeraldo Shop: Hi.
ARMYs: pic.twitter.com/cIK0zxfRps

— Wandering Shadow (@shadow_twts) October 16, 2024

smeraldo flower eased into Muse and then Happy and then finally the HYYH 10TH ANNIVERSARY ALBUM https://t.co/Zu1fyLbdpT pic.twitter.com/OVft0D0Z2g

— 2SEOK LOCKDOWN⁷ (@namkookpecks) October 16, 2024

Given the timing, Jin might be the customer the smeraldo flower shop hinted at. If so, was his purchase purely connected to J-Hope’s return from the military, or is it hinting at a new project? A Jin and J-Hope HYYH-themed collaboration perhaps?

Only time will tell! What are your theories?

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