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SEOUL : Popular Korean boy band 2PM's management agency JYP Entertainment has confirmed that former band leader Park Jae-Bum's contract has been terminated and that he will not be returning to the group.
The agency said on its website that the termination was due to problems more serious than his Internet postings five years ago about how he hated Korea and its people, which generated a public backlash that caused him to leave the seven-member group in September last year.
"Thanks to the outpouring support from his fans and his contrite attitude, we were seriously thinking about giving him another chance... A series of developments afterward led to the agency's decision to have Jae-bum return to Korea in February and joining the group in March," said JYP Entertainment's statement on its website.
"However, Jae-bum called the agency late last year to admit that he made a terrible personal mistake when the group had released 'Again and Again' last summer. The nature of the problem cannot be revealed because it's a personal matter, but it is definitely more serious than the publicised postings and could cause more social repercussions. The agency, therefore, decided that Jae-bum is no longer fit to remain with the agency and cancelled his contract."
JYP Entertainment claimed that they had wanted to inform the rest of the band of this development at the end of last year but they were too happy after winning some major awards and were expecting Park's return.
It said the remaining members of 2PM only found out about this news in January but unanimously agreed that it was impossible to continue working with Park under the present circumstances after the agency discussed the matter with them.
- CNA/ha
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