A: South Korean supergroup BTS member J-Hope, EXO member Xiumin and other various artists are set to tour Taiwan.
B: Is J-Hope the first BTS member to visit as a solo singer?
A: Yup, he’s going to stage two shows in Taoyuan over the weekend.
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B: All BTS fans, nicknamed “ARMY,” must be so happy. I wonder when the seven-member group can finally stage a comeback again.
A: Well, the good news is the five members currently performing military service will all leave the army next month. So the fans’ long wait is about to end.
A: 南韓天團防彈少年團BTS的J-Hope，和EXO的Xiumin等多位熱門歌手最近都要來台開唱。
B: J-Hope是BTS首位單飛來台演唱的成員嗎？
A: 對啊，他本週末將在桃園熱唱兩場。
B: 暱稱為ARMY的BTS粉絲一定超開心，不知這個7人團體何時能回歸。
A: 好消息：正在當兵的5人6月即將退伍，粉絲長久的等待就快要結束啦！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張迪）
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