2PM HOTTEST BLOOD

Sorry~

2010-03-22T04:20:00.000-07:00

Hello, everyone.

I'm sorry to tell that I'll be deleting this blog for sure cause I don't think I manage to take on this blog. I would like to give it to other but I need the email address but if you do know how to change it email me and tell me (dancebabydiva.19@gmail.com).

I will change this to Jaebeom blog and will try to update things about him and AOM (Art Of Movement).

I'll be closing down this blog on 30th April 2010. I'll lead you the way to Jaebeom blog after that. Stay tune to it.

I'm so sorry that I can't keep my promise that I will continue to post update of 2PM/6PM cause I can't stand it when I saw them I'll remember of the stuff that I dont want to. I'm sorry.

[NEWS] 100301 Underground's Official Statement with Jay's mother's letter to the fans

2010-03-01T05:01:00.000-08:00

QUOTE

2 월 25일 JYPE가 재범군의 영구탈퇴를 공지한 후 기획사의 무책임하고 비인간적인 처사에 맞대응하고자 했었습니다. 어떻게든 훼손된 재범군의 명예라도 되돌려주고 싶었습니다. 하지만 6개월동안 각종 루머와 상처로 힘든 시간을 보냈던 재범군과 재범군 가족분들이 더 이상 이슈가 되는 것을 원치 않고 이 또한 시간이 흐르면 상처가 아물지 않겠냐며 그 어떤 대응도 바라지 않으셨습니다. 재범군과 재범군 부모님의 결정인만큼, 저희도 그에 따르기로 했습니다. 억울하고 분하지만 재범군이 원하는대로 해주는 것이 재범군을 위하는 팬들의 마지막 배려이자 사랑이라고 생각합니다.

재범군의 어머님께서 팬분들게 드리는 전언입니다.

『모 든 팬분들께 감사하다고 전해 주시구요. 가끔씩 관심가지고 지켜보시라 말씀 드려 주세요. 온갖 루머에 충분히 절망할 수 있는 상황에서도 의젓한 모습 보여주는 재범이를 보고 저희는 절망보다는 희망을 가지게 되었어요. 모든 팬분들께 감사 드려요.

너무 너무 수고 많으셨어요.

저 희 마음 팬분들에게 꼭 전해 주시고 팬분들의 마음에 상처 하루빨리 치유될수 있도록 기도 할께요. 우리 재범이 믿어 주시고 사랑해 주셔서 감사해요. 재범이에게는 결코 좋지 않은 결말 이지만 이렇게 라도 이사건이 끝이 날 수 있어서 마음은 홀가분 하네요. 이 일을 끝으로 더 이상 우리재범이가 좋지않은 일로 이슈가 되지 않았으면 하는 바램입니다. 2pm 동생들도 많이 사랑해 주세요. 재범이 때문에 그 아이들도 가족들도 마음 고생 많았을꺼여요.』

저희는 이 전언을 읽고 아무리 거대한 기획사라도 재범군의 적수가 될 수 없다는 것을 느꼈습니다. 저들은 작은 꼬투리를 잡아 한 청년의 인생을 송두리째 흔드는데도 아파하기는 커녕 자신의 앞날을 생각하고 있는 모습을 보며 어디에 있든, 어떤 상황에 처하든 크게 될 것이라고 믿어 의심치 않습니다. 그 누구보다 큰 상처를 안고 살아가야할 아들 걱정에 앞서 팬들에게 감사의 인사를, 그리고 이제는 등을 돌렸지만 한때 재범군과 동고동락했던 멤버들까지 챙기시는 재범군의 부모님을 보며 왜 재범군이 그들을 제외한 모든 이들에게 좋은 평판을 들을 수 밖에 없었는지 알 수 있었습니다.

지난 6개월간 진실성을 찾기 힘든 대응으로 일관한 소속사 JYPE 및 그들의 대표로 나온 나머지 멤버들의 단 4시간 동안 이것이 진실이라고 외치던 발언들보다 데뷔 이후부터 지금까지 우리에게 한결같은 모습을 보여주었던 박재범 군의 진실성을 믿습니다. 그리고 저희가 그것을 보여줄 수 있는 방법은 지금까지 그래왔든 앞으로도 계속 인간 박재범을 응원하고 지지하는 것이라고 생각합니다.

언더그라운드는 지금까지 해왔던 것처럼 재범군을 위해 좋은 일 하면서 그의 양 날개가 되겠습니다. 재범군의 잃어버린 명예는 재범군이 앞으로도 꾸준히 우리에게 보여줄 진실된 모습으로 되찾을 수 있다고 생각합니다. JYPE 소속 2PM의 리드자 박재범의 지원군이 아닌 '인간 박재범'의 서포터즈가 되어 그가 행복한 길을 갈 수 있도록 지원하겠습니다. 부디 재범군과 재범군의 부모님이 마음의 짐을 덜고 다시 예전으로 돌아갈 수 있도록 우리가 재범군을 잊지 않고 그가 행복한 길을 걸을 수 있게 해주는 것이 처음부터 끝까지 실망감만을 안겨준 무책임한 JYPE에게 할 수 있는 최고의 항의이자 최선책일 것입니다.

지난해 9월부터 2월 27일까지 지난 6개월 간 비록 최고의 결과를 얻어내지 못했지만 우리들은 모두 각자의 자리에서 재범군을 위해 최선을 다해왔습니다. 간절히 원하던 것을 이루지 못한 것에 대한 상실감이 너무나 크다는 것 또한 저희도 통감하는 바 입니다. 그러나 지금 그 상실감을 분노로 맞바꿔 과격한 행동을 하는 것은 결국 재범군을 포함한 우리들 모두에게 돌아오는 것이고 최선을 다해 온 우리들의 행동에 스스로 먹칠을 하게 되는 것입니다. 끝까지 저희들과 재범군이 당당할 수 있게, 행동을 실천에 옮기시기 전 한 번쯤 다시 생각해 주셨으면 합니다.

끝 으로 여섯명의 2PM은 그토록 존경한다는 박진영PD와 부디 좋은 관계 유지하여 JYPE와 재계약을 하는 유일한 소속 연예인이 되기를 바라며 JYPE는 소속 가수를 쓰다가 버리는 상품이 아닌 한 인격체로 대우해주길 간곡히 부탁드립니다.

언더그라운드 Emily, HeyJ 올림

QUOTE

On the 25th of February, after JYPE announced that Jaebum was permanently out of the group, because of their irresponsible and inhumane actions, we were going to fight back. We wanted to fix Jaebum’s ruined reputation for him no matter what. However, because Jaebum and Jaebum’s family have spent these six months with many rumors and hurt, they no longer want this to become an issue anymore. They also believe that time will make the hurt go away and they do not want the fans to respond. Because this is what Jaebum and Jaebum’s family want, we also will follow suit. Even though we feel that this is unjust and we’re furious, because this is what Jaebum wants, we feel that this is the last thing that the fans can do to show their love and consideration for him.

This is the message from Jaebum’s mother to the fans.

This part has already been translated by bajaebum here.

After we read this message, we realized that no matter how big the company, they cannot compete with Jaebum. Even though those people found one small fault and thoroughly shook up his life, instead of being hurt, we can see that he is just looking ahead towards his future and so we believe that no matter where he is, no matter what happens, he will become great. Before worrying about the huge wound that hurt their son more than anyone, the hurt that their son will have to continue to live with, his parents first thanked the fans. When we see how Jaebum’s parents have taken pains to take care of the other members since they were together with Jaebum once upon a time, even though they turned their backs now, we can see why, besides these people, there has only been good words about Jaebum.

Instead of believing the words of the company JYPE and the rest of the members that came out as their representatives, the company that throughout the six months, we couldn’t find the “honesty” that they consistently responded with, with statements that what they were saying is true for four hours, we choose to believe in Jaebum’s honesty, as he is the one who has shown us his unchanging self ever since his debut. That is why we believe that the way to show him [that we believe in him] is like we have done until now, we need to continue to support and root for the person Park Jaebum.

Like we have done until now, Underground will continue to do good things for Jaebum and we will be his wings. We believe that Jaebum will be able to find his lost reputation through him continuing to show us his truthful self. Instead of supporting JYPE’s 2PM’s Leadja Park Jaebum, we will instead support "the person Park Jaebum” and we will support and hope that he will be happy wherever he goes. We hope that Jaebum and Jaebum’s parents can lay down this burden and go back to the way they were. We will never forget Jaebum and we will help him become happy. This is the best way to protest against JYPE, the company that from beginning to end only disappointed us.

From last September to February 27th, even though we were unable to get the results we wanted from these last six months, all of us from where we are currently, have done all we could for Jaebum. We are fully aware of the disappointment we all feel for being unable to get what we earnestly wished for. However, turning that sense of loss into anger and acting rashly will only come back to haunt Jaebum and all of us. We would be tearing down all of our own hard work through our own actions. We hope that you all will think twice before acting so that we and Jaebum can stand tall until the end.

We hope that the six members of 2PM will continue to have a good relationship with Park Jinyoung PD, the one that they admire so much and hope that they become the first entertainers to resign with JYPE. We earnestly hope that JYPE treats them as humans and not as a product that they are going to use and throw away.

From Underground Emily, HeyJ

May be taken out with full credits. You are not allowed add yourself to the credits nor edit the credits.
CREDITS: UNDERGROUND (SOURCE) ; ___@2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)

Underground is a respected website. This is a website that had been in contact with Jaebum's family previously. Nobody in Korea is questioning this post as being legitimate or not.

The reason why I separated it is because I wanted people to read it. I know that a lot of people have read his mother's message already so I separated them.

[INFO] 100229 Jaebum's mother posts on Underground

2010-03-01T04:54:00.000-08:00

QUOTE

『모든 팬분들께 감사하다고 전해 주시구요. 가끔씩 관심가지고 지켜보시라 말씀 드려 주세요. 온갖 루머에 충분히 절망할 수 있는 상황에서도 의젓한 모습 보여주는 재범이를 보고 저희는 절망보다는 희망을 가지게 되었어요. 모든 팬분들께 감사 드려요.

너무 너무 수고 많으셨어요.

저희 마음 팬분들에게 꼭 전해 주시고 팬분들의 마음에 상처 하루빨리 치유될수 있도록 기도 할께요. 우리 재범이 믿어 주시고 사랑해 주셔서 감사해요. 재범이에게는 결코 좋지 않은 결말 이지만 이렇게 라도 이사건이 끝이 날 수 있어서 마음은 홀가분 하네요. 이 일을 끝으로 더 이상 우리재범이가 좋지않은 일로 이슈가 되지 않았으면 하는 바램입니다. 2pm 동생들도 많이 사랑해 주세요. 재범이 때문에 그 아이들도 가족들도 마음 고생 많았을꺼여요.』

QUOTE

Please tell all fans 'thank you'. Please tell them to often check up on him and keep interest in him.
Through out all these rumors Jaebum could have been despaired but seeing him strong gave me more hope than despaire.
Thank you to all the fans.

You have worked very, very hard.

Please forward our heart to the fans and I will pray for the wound in the fan's heart to be healed quickly. Thank you for trusting and loving our Jaebum. This is not a good ending for Jaebum but my heart is lighter now that this issue has ended. I wish that after this entry, Jaebum will not become a bad issye. Please love the 2PM dongsaegs too. They and their familiies will have had a hard time because of Jaebum.

May be taken out with full credits. You are not allowed add yourself to the credits nor edit the credits.
CREDITS: NAVER; UNDERGROUND (SOURCE) ; BAJAEBUM@2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)

Don't Care

2010-02-27T23:41:00.000-08:00

I think before this I have promise that I will change the layout and is ongoing.

I don't want to update about the Fans Press Conference on 27 Feb 2010. If you guys want to know more just log in to 'www.2oneday.com' to read the article.

For those who already know what is happening and want to turn into anti, I'm sorry to say that you have to leave this blog of mine.

I personal have choose not to care what happen before this from Jay's leaving the group till his permanent withdraw. I will still support 2PM and Jay for no reason and will contineu this blog. If you think that I'm stupid for not hating 2PM and still support 2PM as 6 member, you can just say that I'm stupid but in my opinion I don't want to anti anyone. You will never get to hate a person till the end of the world.

As what I have say, 'ANTI' you are welcome to leave this blog, 'HOTTEST' you are still welcome here but I will still get more update about 2PM as 6 member.

Please support them as 6 member and look forward for they're album and support them.

From Summer @ Admin

2010-02-02T23:53:00.000-08:00

Hello, everyone.

I know many of you guys say that this is the first fans base for MY Hottest (Malaysia Hottest). And since I'm the 1st one to open why didn't I update more after Park Jaebeom leaving.

The reason why is because things will never the same after Jaebeom leaving. Maybe some of you may ask. What if he will never come back and will you not update? I will wait for the official statement from JYPE and I will know what to do.

Okay, I maybe not been able to update more but I will change layout some times that I could. So for now stay tune for the new layout coming soon.

It will be more on Chinese New Year and Valentine feel cause Chinese New Year drop on the same day as Valentine day. So good luck guys. Keep praying for Jaebeom for his return.

Always love you guys.

ATTENTION
I have just check the "Shoutout MIX" and I notice that some of the visitor did criticize other artist. Please don't do that. We Hottest are the best. Please don't criticize other buy saying "I hate them" or and other bad words. I hope you guys are clear with that.

Thanks.

[TWITTER/WALLPAPER] Jaebeom Twitter wallpaper

2009-09-25T08:31:00.000-07:00

TAKE OUR WITH FULL CREDITS

Hey, MyHottest.

I'm here with some Twitter Wallpaper with only Jaebeom. Sorry I didn't make others but I will I bet I will. Please stay tune on it okay?

He is it

I hope you guys like it. Remember to credit if you take out.

(c)summer@2pmhottestblood

[INFO] MYHOTTEST (I wrote a lyrics)

2009-09-22T11:23:00.000-07:00

Hey MyHottest,

This is my 1st time writing lyrics and I'm not good at it. My english is not good. I wrote it all night to make a fresh up to everyone.

Thanks to aienbest's for the song and video with JeTi wonderful voice and I got this lyrics. Is not good but I have try to follow the song and I can say I did copy some of the words so don't say that I didn't tell it was copy right. haha^^

Here is the video and the lyrics. (Remember I'm not good at writing lyrics.)

Lyrics (Wrote by Me)

Song name: "Can you feel the love we give?"

Trust the warmth inside
Can you feel the love we give
You must come back
Everthing warth when you come back again,
just back than
You can't leave us just
In 4 days and throw all your golds away
We really need you so please come back
We will never leave you alone

At 1st we hate you for leaving us
We know you feel ashme of yourself
but everything will be forget
and what you have gone we forgive you
but than
everything goes wrong when you leave us for good
We don't want this to happen but it happen now.
Please help us to end this and come back to us

So baby, trust the warmth inside
Can you feel the love we give
You must come back
Everthing warth when you come back again,
just back than
Please don't leave us again
4 years is not short like in 4 days
No matter what you are the best leader
We need you Park Jae Beom

We know that you will stay strong right?
No matter what happen till the end
Just like we support you
No matter what it will be, but than
We know that you are really sorry and
We did really forgive you and no longer hate
We will forget the pass 4 years

So baby, Trust the warmth inside
Can you feel the love we give
You must come back
Everthing warth when you come back again,
just back than
You can't leave us just
In 4 days and throw all your golds away
We really need you so please come back
We will never leave you alone

If you ever find yourself missing us again,
Like you never did
All you have to do is turn around and come back to us.
Don't you know We love you?

So baby, Trust the warmth inside
Can you feel the love we give
You must come back
Everthing warth when you come back again,
just back than
You can't leave us just
In 4 days and throw all your golds away
We really need you so please come back
We will never leave you alone

So baby, trust the warmth inside
Can you feel the love we give
You must come back
Everthing warth when you come back again,
just back than
Please don't leave us again
4 years is not short like in 4 days
No matter what you are the best leader
We need you Park Jae Beom.

(I don't relly know the original song sing by who and the title of the song in the video is "Like yesterday". You guys can comment a bit but don't be to hurt okay? THis is my 1st time writing a lyrics. I really just for Jaebeom. Is all in my heart that I wanted to tell him)

[NEWS] Another friend of Jay clarify the 'truth'?

2009-09-18T09:07:00.000-07:00

Credit: imafighterforjaypark; unknown "Jay's friend"

Apparently, there's someone left us a comment on our YOUTUBE account telling us that a friend's of Jay actually posted something on one of Jay's Facebook fan page.

Today at 7:18pm 9/17/09

Ive been keeping quiet for LONG ENOUGH! I set up this fan page as a friend of Jay. There is some few statement i need to clarify

1. Jay is being pressured to leave 2pm. I wouldnt use the word forced as pressured is more appropriate dont make me go in details on this.

2. MOST of the members of 2pm are quietly supporting on the boycott actions that K-hotties are doing now. One of the member told me WooYoung Cyworld message is to hint the Khotties to continue the boycott and fight for Jay, coz they (2pm members) also has been told not to back up Jay.

3. Jays wound is heeling on the previous days until JYP came out with another statement yesterday, which makes him fell into depression again. Please dont leaving message such as : JAY PLEASE COME BACK

4. Friends like us has been helping him here and there hinting hottest that : Only fans can save Jays career now but it seems only 10% of the fans are paying attention on this. PLEASE READ THIS : ONLY FANS CAN SAVE JAY's CAREER NOW!

5. Jay has been pouring all his hardwork for 4-5 years to become where he is standing now do you think he will give up coz of such matters and let everything go down the drain? He is really depressing now i chatted with him yesterday he even changed his display picture to an all dark screen. can u guys understand how he feels now?

6. Do you know how it feels..when you wan to tell the whole world about the truth but you just can't and all these is hurting your loved one?

7. and Yes, Jay has been reading all the comments in websites and all that you guys have been sending him and that's why he was able to feel better until the storm came yesterday. He was doubt about everything again. He is thinking of give up everything now. SO PLEASE HOTTEST, PLEASE TRY YOUR BEST TO GET JAY BACK.

Either or not above statement is written by the real friend of Jay, we wouldn't give up just because JYP's yesterday statement. JYP is challenging us, the HOTTESTS, to give up, but NO, we won't, because..

WE'RE FIGHTERS FOR JAY PARK!

[DISCUSSION] What if 2PM (6 members) come to Malaysia?

2009-09-17T11:00:00.000-07:00

[Discussion] What if 2PM (6 member) come to Malaysia?

I just bring this topic up cause I just go thru one article at 2OD that says 2PM will continue
with they're new album but only with 6 members.

What if they have a promoting for they're new album here in Malaysia, will you be there to
support them as 6 member? To be very honest to yourself will you support them even they're
only 6 of them but not 7 of them? Will you buy they're CD and get they're signature from them
even they're only 6 of them?

I have already think thru this cause I feel bad that our 2PM leadja is not in the group but still I will
support them no matter what. Just only if JYPE will not add a new member in 2PM I will always
support them. Is not that if JYPE add a new member that I won't support them but It will be less
support them.

I like 2PM is because Jaebeom and others. If suddenly add a new member that I don't know him
well it will make me confuse.

So my answer is "Yes, I will still support 2PM even is only 6 member. Only if JYPE not adding
a new member I will be supporting them till Jay's return."

So what is your answer?

Will you support 2PM with only 6 member but not adding a new member?

p/s: will write down you discussion on the comment box not the widget on top.
This will never show your discussion. Please understand

[NEWS] 2PM to continue without Jaebeom!

2009-09-17T10:42:00.000-07:00

After much drama surrounding leader Jaebeom leaving 2PM, JYP has finally released an official statement regarding 2PM's future activities.

Unfortunately, 2PM will continue activities as 6-members, as JYP is stating that Jaebeom does not want to return as of now.

Whether Jaebeom not wanting to return is the truth or not, we have yet to hear. But as of now, 2PM will be 6 members.

Official statement:

Hello, this is JYP.

For the past five days we have listened to what many people had to say regarding the Jaebeom incident. We have listened to the rebukes towards Jaebeom, the rebukes toward our company, and many of you telling us to give him another chance has been carefully heard.

We have carefully and thoroughly discussed what the next moves are regarding our company, the 2PM members, and Jaebeom. Jaebeom has been receiving many encouraging comments from many fans, but his feelings about his wrong doings has still not changed. He still feels sorry and embarrassed for what he did and is not able to perform on stage. Jaebeom has pleaded to not cancel 2PM's activities which was the result of the sweat, blood and tears of the other six members, just because of what he has done. He has said this is the reason why he must leave 2PM.

I also agree with Jaebeom. The reason why i have not held on to Jaebeom is because if we look towards the life ahead of him, this will not be a big matter that will effect his whole life. Many of you are worried that he has wasted four years of training towards his dream, but i believe that training has not gone to waste, because if he grabs this chance to mature as a person, Jaebeom will be able to fly better than ever.

I believe that as harmful the words that came from Jaebeom were, telling him to immediately leave the country was no better. I am going to respect his decision / wish of wanting to spend some time alone, off the stage and if and when the time comes that he tells me he is ready to come back on stage and perform, it is my duty / role to do everything in my power to help him with this wish. When that day comes, I believe that's when your encouragements and cheering will truly help him. I am once again truly sorry and apologize for not being able to thoroughly take care of my artists. I will do my best in making sure things like this never happen again.

I once again would like to thank all of you.

2PM will continue as a 6 member group.

-JYP

[CYWORLD] 090917 Wooyoung Speaks Out?

2009-09-17T10:36:00.001-07:00

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WOOYOUNG SPEAKS(?) OUT

박진영이 드디어 2PM 재범(본명 박재범) 사태에 대해 입을 열었다. 박진영의 17일자 공식발표에 따르면 2PM은 앞으로 택연, 준수, 우영, 닉쿤, 찬성, 준호 6명으로 활동을 이어가게 됐다.

같은날 2PM 멤버 장우영이 싸이월드 미니홈피 메인글을 바꿨다. 그는 "死卽必生"(사즉필생)이라고 적고 배경음악으로는 2PM 데뷔곡 '10점 만점에 10점' 인스트루멘탈 버전을 걸어놓았다.

死卽必生(사즉필생)은 이순신 장군의 유명한 '생즉필사(生卽必死) 사즉필생(死卽必生)'의 일부분이다. '살고자 하면 죽을 것이요 죽고자 하면 살 것이다'는 뜻으로 10척 남짓한 배로 10배에 이르는 적함을 맞아 대승을 거둔 '명량해전'에 출전하며 병사들에게 남긴 말씀이다.

이 사자성어에는 현 시점에서 리더 재범 없이 2PM의 활동을 이어가게 된 우영의 심경이 그대로 담긴듯 해 팬들을 안타깝게 하고 있다.

DIRECT TRANSLATION

Park Ji Young has finally released a statement on JAEBUM (Park JAEBUM) about whats happening. On the 17th his offical statement said that Taecyeon, Junsu, Wooyoung Nickhun, Chansung, Junho as a 6 membered group for 2PM.

On the same day Jang Wooyoung has changed his main title on Cyworld as "死卽必生" which means Sajeukpilseng and has also changed this backgroup music to 2PM's debute song '10 out of 10'

死卽必生 is General Lee Soo shin famous saying Sengjeukpilseng(生卽必死) SaJeukpilseng (死卽生)' which means "If you wish to live, you will die. If you wish to die, you will live." He said this at Myung Rang Hae jeun which was recorded in a hospitalised soldiers diary.

CREDIT: NEWSEN (SOURCE); ♥2pm♥ @2ONEDAY (TRANS)

EXPLANATION

2PM's Jang WooYoung has updated his cyworld the same day of JYP's statement, changing his main text to "Sa Jeuk Pil Seng" with the BGM of 2PM's 10 Points out of 10.

Sa Jeuk Pil Seng is Lee SunShin general's famous words, meaning "If you wish to live, you will die. If you wish to die, you will live." These words were last left to his followers before they went into war.

It is to believe that WooYoung is upset at the fact that 2PM will continue on without Jaebum.

http://www.newsen.com/news_view.php?uid=200909172318351001

CREDIT: thehazyfiasco @ SOOMPI

Some of you can't interpret Woo's word. This is my interpretation of it, it's not wrong nor right. You have your own voice to what he is saying.

The General Lee SunShin said to his follower before they went to war "If you wish to live, you'll die. If you wish to die, you'll live." Bascially, the whole meaning of it the general was saying is, going to war is a death threatening situation but if you're being a coward wanting to live, you'll die. If you're brave and fight you'll live. See people who are a coward at war will tend to lose their life faster than those who are brave.

Basically that's my whole interpretation. Now it's up to you to see what his meaning is.

I don't really care if you disagree with me but to me, I think Wooyoung is telling us in a subtle way to fight. This is war. If we wish to die, we'll soon overcome this and live but if we just let everything be as it is, we all die. We lose Jay. Going to war with JYPE is a death wish but we will survive.

[NEWS] 090917 JYP's STATEMENT "2PM will continue with 6 members"

2009-09-17T10:35:00.001-07:00

I talked to JYPE staffs, 2PM members, and JAEBUM about our future plans. First of all, although many people have sent their encouraging words to JAEBUM, he hasn’t changed his mind; thinking he made a huge mistake. He said that he is still very sorry and too ashamed to be on the stage. He also told me that since other 2PM members have worked so hard, they should not be affected by this in any negative ways. That’s why he left 2PM so quickly.

I think the same way as JAEBUM. The reason why I didn't stop him from leaving is because I thought whether Jay being in 2PM or not now won’t be that big deal when you look at his life as a whole. Some think 4 years of his hard working has been destroyed, but his skills that were built up in 4 years are still remained in his body.

If JAEBUM receives a chance to grow up and become more mature by this incident, he will be able to fly even further later on. As criticism against Jay was way too harsh, requesting to revoke Jay's resignation is asking for too much as well. It’s my role to respect his opinion wanting to have his time alone apart from the stage, and help him later when he says he wants to be on the stage again.

I think you should give him supports by then. Again, I apologize for not being able to manage and protect him well. We'll try our best to not make this happen again

Thank you again,
2PM will continue their schedule with 6 members as it was planned
JYP

SOURCE: http://2pm.jype.com, oneday-room

Taken from http://www.2pm-online.com/eng.php

[NEWS] 091509 Fans Volunteering

2009-09-17T10:34:00.000-07:00

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2PM’s Fanclub “We’ll share Jaebum’s social responsibility through volunteering”
2PM’s Fanclub union have stepped forward in volunteering saying they are going to share Jaebum’s social responsibilities.
2PM’s fan union has voluntarily made a small group, and are giving their efforts volunteering offline.
Through ‘Naver bean collection’ a donation practice, blood donation collecting, the t-shirts from 2PM’s promotions for the children-teenage protection Campaign for the makeup brand in addition to giving second hand clothing and others they are apologizing and looking for forgiveness for Jaebum’s mistakes to the people.
Especially the ‘Naver bean collection’ that was started the past 13th in this case currently in the afternoon of the 15th ‘Beans’ amounting to 800 Man won ($8000) have been collected.
2PM’s fan union have set the end of the giving on the midnight of the 15th and are planning to donate it for public welfare.
In another part 2Pm’s fanclub union’s movement has been seen, for 2PM’s leader Jaebum’s return, are writing letters, newspaper ad publications, CD returning, and held a 2000 fan silent protest in front of the JYP office building presenting a petition of the fans’ request.

CREDITS: AUTO TIMES (SOURCE), G-RACE @ 2ONEDAY (TRANS)

[NEWS] 090916 Taec and Wooyoung to leave Inki on a "Short break"..

2009-09-17T10:33:00.001-07:00

2PM Taecyeon-Wooyoung leaves ‘Inkigayo(Popular Song)’ MC roles “A short break, they’ll be back”

Credit: Kor-Eng by Janne@Madam2pmsubs, Coordinator: Cassina@2pm-online.com

2PM’s Taecyeon and Wooyoung will be leaving their MC roles in SBS ‘Inkigayo’ for a while. For now, ‘Inkigayo’ will run on a guest-MC system.

Taecyeon and Wooyoung won’t be appearing as MCs in the upcoming 20th September showing of ‘Inkigayo’. Although they are not officially splitting up, this is because 2PM’s individual members are pausing their activities for now due to their leader Jaebum’s recent misfortune including quitting and departing.

‘Inkigayo’’s PD Park SungHoon said in a phone call with Newsen on the 16th of September that “we decided to give Taecyeon and Wooyoung a break on the terms that they return. We don’t know when their comeback will be as of now, but as the staff are aware of the two’s emotional pressures we decided to give them a rest”.

Park PD said that “I am wishing that the situation, including the press, will improve quickly and they will return. It won’t be easy, but Wooyoung and Taecyeon have both revealed their intentions to continue.”

Also, in the phone call Park PD revealed that “the staff don’t want to change MCs. It is something we must discuss with JYP, but the staff wishes to be with Taecyeon and Wooyoung till the end. Nothing is certain, but the possibility of a change in MC isn’t entirely ruled out either.”

Meanwhile the 20th will follow through their intentions with ‘Inkigayo’ being MC-ed by Ha YunJoo and others.

Park SeYeon psyon@newsen.com

SOURCE: newsen

[NEWS] 090916 Melon-Music story - 2PM at a crisis due to Jaebum’s leaving announcement

2009-09-17T10:32:00.000-07:00

16 Sep 2009
Melon-Music story - 2PM at a crisis due to Jaebum’s leaving announcement

Comments offensive to Koreans written by 2PM member ‘Jaebum’ 4 years ago on an overseas social community recently spread willy-nilly on the internet and angered netizens and residents, leading to ‘Jaebum’ eventually announcing resignation from 2PM and departing for America.

Jaebum posted an apology letter showing his regrets but it was nowhere enough to calm down the netizens, who were on fire. From another point of view, there was talk that the comments written were mistranslated into Korean, and also that the witch-hunt-like criticism from netizens were too harsh. My heart was saddened as I read the article that reported him crying in his mother’s arms back in America, and thought of him as one family’s son, aside from the insults and job as an idol star.

Of course Jaebum must be heartbroken because of the mistakes he made, but on the other hand my worries go to the remaining 2PM members.

Sudden rainfall at 2 in the afternoon
The group had completed successful activities with their debut song ’10 out of 10’, which was followed up by ‘Angel’ and ‘Only You’ and were acknowledged by the public for their musical excellence when they rose to the top in just 9 months with their second mini-album and ‘Again & Again’. The phrase ‘unstoppable, with no boundaries’ suited 2PM well. Group 2PM was bright and active in mainstream music programs, cable, and other variety shows. 2PM was just like a clear and sunny day at 2 o’clock. But where on earth did this sudden concentrated storm come from?!

There have been many things in the past, both big and small, but the process of an American citizen becoming a controversy in such short time, a very quick battle indeed, and quitting his group made me bitter as I was reminded of the high-speed hearts in our technology-strong country.

Young Park Jaebum and 2PM’s Jaebum
Which is the one that we really wanted?
JYP’s representative Park Jinyoung, who had been the one to discover, cast and train as an idol singer, put out an official apology for 2PM’s leader Jaebum’s sudden resignation notice. That was JYP officially sharing his situation, and he carefully shared his opinion saying “I think the important thing isn’t 2PM’s Park Jaebum, it’s the young Park Jaebum” and “I wish to respect Jaebum’s decision”. Amidst this, when the possibility of Jaebum’s return as 2PM looks very bleak, I couldn’t not think carefully about young Park Jaebum.

The image of 2PM’s Jaebum we look at as an idol singer can only be very one-dimensional. Jaebum’s position in 2PM was the leader, and had the image of someone very dependable and responsible. Of course I know very well that these things could just be something that the company made up. Because rather than a musician, Jaebum was an idol star that moved exactly as the strict system of the company directed him to.

I thought that maybe people lost it and blew up at him when he supposedly betrayed them and pretended to be something he wasn’t, because of his good image and the fact that he was currently at the top. The situation got worse, as if it was wrong for everybody not to get mad, and many started throwing their stones, but if you think about it, Jaebum, who wrote the text on the internet, was merely a young trainee from overseas. He wasn’t the complete and polished idol ‘2PM’s Jaebum’, just a teenager called Park Jaebum.

I think I can imagine the infinite hardships he suffered and stumbled upon after choosing a path as a singer, giving up so many things and moving to Korea after living overseas his whole life. Because nobody is an idol or singer from birth.. It could be that 4 years ago, Jaebum in fact was the ruffled, rebellious teen that Park Jinyoung said he was. But I think that you must acknowledge the sweat and endeavour to become a member of 2PM was real, and I also think that anyone could admit that his triumphant place on the top, getting 1st place after debut, is the result of doing his best, and overcoming predicaments.

Were the immature, meaningless things teenage Jaebum wrote really enough to turn all that effort into foam?

His nationality may be American, but he has Korean blood flowing in him and also it was very wrong to insult Korea, the stage he is most active in. Even if it was on a personal web space. Also their company JYP making this problem too big could be seen as a mistake. If it weren’t a celebrity and just another person, it would still remain a shameful and irritating act, but we should take a step back, calm down and think whether the stones we threw weren’t too big or sharp.. And think whether he was badly hurt by them or not.

2PM and Jaebum - again and again!
2PM with Jaebum missing is to be attend and perform at the 2009 Dream Concert as planned. Management company JYP hasn’t officially announced anything about this so it’s a bit confusing but if the 6 go onstage as 2PM they must continue promotions without a leader.

Within 2PM, leader Jaebum’s role was big so we must wait and see what kind of stage production and music they will show us, but I can’t help but think it is unfortunate and very bare to look at 2PM as six people.

Already there are more than 100,000 people petitioning against Jaebum’s resignation, and many netizens and music related people are pointing out problems in the industry and structure of management companies through this too-quick-to-catch-a-breath case, so I am rather worried if Jaebum obviously, and also the other 2PM members haven’t caught a cold from the unexpected rainfall.

2PM.. The sunniest time of the day, we wait for 2PM’s ‘again’!
Although how 2PM will continue from now on is indefinite, I will personally wait for 2PM’s ‘again’ if Jaebum is reflecting on his actions and thoughts. I don’t know which way this incident will flow, but as much as it was progressed rapidly, I thought that we must think seriously about the things to come.

As 2PM sang to us with their song, I would like to see them now coming together ‘again & again’. Because there are still too many songs left for us to hear from them.

I am curious to know what you all think of the Jaebum incident, and about 2PM’s future direction.

Credit: Kor-Eng by Janne@Madam2pmsubs, Coordinator: Cassina@2pm-online.com

Source:Melon

[NEWS] 090916 Majority of broadcasting/industry associates say “Jaebum has to come back”

2009-09-17T10:28:00.001-07:00

Majority of broadcasting/industry associates say “Jaebum has to come back”

As the Jaebum situation meets new perspectives, the possibility of his coming back is being focussed on.

Jaebum was once bashed for his insults towards Korea but after his resignation and departure, sympathy stories spread very quickly. Later some fans and the management company, and some netizens had a ‘dirt fight’ (everyone puts their all into it but it’s not exactly a win-win situation) and the occasional disagreement came up but after the 15th’s MBC ‘PD’s Notebook’ these supportive theories were strengthened, and their ‘rescue’ activities are spreading to the public.

How is this seen by people that work in the broadcasting/media industry? In the results of a survey done on about 30 people, the majority’s opinion was that “he must come back”. But there were many different ideas on when this should happen.

One person commented that “everything about the Jaebum incident was uncouth” and “the fans, the netizens’ press, and the public were all uncivilised in manner”. They added that “Jaebum got a very big punishment indeed for his mistakes. That is definitely wrong” and “if it’s wrong, shouldn’t we try to change that?”

Another also emphasized that “it was certainly not something that deserved such a big fuss. Jaebum was unlucky” and that “he was a kid that put so much effort into everything. It just took time to shake off his American mind and this became the problem. Still, he shouldn’t be kicked out of the industry. His coming back feels right.”

A manager included that “he was a real leader, exceptionally hardworking and endeavouring” “Although the public must be a bit upset, I’m sure it’s possible to forgive him generously. I would like to see some of the netizens greeting him warmly”.

While almost every single person wished for his return, they had different views on the right time. The story varied from “the sooner the better” to “sometimes you just need time”.

One music associate that is close to 2PM stressed that “he must come back as soon as possible. Why should he be isolated, so far away as if he committed some major crime?” Also another raised their voice, claiming that “this unbelievable nonsense happened in less than 10 days.” “Jaebum’s comeback needs to happen soon so everyone can go back to their places. It’s not the time for ordinary netizens and fans to argue.”

But one manager said “although there were some mistranslations, it’s true that Jaebum’s comments carried a negative tone. Jaebum should reflect on this.” and worried that “for Jaebum to continue as he did before, I think a suitable amount of time is needed. If he returns now, he will just become overwhelmed with the negative opinions that are already in place.”

A broadcasting associate said “it’s quite some pressure to air him on programs while the commotion hasn’t fully died down” and “Wouldn’t it be better to wait until the general view of things is sorted out and calmed down? That will be the best picture. I want the fans to take it easy, rather than stay desperate. I think taking some time off to let Jaebum and the public recollect their thoughts is a good idea too”.

Kim HyungWoo cox109@newsen.com

SOURCE: newsen
Credit: Kor-Eng by Janne@Madam2pmsubs, Coordinator: Cassina@2pm-online.com

[NEWS] JAEBUM's recent status in Seattle, as told by his friend

2009-09-17T10:26:00.001-07:00

16 Sep 2009
2PM Park Jaebum's friend told about Jaebum’s recent status in Seattle

In a phone call with Newsen on Sept 16, Jaebum’s friend who currently lives in US revealed that “JAEBUM came to church with his parents on Sept 13. He just quietly attended the service. At first, he avoided any contacts with stranger. But, now he’s in better condition so he started to meet his friends. When he first arrived at Seattle, he was very exhausted. Also, his health condition was not very good before, but now he regained tranquility in his mind, so he goes out sometimes.”

About his living condition, he said “Right now, he’s training himself by doing everyday workout, and he has started to study music again. He went to church with his parents and met his old friend.”
He answered the rumor about Jaebum’s health condition by saying “Although he was tired and exhausted at the first time, he now maintains relatively normal life”.

Credit : Kor - Eng by Kirstyn@2pm-online.com, Coordinator: Cassina@2pm-online.com
Source:Newsen

[NEWS] 090916 Reverse Jaybums Withdrawl -- Fans Return 3000 CDs!

2009-09-17T10:24:00.000-07:00

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Reverse Jaybums Withdrawl -- Fans Return 3000 CDs!

2PM's fan union has returned 3000 JYPE's 2PM CD's on the 16th for Park Jaybum.

The fans in the union think that 2PM's company has the most to blame for their irresponsible response and the fan's goal is to make JYPE confirm that and admit it.

On the 16th at 2PM, the fans are going to return 3000 CD's all at once. Until Jaybum's Withdrawl is taken care of, they are planning to keep returning all the 2PM CDs.

The fan's are of course against a 6-member 2PM, and are also thinking about getting refunds for the 7-member Hottests fanclub payment.

CREDITS: KWNEWS TRANS: JIHYE @ 2OD

[NEWS] 090916 Hottests Take Another Step & Criticizes JYP through Ad!

2009-09-17T10:23:00.001-07:00

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Hottests Take Another Step & Criticizes JYP through Ad!

"한 사람의 인생을 내던진 기획사는 한 나라의 문화를 이끌 자격이 없습니다"

2PM 팬들이 재범 사태와 관련, 16일 무가지에 두번째 신문광고를 내고 소속사인 JYP 엔터테인먼트를 강하게 비판했다.

2PM 팬페이지 연합인 `언더그라운드`는 이날 광고를 통해 "4년의 노력이 탈퇴로 이어지기까지 4일은 너무나도 짧은 시간이었습니다. 2PM 팬 연합 언더그라운드는 JYPE에 2PM의 리터 박재범의 탈퇴 철회를 요구합니다"라고 목소리를 높였다.

앞서 팬들은 14일자 한겨레 신문 1면 지면광고를 통해서도 재범 탈퇴 철회를 강력하게 요구했다. 이 광고에서 4년간의 연습생 시절을 거친 재범이 2008년 데뷔 후 겨우 1년동안 활동한 뒤 한국비하발언 논란으로 단 4일만에 팀을 탈퇴하게 된 안타까운 마음을 상징적으로 표현해 전 국민에게 호소했다.

2PM 팬 연합은 2PM 리더 재범의 구명을 위해 손편지 쓰기, 신문광고 게재, CD 반환, JYP 사옥 앞 침묵시위 등의 활동을 벌여왔다.

"A company who threw out someone's life does not have the right to carry out Korea's culture."

2PM fans have taken another step and have put out an advertisment in a newspaper, severely criticizing JYP.

2PM's fan union called 'Underground' have made a statement with this advertisment saying '4 years worth of hard work going down the drain by a withdrawl in 4 days is too short. 2PM fan union Underground asks for Park Jaybum's withdrawl from 2PM to be reversed."

The fans put out an ad on the 14th strongly asking to reverse his withdrawl. They said how much of a waste it is for his 4 years of work, to when he debuted in 2008, to all disappear in 4 days by being taken out of 2PM.

The fans have hand written letters, done newspaper ads, boycotted cds and had silent petitions so far.

CREDITS: MK NEWS TRANS: JIHYE @ 2OD

[NEWS] 090916 After Asking Whether Jay Wants To Come Back to Korea, Park Jaybum's Dad's Friend Writes A Few Words

2009-09-17T10:19:00.000-07:00

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After Asking Whether Jay Wants To Come Back to Korea
Park Jaybum's Dad's Friend Writes A Few Words

I am a parent of someone that is close to Jaybum's age. Watching what has been happening these past few days, I have built up some confidence to say a few words.
I have been business partners with Jaybum's dad in Seattle and am a Korean-America who has been living here for 30 years. I have known Jaybum since he was a little kid and have watched him grow throughout the years. Also my kids have been going to school with him since pre-school and so they are quite close. Thus, I think I know a lot about Jaybum's family.

Jaybum's house in Seattle is near a beach called Edmonds and is in a prospective middle-class neighborhood. This house has been built for 40 years, but Jaybum has lived here ever since he was born for over 20 years.

In the parking lot aren't BMW's and Lexus's, but rather there are cars that are about 5-10 years old. Just recently they just leased a car from Hyundai Dealershop for an Elantra, but after Jaybum's situation, they had to return it.

In their house is a 37 inch Sony TV that has been there for 10 years. All the computers in their house are very old and about to break, and the best computer they have is a notebook that a fan had bought for Jaybum.

The reason i am telling you all this is because I wanted to show you how Jaybum's family life style is not fake nor ostentatious, but rather humble and normal for a middle-class family.

After Jaybum came back from Korea, about 2 days later Jaybum's dad told Jaybum that he should study music and went out and sweating from the weight of the it, bought and brought into the house a 15 year old electric Yamaha piano that was $300 just for Jaybum.
Without any complaint, Jaybum took and practiced with that piano,a nd thinking of how I bought my son a Roland piano for $5000 made me so embarassed.
On Friday night Jaybum's dad and I got together to drink some beer and talk until 3AM, and all of a sudden tears dropped from his eyes and he began to share. He felt so bad for Jaybum.

For the past 5 years, no one knows how much Jaybum suffered from frustration and hard work, and so many times when he so much wanted to go back to Seattle, he always fixed his mindset and practiced for long hours, but now right as he gained so much popularity, he escaped to seattle in just 4 days, and that really breaks my heart.
Coming home from Korea, for those long hours on the plane, how much did he have to suffer and think in his mind?

In the beginning of August, I remember when Jaybum came to Seattle for a quick visit. Because Jaybum's immature younger brother was not listening to him, I remember what Jaybum said to him.

"I want to go out and meet my friends like you and go out and have fun like you but do you know why I am going through all of this and working hard? Its because of you and our parents! Why can't you be more thoughtful of what you do!"

In the car I asked my daughter who is the same age as Jaybum "Yuri! What does 'Korea is gay' mean?" "It means that Korea is stupid or annoying, we say it when we're tired or annoyed".

Even when my daughter and I fought when she went through her teenage years, she used the word 'hate' a lot. "Dad i hate you!" Just because she said that would i have to kick her out of the house?

During that time, I believe that Jaybum did not understand the Korean culture, and had a hard time adjusting, while the people who translated what Jaybum said on his myspace translated in a very wrong way because they don't know that that is just how teenagers speak in America.
I don't understand how what he wrote as a teenager has anything to do with betraying Korea in any way.

How can someone who really hated Korea work so hard for their family so they can live better lives?

Us Korean-American's do not see America as a place just for money. We think of America as a new start where we have more opportunities, while our hearts are still with Korea and we want Korea to thrive.

During the 2002 World Cup instead of watching it at home my friends and I went to a sports bar and watched it in order to spread interest in Korea and soccer. When Korea put in a goal we alls screamed for joy and the American people who had no interest in Korean soccer seemed interested.

Even during the WBC, instead of watching the Major League we urged the Americans to watch Korea's games and those poeple who have Nokia phones and not LG or Samsung, we went and talked to them on why they wouldn't use a good Korean phone.

Don't these little things show how much pride we have for Korea? Even more than the pride of those overseas, we feel like we have a lot of pride in our country. Because of what a teenager wrote 4 years ago, i don't think that it was right to accuse and point fingers at Jaybum when he didn't mean anything like that, and cause him to be kicked out of Korea. That is not called having pride in our country.
Everyone, I urge you all to take a step back and think of what has happened in the past week, and also i urge you to have a big heart and embrace our young Korean-American who is trying so hard to live out his life and give him another chance.

I am not asking for you to put out a red carpet for him, but all I ask is for you to help Jaybum not feel embarassed or guilty anymore, and instead helpp him think more comfortably and have a warm heart for him.

During these past few days when the netizens said biting remarks about Jaybum, I want to say thank you to Boom for standing up for him and being brave. Boom still calls Jaybum everyday to check up on how he is doing.

Right now, Jaybums parents are in panic mode, and do not pick up the phone if it not someone they know.

Jaybum visited his old breakdancing studio when a black kid recognized him and put a camera up to his face and so he had to hurry up and just go home.

He hasn't even been able to go to the church he went to all his life because he's still embarassed and guilty and disappointed in himself, so he hasn't been going out anywhere and just been staying home.
Seeing all of this, i feel so bad for him and am heart broken.

Last saturday, my family and Jaybum's family went to a friend's chinese restaurant in order to brighten everyones mood. Although he wasn't jumping for joy, being his first dinner outside since he came to Seattle, we had a good time and Jaybum's mood got a little better and more comfortable.

I asked him "Jaybum, do you wanna go back to Korea?"

"yes..but i'm not sure."

CREDITS: ISPLUS TRANS: JIHYE @ 2OD SCREENCAP: BELLE @ 2OD

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OKAY so i BAWLED after reading this.
i mean, WHO DIDNT?!
after reading this, i see jay in a new light.
i always knew he was an amazing, funny & hard working person, but now i ADMIRE HIM.
his family seems amazing, esp his dad to have such an awesome friend.
jay loves his family, his friends and his life.
WE NEED TO GIVE HIM HIS SPOT BACK so he can fulfill his goals!
park jaybum, you truly blow me away <3

oh, and..

I WANNA JOIN BOOM'S FANCLUB LMAO.
WHOS with me? hehe.

PARK JAYBUM HWAITING! STAY STRONG HOTTESTS!

Even he have not that much money he did brought use what we want but this is a heart breaking for Jay's family. Aunty, uncle no matter what we are on Jay's side.

[NEWS] More messages from Jay's friends, love and support from high school classmates

2009-09-17T10:08:00.000-07:00

Some more translated messages from Jay's friends...all talking about what a good person he is.

Hello
I’m Park Jaebum’s high school mate. Although we weren’t in the same class, he was a friend I cared very much about.
I can’t write very well, so T-T

The Jaebum I knew was more sincere/honest than anyone else and a kid with many dreams.

Usually people who dream of becoming stars show off but Park Jaebum wasn’t any different from any other Korean high school student. He was just good at exercising and dancing, loved music. At first, none of us could imagine that he was a JYP trainee.

And no matter how tired he was or how much he had to train, he still faithfully came to school.
He did all his work and as this attitude of learning was really beautiful, he was a kid that the teachers really looked after and cared for.

Although his Korean was awkward and he was far from his parents and lonely in another country, even when he looked tired or upset, he’ll still help us friends and joke around with us as normal. Every time he did that he’ll say he’s okay and give us a friendly punch going ‘what sup yo man’, smiling shyly.

When I first saw him, he was very quiet, and down, and just looked as if life was very tough for him. As time passed, because I became envious of this diligent boy that was working hard towards his dreams, it seemed like I was studying harder thanks to him.

And I was a little chubby, so whenever I saw Jaebum, I would tell him that he has a great body and that I was envious. Then he told me “I’ve been looking at you. You’re tall so first, let’s study then go exercising with me and we can both lose weight together” and praised me by saying “You look much better after losing weight and getting a good body”.

There was a couple who just passed the 1000 day mark of dating and the guy asked Jaebum to sing a song and plan the celebration event. Jaebum made a nice rap and took care of the event.

Of course Jaebum was wrong, but to us, his friends, Jaebum was never the bad kid you guys have made him out to be. Please try to understand that.

I was really upset so I went out drinking with my friends. Although I don’t know when we’ll meet again, Jaebum will always been in our hearts, the guy always running towards his dreams. That is Jaebum.

I really wish that everyone wouldn’t hate him and try to understand that Jaebum was indeed really lonely in another country but he worked hard and did his best to fit in.

Even a guy would be jealous of this cool guy Jaebum.
Jaebum, I wish you would rise from this incident and become an even greater person

#2 Posted on Hottest fancafe (I think this one has been posted before)

Hello. I’m Jaebum’s classmate from school.
Firstly, I would like to tell everyone what kind of life Jaebum led.
Jaebum transferred into our school during the third year of high school.
He wasn’t special, looked like any other student and we heard that he came to be a trainee in JYP after receiving a phone call in America. He couldn’t adapt to the Korean way of life then and his Korean wasn’t good.
At first, he was having trouble adapting and liked being by himself.
As time passed, he made friends and played basketball with him and was a friend that loved exercise period the most.
But away from his friends and family, after leaving his friends who danced and played with him to come here, he passed his trainee life in loneliness.

I remember he always had a lot of things to prepare, studied music diligently, was always writing rap lyrics and building his body. When we said “Let’s go eat lunch” during lunch time, he would say he was fine and only ate protein.
Although life was tough for him, he would celebrate our birthdays with us and come together to play basketball with us. This was his high school life. After graduating, going out into society and entering university, I was proud when I finally saw him performing on TV with a group called 2PM. I heard that he worked really hard to get the first album out. Not just Jaebum but the whole JYP family worked hard. Soon, the second album came out and he was really busy. We had a school gathering somewhere during album promotions and ate together. When I saw Jaebum again, he was more cheerful and more confident than before, which was really great. He told us Boom-hyung treated him well, was nice and how he liked him.

So just when I was thinking that he looked like he was doing fine, news surfaced about the criticism he was getting because of the words he typed on his myspace page and in a short moment, everything Jaebum worked hard for collapsed.
I called him, told him not to worry too much, but after 2 days, he announced he was leaving. I was really worried so I called him and he said he was already at the airport and leaving for America. When I asked if he was coming back, he said “How do I come back when the people here hate me so much?”

I was upset that I couldn’t do anything as Jaebum’s friend and had to send him of like that… He left on the 6:30 plane. I hope Jaebum will have a good time with his family in America, and fulfil the dreams that he was intent on fulfilling, even in America.
Thank you for the many people how showed love to my friend Jaebum during this period.

Jaebum-ah, cheer up!

#3 2PM’s gallery

Although it’s amusing that I’m writing a message in such a place when I’m so old I didn’t know any other fancafes besides this one so I’m leaving a message here. I’m Jaebum’s high school friend Seo JaeHyeok (I can’t reveal my school, right?)

Actually, we weren’t really friends. I only ever studied when I was in high school..being prudent. I’m now a university student, and because I’ve been preparing for my examinations, I don’t really use the internet but I’m using it now because of the news Jaebum….just thinking about this whole thing as a classmate in his high school gets me frustrated. I would like to share something I know about Jaebum and hopefully it’ll help everyone look at him differently.

Being prudent/cautious, I haven’t got many friends, and only cared about my studies. But because my friends were really nice in high school, I never felt lonely. Jaebum was really nice to me too. During the English assessment, everyone will pair off with their good friends but when I didn’t have a partner, I’ll was just practicing by myself in the school’s office during English period when Jaebum came and offered to be my partner (Please don’t misunderstand. Jaebum was a diligent student even in school. He wasn’t a student that used his trainee status as an excuse to skip school).

And. When he got his Korean ID card, he was so proud of it. (When I used the term ‘Korean ID card’, I confused many of you… it wasn’t really a Korean ID card, more of a domestic residence card for overseas Koreans..but Jaebum kept calling it his Korean ID card so I wrote it as that.. It wasn’t a Korean ID card…but it really looked like one..) He put his Korean ID card (domestic residence card) in his wallet where it could be most clearly seen.

I don’t have a way with words so I can’t really write the things I want to say about Jaebum down. Such a pity.. Although it’s been a long time since we last contacted each other As a person who knows how much Jaebum had to go through to become a singer, I feel really sad. I wish he’ll come back cheerfully

Thank you for reading this at such a late time.

#4

I’m Jaebum’s classmate during his third year of high school. I’m writing this not to cover up for the words he wrote on an online community nor am I rationalizing his behavior. I would just like to give everyone a little more understanding to Jaebum as a person and cheer Jaebum on.

When Jaebum first transferred to our school, he looked like those characters you’ll see in a manhwa and gave off a cold image with his thick eyebrows, single eyelids, wide eyes and fair skin. Although he was short, his firm body and solid muscles made him the envy of the boys in our class. When we asked why he came to Korea, he said he was a trainee in JYP and dreamt of becoming a singer.

Jaebum wasn’t ashamed of those words, and during lesson time or break time, I often saw him writing rap lyrics, humming songs, practicing raps and beatboxing. He would train too late at night yet come to school on time and he would never reveal how tired he was or what a hard time he was going through. I don’t know whether it was because he couldn’t fit in yet or because he felt like doing it but Jaebum didn’t eat much during lunch period. One day, when everyone was going off to eat during lunch period, Jaebum was doing pushups while listening to music and I noticed a crumpled notebook open in his bag. He wrote Park Jaebum in his broken hangul and in round brackets, wrote Jay Park. I realized then, that he missed America a lot. Yet it is heartwarming when I see him writing his name in Korean and his awkward Korean.

Although the Korean he wrote in his notebook had bad grammar, he wrote quite a lot of rap lyrics. Jaebum was a thorough kid, he never slacked off during training and trained himself well. If he ever made a mistake, he would blame himself and get all guilt ridden. I cheered him on when he debuted as 2PM’s leader although we were never that close. I have never thought that he wasn’t qualified to be their leader.

Sometimes he would show everyone his B-Boy skills during break time, or he would just burst into rap or beatboxing in school. When I see that I wonder how long he practiced to do all this things so naturally. And the huge blisters on his hands are the scars of the tough training he underwent. Jaebum was especially sensitive to the mistakes that he made so I have an inkling of how he must have felt when this whole thing blew up. To this kid who still doesn’t know Korean culture very well suddenly becoming a hot issue on the internet, where countless of reports and rumours are written about him, showing the bad side of the netizens and how Koreans blow things up, he must have been really guilt ridden about this whole issue, afraid that he will ruin 2PM’s image, afraid that it might leave scars on the 2PM members who were as precious to him as life itself. I can imagine the fear that kept piling up within him the past few days. That’s why he left the 2PM members whom he loved and treasured like life itself.

Jaebum sometimes talked about his younger brother (Jaehan?..I can’t remember his name) but he didn’t go into details so I’m not sure but whenever it was his brother’s birthday, he would write a letter with some scribbling/drawings. Even when he joined university, the place Jaebum would go back to on days like his brother’s birthday wouldn’t be the loving arms of his family but to the practice room or the lonely hostel. Throughout all these, Jaebum never showed how tired or discontent he was so when news of him criticizing Korea came out, I was shocked.

Whenever he wrote his name on books or things he never wrote “Jay” but ‘Park Jaebum’ in his awkward handwriting. When I think of the cheerful Jaebum in high school now, I get really upset and frustrated. I will always support Jaebum. Although I don’t approve of the things Jaebum wrote on the online community, I do believe that Jaebum’s attitude towards Korea has improved. When Jaebum returns, I’ll meet him in the airport smilingly.

Whether you criticize or not it’s up to your own opinion. You might think it’s wrong for me to speak up but everyone, you have hurt his friends too with the words you typed so lightly. I know that you’ve also criticized 2PM’s fans, Wooyoung and his classmates for covering up for his crimes (although I hate to use such a word to describe it). But if your own friend was suffering in this situation would you just stand back? Of course I’m not praising Jaebum for what he did, but as a friend, and as someone who knows that Jaebum isn’t like that, shouldn’t I cheer him on? Do you just keep quiet, not defending a friend when he’s in trouble?

What I’m most afraid of is that Jaebum, who has begun to like Korea, now leaves with an even worse impression of Korea than before. You can say anything you want about what I wrote but I won’t delete this message. I hope Jaebum would cheer up and come back as 2PM’s leader once again showing everyone your cheerful smile.

translated by: sparkskey @ omona
Credits: Soompi
Source

[NEWS] 090915 More on Jay's case??

2009-09-17T10:01:00.000-07:00

A new light has been shed on the 2PM JaeBum’s case.

The once heated criticisms against his for his offending messages on his MySpace page has now died down much with his leaving of the group and returning to the States.
And there is starting to be clearance on JaeBum’s wrongdoing, and also emphasis on the problems of the media and looking into the essence of the incident.

Aired on the 15th, MBC ‘PD Notebook’ focused at the JaeBum’s case and talks about the problem of how discussion (of the case) caused the problem to be magnified. And as time pass, the interactions between the fans, netizens and discussion boards get into a chaotic state.

The truth is that emotions and fandom instead of rationality has got to many of the Korean netizens and fans in this case. Some fans and netizens actually played a part on how the case turned out to be in its current state – with the emotional fight the 2 parties have played out. Even though JaeBum should be at the centre of the case, it feels as though he has been thrown out of the spotlight of the whole incident.

With that, mentioned on PD Notebook, with rational judgement, things would have turned out better than it was. It seems that all the discussions about how JaeBum has done wrong and all that fandom to save their oppa have played a large part in the development of this event. This case should have be dealt with without the abnormal and overheated irrationality and judgement.

The turning point

The turning point to the case is the change in public opinions and all the exercises that fans are going through to return JaeBum back to the group.
Netizens are starting to voice, “Did JaeBum really make such a big wrong?”, “What kind of justice has JaeBum been put through all the improper and irrational judgement?”

While there are also netizens who said, “In this event, all parties get hurt. Everyone should time to reflect.”, “What is needed to heal all the wounds is time. Everyone should take a step back, and embrace one another with a rational mind.”

The expert says

A music industry expert also spoke up about this case, “It is true that in this case JaeBum’s words (on MySpace) were inappropriate looking at it on the societal level. But the situation continued at the state where there was no greater understanding. The netizens, fans and press were all irrational.”

“This should not have turned out this way. It was purely a mistake made when young, JaeBum had apologised, all that happening should have ended there. Netizens fell into a crazy chase to put JaeBum into a difficult spot and fans also went on an emtional path of sympathy for JaeBum. The press also ran articles magnifying the situation.”
After the airing of PD Notebook, another music industry expert said, “The fans, netizens and the press should look at the case macroscopically. If another outrage should not arise again. If another piece of the past is to add on to it, it brings more burden to JaeBum, only making it harder for him to return to 2PM. Every party should acknowledge their wrong, and work for a better solution to it.”

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CR; KBites

[NEWS] 090915 1500 Fans Present For Ssilent Protest Against 2PM'S Jay being Forced To Quit 2PM

2009-09-17T10:00:00.000-07:00

14 SEP 2009
1500 FANS PRESENT FOR SILENT PROTEST AGAINST 2PM'S Jay BUM BEING FORCED TO QUIT 2PM

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Jay bum, leader of famous korean group, 2PM was forced to return to America because of his negative comments made about Korea. Nearly 1500 fans turned up for the silent protest in front of the JYP office, asking for Jay bum's return to the group as soon as possble. Around 100 police were mobilised to maintain order.

2PM is made up of 7 boys with the average age of 20, and became famous and well known with their single, "Again & Again".Negative comments made by the leader, Jay Bum who grew up in America, before he debuted such as "Koreans are stupid" angered the public and to show his apology, he quitted the group.

On the day before, 1500 fans left 2PM's albums outside the office and blamed JYP:
"Because he was young then, Jay Bum said the wrong things but he has already reflected upon his mistakes. As the company which nurtured him, JYP should protect him instead of making him bearing all the blame himself."

Fans also garnered support from Taiwan, America, Japan & China, etc with an online petition of 100,000 people. At the same time, they also announced the "boycott of activities carried out by 2PM that is without Jay Bum until Jay Bum returns back to the group. 2PM have 7 members, as long as one of them is missing, it isn't 2PM anymore."

Caption:
Quitting the group to apologise for his mistakes: "2PM" 's leader Jay Bum, was forved to return to America because of negative comments made about Korea.

Translation: runawayroof
Source: My Paper, a Singapore Press Holdings publication

[INFO] 090915 Over 7000 posts in 15 hours at 2pm.jype.com, Keep up the good work!

2009-09-17T09:54:00.000-07:00

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When I started posting my messages of support for 2pm at 2pm.jype.com I noticed that every time I updated, my last message was knocked off the page by new posts. I began to wonder how many pages of comments there where in total. I never made it to the end but by page 705 I noticed that the date had finally changed. There are 10 messages per page.

That means that between 12:00 AM Korean time and 3.26 PM Korean time there had been about 7050 posts!

And the number is steadily rising.

That's incredible!

Post your messages, too. And if you want to know how many posts there are, just scroll through and multiply the page number by 10.

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The first picture shows the page number, 12:00 AM posts, and my computer time. The second picture shows the post times on page 1 and my computer time.

[CYWORLD] 090915 Baek Ji Young shows support for 2PM and Taecyeon

2009-09-17T09:53:00.001-07:00

15 Sep 2009
Baek Ji Young shows support for 2PM/taec Fans

Baek Ji Young replied message to 2PM fans on her Cyworld ^^

Message from Fan to Baek Ji Young:

Unni, I'm sorry for leaving you this type of message on cyworld but I just wanted to say that taec oppa is most likely having a hard time right now. I was wondering if you could stay by his side and give him strength. I hope your activities go well too. Unni, FIGHTING! I hope you can accept this favor I ask of you.

Message from Ji Young to Fan:

I hope you can understand that you and I both have similar sentiments. It seems this type of sentiment is rapidly growing...but I should tell you that the decision to continue on with promotional activities was a decision that both taec and I agreed to. So I ask you to encourage and root for us both, with just as much strength. Let's hope for the best...that incidents like that have risen recently and shake the world do not happen again.

Credit: tokyollvogue@Soompi, 2pm-online.com

[TWITTER] 090915 Jay Logs Onto Twitter?

2009-09-17T09:51:00.000-07:00

DO NOT HOTLINK. DO NOT TAKE OUT OF 2ONEDAY.

credits: Twitter 2PMJay, 2ONEDAY (Cap)

Jay's picture changed to the new Twitter default.
The other boys' pictures didn't....
This may mean Jay actually has been signing onto Twitter.

Let me clear up some stuff:
1. That IS the new Twitter Default Picture for those accounts with no pictures.
2. I am saying he may have logged on because it changed, considering the other 6 member's pictures didn't change (somewhat indicating they did NOT log on).
3. You can find all their twitters in at "twitter.com/followjyp", on the right with the people JYP is following.

[TWITTER] 090914 Isak Tweets About 2PM Again

2009-09-17T09:49:00.002-07:00

PLEASE TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS.

CREDITS: ISAK'S TWITTER, 2ONEDAY.COM

[CYWORLD] 091409 Chansung changes his storyroom

2009-09-17T09:49:00.001-07:00

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Title: "Black..."
Text underneath: "So it's simple^^"
CREDITS: Chansung's Cyworld(SOURCE), G-race (TRANS)

[NEWS] 2PM WooYoung encouraging words to JaeBum, “Have strength”

2009-09-17T09:46:00.000-07:00

A fancam of 2PM member WooYoung’s encouraging message to fellow member JaeBum, who left the group on 8th September, has been the hot topic amongst fans and netizens online.

WooYoung was seen in the famcam exchanging looks with JaeBum on stage, and saying, “힘내야지…힘내야지 (Have strength, have strength)”, encouraging JaeBum to show his leader features again.

The fancam was taken 2PM’s performance at the 2009 InCheon Korean Music Wave Festival on 5th September, a day when the whole JaeBum’s MySpace controversy was blown out of proportions. JaeBum has also revealed his official apology about the incident earlier that day.

[PS: It seems that the performance was not for InCheon Korean Wave Music Festival as stated.]

It was also reported that day that JaeBum has scolded, “Sorry” that day before he went up the stage, and after 2PM’s performance he was also seen with a 90 degrees bow to the crowd showing his regrets on the incident.

Meanwhile, fans are fighting and demanding for JaeBum’s return to the group.

Meanwhile, following the leaving of MC roles by 2PM member TaekYeon and WooYoung on SBS Inkigayo, member Nich Khun is also said to be not participating in the recording of SBS StarKing on 14th September.

It was said that 2PM members’ ctivities are currently put on hold. And future plans for their activities will have to be assessed by situation.

source: kbites
video credit: tansod@YT

[NEWS] 090914 Cherry Filter criticizes JYP, speaks out for 2PM

2009-09-17T09:45:00.000-07:00

Cherry Filter expressed their bitter worries over the issues currently surrounding 2PM. Leader Jang WooJin stated that they were unable to comprehend his abrupt leave and expressed criticism concerning speculation over JYP employees forcing Jaebum to leave.

"If someone from our company forced one of Cherry Filter's members to leave, it is the same as telling the band to never make music again. Isn't it the same for 2PM?"

He went on to say that it would be impossible for 2PM to fill Jaebum's void. "Their company is so irresponsible for kicking Jaebum out of the group over personal issues dealt over 4 years ago."

translation: thehazyfiasco@soompi

Original Link: http://sportsworldi.segye.com/Articles/Ent...&subctg2=00

[NEWS] 090914 2pm fanclub showed their will to share social duties with JAEBUM

2009-09-17T09:44:00.000-07:00

14 Sep 2009
2PM fan club showed their will to share social duties with JAEBUM.

In a phone call with Newsen on Sept 14th, the 2PM fanclub indicated that “We hope people won’t misunderstand our will as if we want JAEBUM to come back and rejoin 2PM right away. Our demand for revoking JAEBUM’s resignation is to give JAEBUM some time and space to discipline himself.

We think it’s too cruel for him to leave 2PM and fly to U.S in just 4 days.”
They also said that “We are not denying JAEBUM’s fault. Thus, we are planning to participate in volunteer works and blood donation in order to share JAEBUM’s social responsibility”

About their statement toward JYP, they stated that “JYPE is not taking any official stand on this incident as for now. We proclaimed our statement because we want JYPE to step forward and give actual solution to this issue. We want publics to know that we didn’t announce the statement in order to go against publics’ will and opinion.”

Furthermore, they added that “We are very careful about this because we’re worried if public would misinterpret our statement. We want people to know that our only will is for JAEBUM to have an opportunity to become more mature.”

Credit: Kor-Eng by Kirstyn@Madam2pmsubs Coordinator: Cassina@2pm-online.com Source: Newsen

[NEWS] 090914 JAEBUM to appear on Hanami ads

2009-09-17T09:38:00.000-07:00

14 September 2009
Park JAEBUM to appear on Hanami ads

Hanami has made a statement today through its official agency confirming that JAEBUM will be in its ads as original plan. However, this is yet a confirmation that JAEBUM will be back with 2PM, only he will still be in the Hanami CF.

But it's a good sign, right? Keep the faith guys :)

Hanami's statement

14 September 2009

Zing Republic (Bangkok) Co.,Ltd., as an official agency for publishing ads as well as being in charge of all public relations for Hanami products would like to announce the confirmation we received from Hanami company that as of now, Hanami has no plan to cut out Park JAEBUM from its commercial advertisements. Therefore, the making of Hanami ads will go on as original plan with all 7 (original) members of 2PM as its models. This agreement has already been settled with JYPE as well. Now the ads is on the process of editing and it will be released as the original date without any change. We would like to thank you all for your interest and you continual support in our products.

Credit: Zing Republic Co.,Ltd. Translation by Offogato@2pm-online.com

[INFO] 090914 JYP Claims Jay Has Said Nothing of Return to Korea

2009-09-17T09:35:00.000-07:00

DO NOT HOTLINK. DO NOT TAKE OUT OF 2ONEDAY.

QUOTE

JYP Entertainment speaks up about 2PM leader JaeBum’s decision on whether he will return to Korea, “He has not said anything.”

JYP representative responded on MBC ‘Happy Day’ aired on 14th September about the question to whether JaeBum will return to Korea, “JaeBum’s decision to go back to America has nothing to do with the company. He has not spoken about what are the future plans.”

Also on ‘Happy Day’ aired today, the trainee live of the 2PM members were also revealed.

On the show, JaeBum was shown saying, “(During trainee days), I can’t speak Korean, and I was not used to the food. It was tough. Also, it was tough being alone in Kora without my mother.”

Then another member TaekYeon added, “Back then, it was so tough for JaeBum that he cried going to sleep.”

credits: sookyeong, 2ONEDAY (Re-up)

Side Note: I can only tell you all to keep fighting for Jay.

[INFO] Message for JAEBUM from HOTTEST all around the world

2009-09-17T09:32:00.002-07:00

the picture is taken from JYPE in NY..

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i wish JAEBUM gets to see all this!!!~
there's so much love and support for him from so many people ;)

JAEBUM, please come back~

Credit: sushikabob89@omona + kpoprants@wp

[NEWS] 090914 KHOTTEST ads to plea for JAEBUM's return in Korean newspaper

2009-09-17T09:32:00.001-07:00

14 Sep 2009
K-Hottest's Ads to plea for JAEBUM's return in Korean newspaper

K-Hottest fans have bought an ads space in The Hankyoreh newspaper. The ads is appeared in today's newspaper in the afternoon. The contents in the ads are:

Waiting for 4 years, flying for 1 year, and falling down in 4 days

5 years of living in his motherland taught him that it is "The Republic of Korea" not just "Korea"
5 years of living in his motherland taught him that it is "Korean Language" not just "Korean"
5 years of living in his motherland taught him that it is "Park JAEBUM" not just "Jay Park"

Park JAEBUM, a guy who has yet to learn and fulfill a lot of things.
Please give him a chance to fly in "The Republic of Korea" once again.

The allianced 2PM fans are pleading JYP Ent. to revoke Park JAEBUM's resignation.

-The allianced 2PM fans-

Credit :차차cha@Oneday-room, Kor - Thai by Tik@2pm-online.com, Thai-Eng by Offogato@2pm-online.com, Edited by Tiff@2pm-online.com
Source : oneday-room

i'm so touched by KHOTTEST...
can we put ads like this in seattle newspapers? i want JAEBUM to read this~ >___<

[CYWORLD] 090913 Entry from Jung Eunjung (Wild Bunny Writer)

2009-09-17T09:29:00.000-07:00

TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS.

QUOTE

Title: Just come before we get you!

Jung Eun Jung

Park Jaebum! (translator's note: she actually spelled it "Park Jaebeum", I suspect that it's a play on his name.)
If you don't come back from Seattle right now...
That one-shot we shot where you suffered in the hot bathroom just to scare your members!
I will cut it all out!

...that's what I want to threaten you with, but...
...I'm just a writer. Hehe.

CREDITS: BESTIZ (SOURCE), XFLYJIYONG94@2ONEDAY (TRANS)

[NEWS]2PM TaecYeon and WooYoung to leave MC roles on SBS Inkigayo

2009-09-17T09:17:00.000-07:00

Having a hard time coping with the fact that their leader JaeBum has left the group, 2PM members TaecYeon and WooYoung have left their MC roles on SBS Inkigayo.

With their last appearance as MCs on the show on 13th September, Park SeongHoon PD of Inkigayo said in a phone interview,”It is not in the production team’s decision to replace the MCs. Even though we did discuss with JYP about it, we have wanted TaecYeon and WooYoung to be MCs on the show.”

Park PD said, “In any case, our production team wishes the best for the 2 MCs. Even though they are the members of 2PM, to us they are individually Ok TaecYeon and Jang WooYoung, it is such a shame that they will not be MCing anymore. The 2 of them are doing very well and wish to continue MCing, but since there may be public opinion about their appearance as MCs on the show, there is no guarantee to it.”

The PD also said, “It is very praise-worthy of them today. They did not mentioned anything, they keep their greetings short like usual. The 2 of them did not think about this as really their last MC appearance.”

With that, Inkigayo production team also put up a notice on their homepage, “There have been changes in just one day, there have been some problems faced by the MCs, and even though we are sorry that we can’t give any promises, we genuinely wish the best for all members of 2PM that they do not receive any hurt and in whatever decisions that TaecYeon and WooYoung may make, we will protect them.”

Credit: sookyeong.wordpress.com

[NEWS] 090913 Lack of Understanding on Overseas Korean?

2009-09-17T03:51:00.000-07:00

Pop idol Park Jay-bum, the leader of 2PM, put himself on an airplane heading to the United States as if he were ordered to leave Korea for this controversial remark, which some people perceived derogatory toward South Korea.

While the controversy is still unfolding, Hankyoreh Sinmun on Saturday ran a piece that pointed out the lack of understanding in Korean society toward the Koreans abroad, who are second or third generations, born to a Korean family there.

Park, for instance, grew up in Palisade, a town in New Jersey that has one of the highest concentrations of Koreans in America. The young Koreans there tend to display the trait of “Twinkie,” a term indicating Asians in the U.S. who make great efforts to assimilate the mainstream American society.

“Their identity is closer to American than Korean,” said an unnamed Korean in the piece who currently lives in the U.S.

The problem is that although these individuals regard themselves as “Americans,” the American society doesn’t regard them as such because of their Asian-looking appearance.

Frustrated, some Twinkies turn to a “negative joke” towards their parents’ country.

“Among Korean Twinkies, there is a culture that if you don’t look down on Korea, you are regarded as a nerd,” said a Korean blogger in America. The 2PM’s seemingly pejorative remark on Korea can be understood in that sense, Hankyoreh said.

Most young Korean-Americans struggle through their adolescent period about their identity and eventually choose one. And the more one lives near a mainstream white American neighborhood the more the possibility he chooses to become a Twinkie.

“In general, the Korean expatriate community respects each individuals’ choice,” the piece said.

Park Jun-kyu, who teaches at South Korea’s Chonnam University and who himself is a 1.5 generation Korean-American told the newspaper: “The term Twinkie is a symbol among young Korean Americans who struggle with their self-identity. The Korean society in a sense overacted to Park’s remark, which he made long time ago. The Koreans here took his remark as an ‘attack’ to the Korean society.”

Since Park’s debut in 2008 the group has become one of hottest pop syndromes in Korea.

But Park fell in hot water for remarks he made in 2005-2007 on Korea, which belatedly became public. He allegedly said, “Korea is gay. I hate Koreans. I wanna come back (to the United States)” on his social networking Web site Myspace, enraging fans.

Source: Korea Times

credit : minsarang.wordpress.com

[NEWS] 090913 Hottests' protest had to end earlier than expected?

2009-09-17T03:50:00.000-07:00

How Hottests’ silent protest outside JYP building ended..

The silent protest put up by 2PM’s fans, to demand for 2PM JaeBum’s return to group 2PM, on 13th September ended 2 hours earlier than expected. The protest started from 2pm and was expected to end at 6pm. However, the protest ended earlier at 4pm.

The reason is that the number of fans who joined the protest was over what was expected, and the operators in the area have to urge the fans to go home earlier.

One of the operators said, “Initally the expected number of fans to turn up was 4~500. But after 3pm, more than 1,500 fans were present. The large number of fans turnup has cause the traffic to be blocked, and the protest have to end earlier than expected.”

One of the fans’ representative said, “We will have the fans go home and clean up the streets by 6pm.”

CR; sookyeong@KBites

[NEWS] 090913 Largest silent protest for 2PM in history..

2009-09-17T03:48:00.000-07:00

Around 2:00 pm on Sept 13, 2000 2PM fans from 2PM’s 64 websites have gathered in front of JYPE building for a silent protest. The number of fans were more than they expected, thus 100 police were put in to prepare for any emergency situation. Silent protest was powerful.

The biggest protest caused by Idol member’s withdrawal was not just a simple riot, but its focus was to send a strong message to JYPE. 2PM fans are wearing a black shirts and a mask that says “Bring (JAEBUM) back”. They’ve shown very well ordered manner just as rule of “No violence, No words, No riot” was posted on Fan café.

In this protest, first, the representative of 2PM’s united fan café read their statement of disagreeing on JAEBUM’s withdrawal. Furthermore, they presented 160,000 people’s petition which were made just in 5 days on Daum Agora.

In their statement, 2PM fan club clarified that “When JAEBUM wrote those things on myspace, he was a trainee who had hard time adjusting to Korean culture. His private words to his best friend were out in press with misinterpretation and misunderstanding which did not consider the cultural differences.

Although he admitted that he made a big mistake and apologized for what he did, he didn’t get a time for reflection.” Fan club also indicated JYPE’s reaction toward this incident. They said “Ignoring fan’s expectation, JYPE didn’t take any action or even made an effort to protect their singer. We cannot approve 2PM without JAEBUM” .

They also showed their strong will of boycotting JYPE’s merchandise, if their demand gets ignored. 1000 fans who attended this protest gathered JYPE’s singers’ CD which they had possessed, and returned all of them in front of JYPE building. Among the protest group, “Sa (four) years, Sa (death) days” poster were catching people’s eyes.

QUOTE
the poster translates to:
Four years, the time it took to change him from Jay Park to Park JAEBUM
Four days, the time it took to destroy his dream

'Four years' and 'Four days' is written in the yellow.
Credit to sksk89. Thanks!

This poster also has a quote in the bottom saying “4 years, the time it took Park JAEBUM to change his thought. 4 days, the time it took to break his dream”. It implies that JAEBUM who changed his thought about Korea in 4 years were kicked out of his country in just 4 days.

2PM fan club plan to have their protest until 6:00 PM. Furthermore, on Sept 14, they plan to insert the advertisement for JAEBUM’s return on the first page of newspaper.

CR: Kor-Eng by Kirstyn@2pm-Online.com, Coordinator: Cassina@2pm-online.com
SOURCE: news.nate

[CYWORLD] 090913 Another Entry from "Hot Blood" Writer Kim Jin Kyung

2009-09-17T03:44:00.000-07:00

12 Sep 2009

Another entry from "Hot Blood" writer Kim Jin Kyung

Again, I am now about to go to sleep as the sun rises.

In this delirious state, I am going to complain once more to the increased number of visitors to my cyworld and staff related to Jaebum

Jaebum?

I have to pause for more than 10 seconds to talk of him. Because I feel so bad...

You're right.. that he wasn't used to the Korean culture/lifestyle... I heard.

I heard.
HEARD
HEARD
HEARD
HEARD
past tense, 'HEARD'

During Hot Blood?
Yes, that Americanized independent mind... there was a bit of that left. Because he was so thorough in taking care of himself...

I am sorry to the close JYP managers...
But you know... that until then Jaebum was still a kid that considered himself an American...

but you know even better that..
during the Hot Blood...
In fact...
when we were filming the most difficult parts...
the one person that all the members relied on was Jaebum...
And as he slowly started to realize what "membership"(**I think here she might have meant teamwork?) meant..
he started to come together with the group

Realizing this...
isn't that why you made him the leader?

Also, can I say something else?

Our staff...
we saw Jaebum's charm after we met him on the island...
that, "because we know that the other members are such great kids..
we just need to make Jaebum realize what teamwork is... that's all we need to do.."
we worked with this feeling in mind..
but
During filming.. Jaebum was the one
that felt the most intensely what teamwork meant..
and after that, like a news that we should be surprised about, we heard
that he became the leader..

You know this...

Do you think the reason why they chose Jaebum (who couldn't even speak Korean
that well) to be the leader was because he was the oldest?

Or, because they saw that he had changed enough to be responsible and
found that he had become a guy who could be responsible for a
group with a majority of Koreans?

I think it's the latter...

Taecyeon, Khun, Junsu, Junho, Chansung, Wooyoung are all guys I love like my own kids.

Because I know them...
I know that they are going to be torn between their personal utopia(?) and awareness for unity..
(**this part.. I kind of didn't understand... I am guessing she means that they're probably going through
a lot trying to think about their own careers but also at the same time feeling like they need to be
unified?)

Please give him back...
I know that even if he's back, we might not be able to see the bright, unselfish, innocent boys that we used to know.
(**here she means in the sense that things are not going to be the same as before)

But.
Even amongst the chaotic public opinion and media...
If Jaebum comes back,
I could predict that they will hold each other and shout
'I'm so happy! Thank you!', and feel the world's greatest happiness
at that moment..

And behind them
Although they are part of a different group,
the faces of Kwon, Seulong, Jinwoon, Changmin, and also Doojoon, Daehun, Liseuchi
come to mind as they will be happy like it's their own group member...

If something worse happens to you guys because I said something like this,
then you should regret that you have introduced me to one of the nicest, honest,
charming kids around...

I am done with what I have to say... If something good results
then even if a problem arises with me,
I will still be thankful...

And this is the last thing I will say about that kid....

Credit: 2pm-online.com, cyworld; Translation courtesy of - Saradah@Soompi

[TWITTER] 090913 SM's Isak believes in 7=1

2009-09-17T03:38:00.000-07:00

PLEASE TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS.

QUOTE

Posted just a few minutes ago, as the silent protest continues.
Follow Isak here : https://twitter.com/realISAK

CREDITS : ISAK Twitter, 2ONEDAY.COM

[PROJECT] Gathering All Malaysian Hottest,

2009-09-12T11:01:00.000-07:00

Dear all Malaysian 2PM Hottests and Fighters for Jay,

This is IMAFIGHTERFORJAYPARK and 2PM Malaysia's Hottest Blood.

As far as we know, there isn't any strong base Malaysia 2PM fans club here, and we can see that all MYHOTTESTS are not very united and some even don't know who to approach.

This is the time for us to stay united and gather all Malaysia Hottests, whether you're Jay's fighters or not, whether you support K-Hottests and imafighterforjaypark for boycotting or not.

We, as the Malaysia Hottests should stay united and one for 2PM and Jay Park.

As you can see, JYPE does not even send 2PM here before, or maybe they think Malaysia's market is not big enough nor potential enough for the boys, this is all because we do not have a strong fanbase here.

Well, stop bashing around the bush, the reason for this statement is obviously we are gathering all Malaysia Hottests!

Just email us your
- NAME
- EMAIL
- CONTACT NUMBER
- LOCATION(State)
to iamafighterforjaypark@gmail.com or musicgenerationkpop@gmail.com.
Meanwhile, we are planning an urgent fan meeting, and we will record video, do our UCC messages boards, taking pictures with the banners writing "WE WANT JAY BACK", writing and combining all the petition letters to resend it to JYPE.

And after that we will send our activities photos and UCC videos to the local media and also K-Hottests will try their best to help us get noticed by the Korean media as well, so that JYPE know our existence, and tell them, even Malaysia Hottests are now standing up for 2PM and want Jay back!
Thirdly, beside a fan meeting, we are planning to raise fund for another project organized byIMAFIGHTERFORJAYPARK which they planned to publish a "WE WANT HIM(Jay Park) BACK" poster on local newspaper and local magazines like E-POP and YG where these magazines provide K-POP source to the local K-POP lovers.

Again, we will then take picture of the newspaper/magazine advertisement that were published or scanned them, and send it to JYPE and Korean medias and fancafes!

Just email iamafighterforjaypark@gmail.com if you decided to fund us in this project, because as far as I know, local newspaper advertisement is not cheap, at least RM1k or more. Not sure with the magazines, but will contact them for the quote asap.

So above are the three important notes of this statement, please, all Malaysian Hottests, let's stay united especially at this time. We need to let JYPE know that Malaysia do have Hottests, and now we're fighting for 2PM and our forever pink grandpa leadja --- Jay Park.

Not only that this movement (pressuring JYPE through media) will give a big impact on the decision on bringing back Jay or not, it will also let JYPE know that Malaysia do have Hottests and they will consider on sending 2PM here for performances next time, as well as the local media and event organizers, once they notice us, they will know who is 2PM, and again will consider on inviting 2PM to Malaysia for performances in the future.

Thanks a lot for reading this! Don't hesitate anymore, email us with your details now!

Joint Statement of Malaysia Hottests,
IMAFIGHTERFORJAYPARK and 2PM Malaysia's Hottest Blood
@ September 12th, 2009.

[INFO] 090911 Jay Is Back In The Dream Concert Poster.

2009-09-12T10:49:00.001-07:00

DO NOT HOTLINK. DO NOT TAKE OUT OF 2ONEDAY.

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Website: http://dreamconcert.kr/2009.html

credits: Dream Concert 2009, 2ONEDAY

Disclaimer: This does NOT mean Jay will be performing with 2PM. 2PM is scheduled to perform at the 2009 Dream Concert but with or without Jay, we do not know. Jay was added back into the picture because of lack of judgement from the Dream Concert management.

And: Please do not post about rumors. I'm tired of getting the "I heard somewhere that ----." A lot of websites are dishing out illegitimate information about this ordeal. We do not need panicking I AM HOTTEST. We are here to post the facts, the news, and additional info. If nothing is confirmed, do not make a topic about it or post a reply about it. We are here to support Jay and our boys, not make things worse.

[NEWS] 090911 Korean residents outside of Korea are shocked.

2009-09-12T10:48:00.001-07:00

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“Being young and foreign, you had to understand the hardships faced” The disappointment is expressed by many.

Caught in the whirlwind of his comments about Korea, many Koreans living outside of Korea were shocked when hearing so.

Being nineteen at the time, he was the 3rd generation of a Korean living overseas, they said that it was to be understood of the hardships and loneliness he faced.

Allkpop (www.allkpop.com), a news source of Korean artists, had Koreans living abroad express themselves through a report made of Jaebum.

Going by the username ru4real, one commented “Jaebum was only a child when he was thrown into an environment completely different from the one he grew up in” and also said “Right now, if we picked one of those angry Korean netizens and kept them in the States, would they be able to say anything when we wish for them to die based on the comments they made years ago while living here?”

Another user going by the id love_3 asked if the Korean netizens were happy once Jaebum left and said “If those people faced what Jaebum had, they would say the same things as he did.

Irrelevant information ommitted.

CREDITS: YAHOO.CO.KR (SOURCE), JIONE. @ 2OD (SOURCE)

[NEWS] 090911 JAEBUM’s Performance With 2PM Cleared To Air, 2pm's preformance at Incheon Korean Wave Festival will air.

2009-09-12T10:47:00.000-07:00

QUOTE

Hottests, we all know the devastating situation that has been going on with JAEBUM and many of you must be wondering if 2PM's performance from the Incheon Korean Wave Festival on 5th September will still be airing this week. Well you are not alone.

There will be no Music Core this Saturday, 12th September as MBC will be airing the Incheon Korean Wave Festival in it's place. Many of the fans have been wondering if they were going to air JAEBUM's performance with 2PM after all that has happened.

Rest assured as MBC has revealed their decision today and that 2PM's performance will air as it is tomorrow afternoon, so watch out for that.

Taken from Allkpop.

[NEWS] 090911 International fans speak up though Youtube

2009-09-12T10:44:00.000-07:00

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As 2PM’s leader Jaebum chose to go back to the States after leaving the group, international fans have led a support system of UCCs which has drawn much attention.

On the 7th, a Youtube user StarryEyedLove1213 residing in Canada has said that “Jaebum is someone with unbelievable talents and because he’s worked hard to come this much, I will still support him.”

Adding onto this, she said “Many fans around the world are awaiting Jay to come back.” Another user gretelmusic of Peru said “Even though I don’t speak English well, I still support Jaebum. I was shocked when hearing Jaebum had left and am still the same” and shouted “SUPPORT JAEBUM!”

Outside of these two counties, other international fans of Japan, Thailand, Singapore, and many more who are creating UCC videos.

CREDITS: ENT.JKNEWS.CO.KR (SOURCE), JIONE. @ 2OD (TRANS)

[INFO] 090911 Fake Khun's On Facebook

2009-09-12T10:36:00.000-07:00

[INFO] 090911 Fake Khun's On Facebook

we have been getting bombarded with questions/tweets/pms about Facebook accounts.

2ONEDAY has sources, and we have been actively trying to get information with this situation.
Upon asking these are FOR SURE FAKE ACCOUNTS of KHUN.

Please trust us. These people are posting ridculous thing about the situation.
We had it verified twice over.

We aren't sure if the boys even have their own personal accounts.. or if they kept it
after the whole incident, but most likely they didn't. We can't get verification if the
still have them.

FAKE KHUNs and FAKE JAY

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=182...228&ref=sgm
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1180023166&ref=ts
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=184...42.117174460..1

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We know that there are tons more online. BUt these accounts have been the most popular and active.

From now on, we ask you take everything in with caution. There's more to this than what it seems.

Thanks.

Cr : BELLE@2ONEDAY.COM

[NEWS] 090911 Jeon YeoOk, a member of the political party in South Korea speaks up about 2PM JaeBum

2009-09-12T10:29:00.000-07:00

QUOTE

A member Jeon YeoOk of political party HanNaRa Party/Grand National Party, conservative political party in South Korea, speaks up about the recent incident of 2PM JaeBum and criticisms against him about the posts he wrote on his MySpace page before debut.
Jeon YeoOk spoke about it during her appearance on SBS ‘Current Affairs’ aired on 11th September.
She said, “Through globalisation, JaeBum’s recent MySpace incident arose but I thought isn’t it like closed nationalism with our own people casting him away like that? I thought that we should be cherishing instead of casting away a youth who wrote something in his own private space 4 years back when he was only 17~18 years old and when he is new to the culture that he was placed in. This is very heartbreaking.”

She added, “In my point of view, what JaeBum wrote on his MySpace page 4 years ago was something that he wrote in his private space when he was feeling lonely in this foreign land having to leave his home in the States. Isn’t it cruel to keep tracking and digging into this incident? To what extent should we protect the private life of entertainers? What he wrote was something private to him when he was still a trainee.”

taken from K-bites

I like what she say.

[PROJECT] They aren't 7 people, they're ONE.

2009-09-11T10:33:00.000-07:00

Helping 2ONEDAY HERE!!
===
2ONEDAY DECIDED to revive the project.

We will need to tell JYP how much we need Jay and more importantly how 2PM needs JAY.

We ask you to Tweet these phrases. We need to get to JYP who has gone on a Twitter blackout.

We Can do this together.

JYP can convince Jay to come back. We need to do this.

----------------

Wooyoungie has posted on his cyworld with love, so it's time we do the same and show people our love. This project NEEDS to be spread far and wide, everyone has to participate. It's not hard, and we're doing it straight to JYP. He needs to hear our views, our love.

So this is what's gonna happen. Each one of us is going to tweet to him, using one of the lines here. Please, keep the tweet meaningful, and short. Tweet to him once every hour.

Among the lines you can tweet.
To send this to JYP, copy and paste exactly the sentence to JYP then send it.

QUOTE

@followjyp They aren't 7 people, they're ONE. 2PM is not 2PM without Jay.
@followjyp There is only one leader for 2PM. And he's Jay.
@followjyp We, Hottest, will never stop fighting for Jay, so please allow us to still fight for him.
@followjyp We trust you not to take Jay away from us. JYPE family, please understand us.
@followjyp We stand, believe, and love only 7. No more, no less, no one else.

Spread this to EVERYONE. This needs to be a success, JYP needs to know how much love and support Jay is getting.

[2ONEDAY] 2ONEDAY asks you to understand kHottests

2009-09-11T10:27:00.000-07:00

To all International Hottests,

Many things happened in the past few days that have taken a tremendous effect on us and on the One Day community. However angry and confused we are at this moment, we respectfully remind you that unification, love, respect, and reason are needed at this time.

We realize that there is much dissatisfaction towards the efforts of our sisters and brothers in Korea, but we hope that you can understand or reconsider their reasonings.

Many Korean Hottests have communicated their reasons for the boycott on popular fansites. They explained that if 2PM continues to do well with 6 members, then there will be a higher chance that Jay will be unable to rejoin the group. Furthermore, they stress that by making 2PM’s success (without Jay) difficult, it will force JYPE to keep Jay’s path back to 2PM and to Korea open, very open.

2ONEDAY acknowledges these reasonings because we were told that these are, in fact, real serious concerns for Jay, 2PM, and JYPE; however, we express our apprehension to the boycott, knowing the other members’ situation and respecting Jay’s decision.

Despite our concerns and worries, 2ONEDAY realizes that unification during these times is most important. Wewill continue to make strong efforts to strengthen communication and unity between all Hottests around the world, in hopes of being able to work together as one in the future. This is ultimately the reason why we opted to release this statement.

2ONEDAY only asks all international Hottests to keep an open mind with the efforts of our friends in Korea. They are only doing what they feel is necessary. They also cried with us. They shared our pain. They also suffered, perhaps more than we have. We honestly believe that they are only doing these with the most sincere hearts and with hope that Jay will eventually be back with his brothers.

2ONEDAY respects Jay's decision. Nonetheless, we will continue with all of our efforts to bring him back or to keep his path back to Korea open, due to a personal promise we made to 2PM. We promised them that we will help them to get their hyung back.

2ONEDAY prays for the restoration of Jay’s emotional and physical health. And, at best, when he is ready to return, we hope that he continues with 2PM. We also hope that the rest of 2PM, 2AM ,and others close to Jaebum and 2PM that have been affected by this issue to stay strong.

We thank our Hottest for their continued understanding and support. Thank you.

UPDATE:
2ONEDAY is not asking you to support the boycott, but we are asking for you to UNDERSTAND where kHOTTESTs are coming from and to see their point of view. A little understanding of their perspective is enough to show a united front. Just understanding. Not to misunderstand their sincere intentions.

NOTE: We Malaysian Hottest (MYHottest) will respect what Jay's decision but for what I think I best to get Jay back to 2PM and for us MYHottest we will never have a chance and never want to boycott JYPE but we will stay strong to get our boys to stay as 7boys. "2PMHB" Not asking to support any boycott too as what 2ONEDAY says and what we have to do is to stay strong to get out boys back to 7. Remember "7-1=0".

[CYWORLD] All the people who work with Jay says...

2009-09-11T10:08:00.000-07:00

QUOTE

Jung Eun Bi (JYP staff)

Today is.. busy

getting busier
day by day..
I miss those days,,
We promised to see
each other again in Thailand,,

Kim Jin Kyung -- Writer of "Hot Blood"

Today is.. Fighting!

Don't choke by
overeating those rice cakes
and bring back the kid
that must be suffocating right now.

Kim Sung Hee -- JYP staff

I will not become weak..
I will not be swayed..
I will just wait for you
right here..

Kim Tae Eun -- PD for Wild Bunny

THanks

Jung Eun Jung -- The youngest writer for Wild Bunny (the girl that interviewed 2pm all the time in Wild Bunny, the one with the bowl haircut)

"This is Daegu, who misses Jaebum's interview... *sits on the ground*;;;;"

Jung Eun Jung's Cyworld

He was the kid that greeted the staff with style (? she wrote with chicness) on his bed in the dormitory,
He was the kid that laughed a lot even behind cameras
He was the kid that was always honest,
He had an honesty that was innocent,
He was the kid that took pride in the letter that his mom wrote to Chansung on the mango package,
He was the kid that fed the staff Taec Yeon's mangoes secretly at 63 building,
He was the kid that would joke around and ask me 'Nuna how old are you really? show me your ID!'
He was the kid that always said 'Goodbye! Thankyou',
Jaebum was that kind of kid
At least the Jaebum I knew was that kind of kid

CR: all captures/translation by saradah; cyworld, Thanks Saradah for the permission to take out

Awww I miss him too.. T.T

[INFO] Further clarifications on the K-Hottests boycott movement, Just read and you'll understand them:)

2009-09-11T10:05:00.000-07:00

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What you are about to read now is a letter written by a Korean fan from Oneday-room webboard. We think you may understand the situation why K-Hottest resort to boycott JYPE better from reading this.

We 2PM-ONLINE do not hold responsible in convincing you to agree with their action nor asking you to believe in this letter. We have received a lot of requests from K-Hottest asking for international support but we could only be just one channel to update and inform news to 2PM fans. Please vote at the poll below should you agree or disagree with their boycott action.

(**Please note that the writer mention JYPE not JYP which is the company not Park Jin Young)

Credit: Kor-Eng by Kirstyn@2pm-online.com, Source Oneday-room

"I heard this from one of JYPE staff and this is not a rumor. If you misunderstand me, there’s nothing I can really do about it. But, please trust my words. I’ve got nothing to earn for spreading rumor. I’m active member in Hottest official cafe, onedayroom, and etc; and many people know me as well. I’m over 28 years old, I really have no intention or even time to create a rumor, if I do, and it'll be too embarrassing.

To tell you the conclusion first, Jay’s leaving was already decided by JYPE before he said it. It is true that Jay himself brought up the word of “leaving” However, JYPE made such situation, and cornered him to say it. They had one-by-one talk with each members of 2PM, and asked Jay what should we do, shouldn’t you be responsible for this; and they pushed him till he says “ok, I’ll leave”

The moment he said “I’ll leave”, none of JYPE staffs blocked him from that. Jay’s leaving won’t give much problem to JYPE Company, because they can simply just choose the other one from tones of their trainees.

But, what about Jay who has worked so hard for such long time. He had already done the recording for the next album which was to be released in October. It was JYPE who kicked Jay out of 2PM. It was not Jay’s decision at all although that’s how it was known through the press in Korea. In Korean Management Company, it is almost impossible for Jay to quit by himself. It has only been a year that he debuted as a singer; he has no power to do such thing. I do not understand why people give such big trust in JYPE.

JYPE is just another typical company where its first concern is business, and making a profit.
There are three solutions currently discussed at JYPE.
1. 2PM with 6 members
2. Bringing in new member
3. Combining one day (2AM+2PM)

2PM without Jay? No, it doesn’t make sense at all. Is it really right for JYPE to use him when he is needed, and kick him out when he is no longer wanted? Jay has worked so hard to reach where he is right now. How could they kick him out just because of the mistakes he made from years ago? Who was the one that brought Jay to Korea and to feel such lonely? It’s JYPE

There’s still 7 years of contract left between Jay and JYPE, but the contract is not cleared up yet. Thus, Jay can’t take any action because he’s still tied to JYPE. Someone’s life is getting ruined like this. I even get to think that JYPE took such a quick action about Jay’s incident because they were afraid public will blame them for their poor trainee management.

From the beginning, I didn’t think the last massage of Jay was written by Jay himself. But I believed this was Jay’s will and tried to respect his opinion. But, since now I know it was not his will at all, we need fast actions done by Hottest. I’m not saying we should hate and curse JYPE. It’s hard to change their plan now. We have to change JYPE’s thought.

Post-it, letter to JYPE, anything is fine. But we need quicker solution before the public forget all about Jay’s incident. Soon, Jay will be forgotten by media and public. We fans have to move before that happens. We cannot rely on JYPE. Please remember Jay’s leaving was JYPE’s will not Jay’s will. Jay is in the situation where even if he wants to comeback, he can’t.

The only way he can come back is by JYPE. And the one who can move JYPE is the Hottest. Please do something quick, fans."

All credits go to 2pm-online.com.

I really hope that someone would be able to stand up soon to clarify all these rumours and maybe investigate if there's any truth in this. As much as I would like to believe JYP to be the kind man as he is portrayed to be, if he's treating our boys this way, then he'd better pray for god to bless him,

cos we'll be coming after him.

Edit: More info's found.. click and read(specifically the 18th post from the top/ the 3rd from the last post on this page. posted by lorip@soompi) > here

Edit: please read the soompi post ppl! it has more details and apparently JYP isnt responsible for this and there's the management company behind the scenes that are the ones responsible.. if so, I choose to believe in JYP himself because I believe that his statement regarding Jay was sincere and true :)

[NEWS]090910 Jay Bum to appear in Infinity Challenge

2009-09-11T10:04:00.000-07:00

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There has been much interests as with whether 2PM’s ex leader JaeBum’s appearance on MBC Infinite Challenge will be aired.

And PD Kim TaeHo to the show said, “(JaeBummie) we did the work together, it is important whether he appears on the show.”

With that, it is decided that they will still air footages featuring JaeBum without editing on the show, netizens applaud Kim PD for his decisions.

Of one of Infinite Challenge’s long term project is the building of a rice farm. And the Infinite Challenge members Park MyungSoo, Jeon HyungDon, Jung JunHa, Noh HongChul, JunJin and Gil have been taking time out since the beginning of this year to managing their project.

With this project, the group donates the rice to others in need. And this long-term project, which will take about 1 year from growing to harvesting, and there are other special guest appearances like 2PM.

And when asked when viewers can see the rice farming project, PD Kim said, “We will reveal it when the rice is near ripe.”

But with the recent controversy from the revelation of his pre-debut messages posted on MySpace,2PM JaeBum has left 2PM and also Korea on 8th September.

Netizens say:

* “Finally someone whom we can believe”
* “JYP should watch and learn”
* “Touching!”
* “Kim PD after all!”
* “Of course his footages should be aired! PD Kim is the best!”

CR: K-bites

Is this a sign of the incident dying down? :/

[NEWS] 090911 Shinee Onew "JAEBUM will definitely come back"

2009-09-11T10:03:00.000-07:00

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Shinee Onew "JAEBUM will definitely comeback"

As 2PM Jaebum's debate becomes magnified, member of popular idol group Shinee, Onew is in the center of attention after providing a meaningful statement that "JAEBUM will defintely come back".

It has been revealed that Shinee member Onew has sent a message to a fan about Jaebum who has recently gone to America after leaving 2PM following a controversy regarding negative comments about Korea, saying that Jaebum will definitely come back.

Earlier, an anonymous Jaebum fan posted a message to Onew on 'UFO Town', a site where you can send and receive messages from your favorite celebrities, saying "Oppa... What about Jaebum oppa. This is ridiculous".

After receiving the message from the fan Onew replied "Jaebum will definitely come back, himnae! (cheer up!) 2PM is 7 people", showing compassion and worry for his fellow peer.

Meanwhile, after Jaebum's leave for America 'The Saving Jaebum Movement' by fans has become more heated. 60 of 2PM fanclubs have presented a '2PM Fan Joint Statement' saying 'there cannot be any 2PM activities without Jaebum', have proposed a boycott of future 2PM activities that excludes Jaebum and have expressed anger at JYP Entertainment for not doing anything for the company's idols.

CREDITS : TV Daily (SOURCE), sksk89 @ 2oneday.com (TRANS)

[NEWS] 090911 Jay leaves the group in panic, comeback

2009-09-11T10:02:00.000-07:00

I found this article that I felt was written really well. I think it shows some light on what is truly needed right now. My translation is really bad but I hope you enjoy it. Please credit me when taking out.

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Jay leaves the group in panic, comeback

Jaebum is not only a hot issue in the entertainment field but our community as well.

As quickly as Jaebum left, the views of the Korean people are changing.

Now, it is not only Jaebum's fans but all the people of Korea agree that he was the victim.

Whether he got kicked out or just left it may have been a good decision made to alleviate the bad situation. In reality though, the unexpected is happening.

But we have to take into consideration that when this decision of Jaebum leaving was made Jaebum and JYP were in panic mode. We understand that this was ultimately the only decision they could come with at this time when the majority of Korea was still against Jaebum.

It is difficult for anyone to make a good decision when they are in panic. After Jay announced that he would be leaving the citizens wrote "this is not it" and showed their sympathy as well as their anger as they pounded on their keyboards while receiving this unexpected news.

On the 10th JYP released his official statement. JYP who knows Jaebum on closer levels begged for people to forgive his mistakes and also said, "I think it is important for Jaebum to take this time to reflect and look back on himself. So I wish that all of you would respect his decisions."

Jaebum indeed needs to reflect on himself. We also need to repsect his decision and allow him to reflect. But if that decision was made in panic mode? Also no one believes that Jaebum leaving the group was soley based only on his decision. That is why the label JYP is holding their heads up in responsibility (?) 소속사 JYP의 책임론이 고개를 드는 이유다. not sure what that means

We also need to focus on Jaebum's friend, Yoon's words "I hope that you guys will respect Jaebum and JYP's decision. Let him rest well while he is in America. If the situation allows for him to return send your support then. Jaebum needs time. Others need time as well."

After the departure time has passed. To say that it is enough time is too early. To the netizens who pushed Jaebum out so far away, and to Jaebum and JYP who pulled out the Jaebum departure card in panic mode, will need time to make things better.

What is needed with the 'cooling' time is a sincere apology. Even if the excuse is made that the harsh words said were out of misinterpretation of Jaebum's comments, a mistake is a mistake. We must give a sincere apology and ask for forgiveness to this person.

And come back. To the fans who loved this guy named Jaebum, to 2PM who is a part of you, to those who loved the energy of the 'beastly idols.'

Whether it was being kicked out or just leaving people will agree that it was a departure made in panic mode. Now you must break free from the panic and sincerely find what it is that your fans and the people of Korea want.

The answer is for the boy who asked for forgiveness for his mistake to be warmly embraced by 2PM and JYP. Also to comeback with new music and faithfully do your activities. There will still be people who will not be forgiving about your mistakes but were we not people that have a lot of affection as well?

We have studied a lot through Jaebum's incident. We hope that through our learning that Jay will accept our apology and that he will return.

Source; Joy News 24 >> http://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=L...;aid=0000159661
Translated by: SUPERSTAR @ 2ONEDAY.COM
Caps: http://i30.tinypic.com/2z6y0kz.jpg, http://i31.tinypic.com/rgwffn.jpg, http://i26.tinypic.com/2qibxqg.jpg

[NEWS] 090910 Prhyme, from 4 Member group Moo Ga Dang critisizes Korea's society because of 2PM Jaebum's withdrawl.

2009-09-11T09:52:00.002-07:00

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QUOTE

Prime posted a picture of Jay and a long written post on he 9th titled "A hunt without a witch"

Prime said "I do not personally know him (Jay). 2PM's stylist is a younger sister I have known for a long time, a guy I know works out with them, another person I know knows JYP, which is why I have taken interest in 2PM" he says.

"I began to sing 'I Hate You' at karaoke a lot and my interest in them grew, and I liked how all the members had this healthy image" he said about his relationship to 2PM.

Prime says "Because of what he wrote a long time time on his private space, without properly teaching him to fix his mistake, they have taken away a star of hope with a bright future that has shined brightly amongst us" he says disappointed.

Along with this he says "Korean people have a temper like fire. So when they see a fire starting, they just close their eyes and makes it bigger." He goes on "Typing up all sorts of things with just a keyboard without thinking about what that person will think" he criticized netizens.

"We should all step in his shoes" he starts explaining "if we got tired of studying for long hours for an entrance exam and we wrote about how we're sick of all this in our diaries or on our minihompys or blogs or to our friends, and the teacher heard it and expelled you even after you apologized, would that be fair?" he explains Jay's situation in a different way.

He says "What are we doing with our lives, it is saddening". "The illness that various sources of media feeds us just deepens." He critisized.

He goes on "Jaebum, either if its in 2PM or wherever, I hope you will perform to the best of your efforts" he says "Its like a witch hunt where the hunters don't even know what the witch looks like but says they see him. A hunt without a witch, a gunman can't turn them in because its illegal that they are hunting them in the first place, as the people who type bad things on their keyboards blame each other."

"The way I see it, that's the way they just talk in every day life, but they literally translated it. Its like telling those people who say 'I'm so hungry I'm going to die!' or 'I'm so tired I'm going to die!'. Can those people be responsible for everything they said?" He critisized once more.

Prime says "Jaebum, please come back into the arms of the faithful and good fans! "Watching this situation, there should be more people who shouldn't come on TV for what they said. Its like you don't say anything to the person who went poo, but you say stuff to the person who farted. Everyone, this isn't right!" He protests for Jaebum.

CREDITS : STAR.MT.CO.KR (SOURCE), JIHYE @ 2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)

[INFO] 090910 Jay's Friend Chico Says Jay Believes Fans Can Save His Career

2009-09-11T09:52:00.001-07:00

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"Like i said on the other videos everything my homie Jay said was 5 years ago. when he moved out there it was a different experience and he was just homesick. it was purely being an ignorant 18 year old in which he has already apologized. of course he loves korea, he loves his fans country and gained a whole new appreciation for the culture. Jay was telling me yesterday that the only thing saving his career right now are his fans. show some support and cut the dude a break hes only human.

thank the world for people like you. to be honest im not a kpop fan at all. im just really good friends with jay hes like a brother and to see something like this happen to him just really hurts to see. people need to understand he was young, naive and out of his element. he knew very little about the culture and environment.

hes out here seattle w/friends and fam and hes thankful for all his fans doing this for him. he said himself the people who will save his career are his fans.

- Chico"

Grammar unedited.

Credits: Chico, onedayroom, 2oneday

[NEWS] 090911 Plans for 2PM’s Largest Fanclub to Protest In Front of JYP Building on 12th

2009-09-11T09:51:00.002-07:00

2PM’s largest fanclub is planning for a silent protest in front of JYP building coming 12th September.

Written on 2PM’s official fanclub ‘Hot Star’ site on 10th September, there are discussions for fanclub members to do the silent protest in front of JYP’s building on 12th September.

This fanclub is the largest 2PM fanclub in Korea with over 200,000 members and they will head down directly to JYP’s building for the protest.

They will start the protest from 2pm. They will protest in silent in their large numbers. They recognize that there may be some inconveniences cause to the residents living in the area but stated they will carry out the protest seriously.

A netizen said, “What is important is to do it for JaeBum’s good image. We have to find a way for him to come back while always supporting him.”

But another netizens also said, “This is doing harm to JaeBum, you guys should not go. If it doesn’t go well, it will just make more ugly talk about the issue.”

The members will also be holding placards saying, “Find JaeBum” in unified colours that day.

Source: Sookyeong
Credits: ♥ KPOP JJANG 짱!

[NEWS] 090911 The Downfall Of A Rising Star, Park Jaebum

2009-09-11T09:51:00.001-07:00

Fans, however, are divided over whether the 22-year-old singer – who goes by Jaebum – has suffered enough, with his supporters calling the incident a “witch hunt.”
In recent years, major local entertainment agencies have brought in an increasing number of foreign teenagers to create “multinational idol groups” that appeal to both local and foreign fans. These up-and-coming teen idols often undergo rigorous training for several years ahead of their debuts.

But as Jaebum’s experience shows, these foreign transplants also must adapt at a young age to life in a new country, which can be quite difficult.

Jaebum, a U.S. citizen from Seattle, Washington, revealed his decision to quit the seven-member boy group early Tuesday through a posting on 2PM’s official fan club Web site.

“I think it will be hard for me to see you and go on stage anymore as I’m in deep remorse,” he wrote. “I’m so sorry to everyone, especially fans, and I will be leaving 2PM as of today.”

The group’s management agency, JYP Entertainment, later confirmed that Jaebum has officially withdrawn from the group.

At the center of the controversy are negative comments Jaebum posted about Korea on his MySpace page from 2005 through 2007 that were made public last week.

The U.S. high school freshman-turned-trainee at JYP Entertainment was in Korea preparing for his debut when he made the postings, which included comments such as “Korea is gay. I hate Koreans. I wanna come back.”

Some Korean netizens recently dug up the comments, which quickly circulated on the Web. The singer not only took flak from his fans – who said they were disappointed and felt betrayed by him – but he also provoked the ire of the general public.

The young singer’s apology over the weekend didn’t help. Jaebum wrote on the fan club Web site Saturday that posting such comments was a thoughtless act, as he had little understanding of the country or the language when he first came to Korea.

“The remarks [I made on MySpace] were just impulsive expressions of dissatisfaction with my situation at the time … I apologize sincerely,” he wrote.

Culture critic Kim Heon-sik said the apology should suffice.

“It was not the singer’s public comment on Korea or the Korean people, but a teenager speaking his mind on a personal Web page while having a tough time in a country that is foreign to him,” Kim said. “Having to quit the band and leave the country is too harsh.”

Some fans and detractors are calling him another Steve Seungjun Yoo, a hugely popular singer in the late 1990s and early 2000s who eventually fell out of favor after he obtained U.S. citizenship in a bid to avoid conscription in the Korean army. But Kim said Jaebum’s experience “should not be compared to Yoo’s case, which is different in nature.”

As for 2PM, the departure obviously has created some turmoil. No decisions have been made yet regarding the group’s future or a replacement for Jaebum, JYP Entertainment said. The group, which debuted last year and has grown to become one of the hottest boy bands in the country, had planned to release a new album this October.

Source: JoongAng Daily
Shared By: ♥ KPOP JJANG 짱!

[NEWS] Tei 'It's Heartbreaking to see Jaebeum go back to America'

2009-09-11T09:49:00.000-07:00

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Singer Tei recently spoke up about the Heartbreaking issue of Jaebum.

Tei recently had an interview with Sports Korea 'Lately alot of people have been missing and distressed about Jaebum. As a singer myself i feel heartbroken that Jaebum withdrew from the group and went back to America' He truthfully let out.

The also said 'The group that i have seen 2PM on music shows as a male i still think they are charismatic. On stage their tough and free image captures many fans hearts. But as this unexpected happening that caused made Jaebom withdraw from the group makes me very distressed.

Tei 'Until someone reveals their situation to people i wish that this kind of this would never happen again. He's still so young and hasn't even been able to fufil his dreams yet i worry about what hes feeling right now.' Revealing this he looked back on his before debute days and the tough times he had.

Credit: Hankooki + ♥2pm♥@2ONEDAY.COM (Trans)

[NEWS] Jo Kwon's Interview "It's hard to answer", About Jaebum's leave

2009-09-11T09:46:00.000-07:00

Just want to share something I found on Soompi (This is just some brief translation)
PLEASE DO NOT TAKE OUT THIS OUT OF 2OneDay ROOM!
(You can take only the video link with proper credit)

QUOTE (thehazyfiasco @ Sep 10 2009, 11:56 PM)

2AM leader's Jo Kwon appeared on SBS's variety show '찹아라, 녹색황금' and kept his silence when asked of questions regarding Jaebum. His smiling face and happy/joking nature changed quickly as he kept his mouth closed, looking down at the floor.

Moments after the show, Jo Kwon revealed that it is extremely difficult for him to answer such questions and quickly avoided the camera with a regretful face.

I believe this is the link to the article: Click Here
and I upload the video to: Click Here

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I just think that it is that wasn't easy for him to go come out doing his job and being asked like this..
It saddens me that this situation is unavoidable yet I'm not in the position to say please don't ask. I just hope for them to give our boys some time to arrange their feelings first..

Edit: I realized it says in the article that (although in the video it was shown later) the question about Jaebum were questioned first. I think that was even more cruel!! That's why Kwon was shocked by the question..

Thx 2 kenshin for editing the links ^^

credit: as tagged, soompi, 박진희, 경제투데이, Eto.co.kr (source), Jesh50 @ 2Oneday

[NEWS TRANS] 091009 2PM Fans' Joint Statement, --ONLY KOREAN SITES

2009-09-11T08:54:00.000-07:00

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NOTE: THIS IS A JOINT STATEMENT ISSUED BY ONLY KOREAN FAN SITES.

2PM Joint Fan Statement

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2PM Joint Fan Statement

2009. 09. 05
Netizen’s harsh words against group 2PM’s leader Park Jaebum’s words from 4 years ago went up.
Through this evil act of misinterpretation, even until now, there is a lot of surprise (about Jaebum’s words).

When Jaebum wrote those words, he was a trainee and could not adjust to Korea’s culture.
His expression to his friend about the gap between cultures was not considered and was reported, and though he himself acknowledged and apologized for his young and thoughless years and actions, he was not given time to reflect.

On September 8th, Park Jaebum, through his official fancafe, wrote about his position, and despite his 4 years of hard work, he returned to America without an official announcement.

Because of the all too sudden decision in 4 days, his supported fans could not just accept his ‘withdrawal’, fans took wind and became angry at JYPE’s irresponsible and non-aggressive attitude towards protecting their own company’s singer.

On 2009. 09. 10, through an official website, upon not being able to agree with 2PM’s producer JYP’s position, fans poured their thoughts and created this official statement.

ONE. We do not accept the position of the company to let 2PM’s leader ‘Park Jaebum’ to withdraw.

ONE. We do not accept any other unit without 2PM’s leader ‘Park Jaebum’
These fans who have supported 2PM so far,
Including 2PM’s ‘Park Jaebum’
We supported a group with ‘Kim Junsu’, ‘Nichkhun’, ‘Ok Taecyeon’, ‘Jang Wooyoung’, ‘Lee Junho’, ‘Hwang Chansung’,
So if even one member is missing, we cannot accept any promotions as 2PM (without Jaebum)

ONE. If Leader Park Jaebum is not included, afterwords we will declare a boycott and all fans will unite concerning this and talk about our opinions about this situation.

Issued September 10, 2009 at 2:00 PM, 2PM Joint Statement

Signed by:

Oneday Room
Beyond the Top
2PMania
Becoming Jay
Way to Jay
Voice Soul
Modish
ChanrakKhun
Peterpan
Special Story
Lucky Guy
Beside Junho
Happy Together
True Color
Dongan
Sweet Chansung
Sam Chong Sah
Oneday Holic
Anbang Fan dot com
Guess Who
International Marriage
Gogae Bbang
Hug
Hot Place
Sodom
Dream Punch
Besame Mucho
Khunbum dot com
Yahk Yook Gang Shik
Ujak
R-spot
Love Marriage
Emperor’s Love
You’re so Sweet
Drinking
Angtte
Bah Dook Eep Moon
Hello! My sweet Cat
Jaejung Eel Chee
Khun on Top
Wooyoung Do you want to eat bread?
Jeans Raebuhlee
Banmal
Sinifie
Cold Noodle
BLONDIE
Wingday
Sudo Kkok jee
Okay Taecyeon
Dahl ae Jaegook
Nochul
H o l y
Ok Dubu
Dae Hyung Kyun Gwah Go Yang Ae Jin Shil
24 Hours (Hold me)
Yun ae Hyung Myung
LOST PLANET
Replay
JAYTHEGRACE
GGANGSTER
We’re not crazy
Emunet
Saegee ae yun een
The happiest time for noonas

CREDITS; ONEDAYROOM (SOURCE); G-YO @ 2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)

[NEWS TRANS] 091009 The Real Reason Why Fans Are Angry At JYP’s Apology Letter

2009-09-11T08:53:00.000-07:00

The Real Reason Why Fans Are Angry At JYP’s Apology Letter

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On the 10th in the afternoon, JYP put up an official apology letter concerning 2PM leader Jaebum’s departure to America on the 8th on the JYPE homepage. reported information omitted

2PM fans’ opinions are divided over JYP’s official apology’s contents. One group is positive about the statement and the other is angry.

Some say that it is an understandable explanation. The cold tension that was present before has died down in this group.

However, many fans are even angrier at JYP’s action. These fans say that JYP is branding Jay as “Was already that type of person” and giving off an impression that “JYP did everything he could”. They mean that he (JYP) still has responsibility.

In fact, in the JYP apology letter, he does not talk about 2PM’s move after this and Jaebum’s future. Even the words ‘withdrawal’ are not present. The only phrase that is constantly expressed is “Jaebum’s choice”.

Some fans analyze that this apology is for the still angered public. Also, they analyzed that it could be that he said that if he was a regular person he would have been mad.

At JYP’s apology letter released on the 5th on the official fancafe, fans had a conflict concerning the statement that “We are sorry that we couldn’t do our best to take care of the young trainees and nurture them”.

However, the fans that are yelling “2PM is 7 members” “Without Jaebum there can be no 2PM” need to know about 2PM’s future and Jaebum and JYP’s contract situation and how it will be settled. They are not revealing whether JYP is going to have 2PM continue with 6 members or if there will be a new member to the group or whether 2PM is going to continue to exist.

Fans say that “JYP took his responsibility and left it to Jaebum’s sole choice” and “After his withdrawal you don’t say anything and then now you think of this and present it this way?”. Also they expressed their regret, saying that “You couldn’t embrace Jaebum and now must you gouge us”, “You have reached the extreme of relaxed and easy responses”.

On the other hand, unrelated to this issue, fans’ responses are becoming stronger. In Seoul Chung-Dam-Dong’s JYP office and USA’s New York JYP office, there have been post-its on the walls.

reported info omitted

CREDITS; CHA YEON @ NEWSEN (SOURCE); G-YO @ 2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)

[NEWS] 090910 Angry 2PM fans boycott JYP Entertainment

2009-09-11T08:44:00.000-07:00

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The aftermath of group 2PM member Jaebum’s leaving of the group, after criticisms of his offending messages posted up on his MySpace page before debut, keeps growing.

For one, a 2PM fansite Underground has issued a boycott against JYP Entertainment on 10th September at 9am.

UnderGround members are very unhappy with the fact that JYP is doing nothing when their singer Jaebum, leader of 2PM, leaves the group and even went as far as going out of the country.

With that UnderGround has come up with a boycott against the ticket sales to the ‘2009 Dream Concert’ which will take place next month.

They also talked about their stand regarding other 2PM’s albums and merchandizes. They will start boycotting purchase of albums released by 2PM.

UnderGround also stated that they will not support and boycott any event or advertisement, product endorsement by 2PM without Jaebum back in the group.

They have stated that they will continue with this status until 2PM is a whole group again. And they also stated that what they are doing is for the sake of the group.

Meanwhile, Jaebum has left 2PM and also Korea on 8th September, 4 days after the backlashes from the revelation of his pre-debut messages posted on MySpace.

Source and credits: Sookyeong

[NEWS] 091009 Kim Taewoo “Regrets Not Taking Care of Jaebum"

2009-09-10T05:17:00.000-07:00

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Kim Taewoo “Regrets Not Taking Care of Jaebum”

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G.O.D.’s Kim Taewoo (previously with JYP Entertainment) expressed his regret about 2PM’s previous leader Park Jaebum.

In Kim Taewoo’s recent interview with IS, he said that “When I was at JYP Entertainment I watched the new trainee Jaebum. Because he was a b-boy he was flexible and he had a great amount of eagerness, so he was a junior that I had a lot of expectations for. As I think about Jaebum, who has given up his dreams because of netizens’ comments, as a senior, I feel regret that I couldn’t take care of him and I feel angry at myself”.

In 2004, Kim Taewoo was introduced to through JYP to the Seattle, USA trainee Jaebum, and afterwords, because of their common denominator, he treated him like his little brother.

Kim Taewoo said that “When he wrote those comments that are the cause of this problem, he was a trainee who didn’t see his future and financially it was hard. He must have resented all of his surroundings and felt as if he was abandoned. Any trainee that is preparing to be a singer will face this loneliness. It must have been hard to endure the reality of pointing fingers and condemnations”.

Kim Taewoo, who had observed Jaebum reveal his withdrawal from the team on the 8th and hurry to the states sighed and said that “The bigger problem is the repeat of criticisms on the Internet and the abusive replies. Senior singers should have come together and taken care of Jaebum. Although it is a late regret, I am definitely condemning myself”.

reported information omitted

CREDITS; KIM SUNGEE @ JOONGANG (SOURCE); G-YO @ 2ONEDAY.COM (TRANS)

[NEWS] 090910 Taecyeon and Wooyoung to continue MC-ing on Inkigayo

2009-09-10T05:14:00.000-07:00

It has been said that 2PM members TaecYeon and WooYoung will continue their MC roles on SBS Inkigayo without change.

With the recent saga caused up with offending messages posted by 2PM leader Jaebum on his MySpace page, it seems that the other members are having a hard time coping with it.

But for TaecYeon and WooYoung, there will be no changes to their MC roles on the show. The production team to ‘Inkigayo’ said in a phone interview, “Even though it is a hard time for TaecYeon and Wooyoung, they will continue with their MC duties. With Jaebum leaving the group, the other members must be having a hard time dealing with it."

Sources: Sookyeong.
Credits: ♥ KPOP JJANG 짱!

[TWITTER] 090910 Sunmi's message for us?

2009-09-10T05:06:00.000-07:00

NO HOTLINKING.

this has to be for us right? since sunmi lives in the building at NYC covered in post-its? she must know right?
sunmi-yah. thank you. and now i start crying.. and start feeling better. yes, the 2od team has been crying too.. but keeping on.

[CYWORLD] 090910 Messages from Ex manager and a JYP staff

2009-09-10T05:03:00.000-07:00

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From Ex manager. Kim Jung Hwan's cyworld

I have been in complete panic mode since yesterday..
how hard it must have been.. how lonely.. how scary..
thinking about all the emotions that Jaebum must have felt.. it brought tears to my eyes..

But I've decided to think positively..
I decided not to care/think about the opinions of the netizens or the numerous articles.
My trust for Jaebum.. I am going to wait with that trust..
I trust that he will be back..
I don't know when that will be, but I believe that he will come back as an even greater person so that evn those who had cursed at him and criticized him will have to accept him.

Let's think positively.. the power of positive thinking is strong....
Jaebum... I know that you will get through this and I trust that you will comeback as a stronger/better person..
You know that I'm always on your side, right?
And so will God be as well.

SOURCE: Oneday-room

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From one of the JYP staff Choi Myung Hwa's cyworld

2009.09.09 Hurting
I hope I will be able to
photograph you again one day...
you are 2pm's leader forever..........
you're just resting for a bit and coming back...

2009.09.09 Hurting
Keep your promise that you
are going to stand in front of my camera again!
you are 2pm's leader forever..........

2009.09.08 Hurting
Everything will be okay....
Be strong!!

SOURCE: Oneday-room

Oppa, you have to come back to 2PM to be the best leader. Everyone say that.

[NEWS] 090909 2PM JaeBum’s last stage, will Music Core reveal it?

2009-09-10T04:58:00.000-07:00

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Fans are very concerned if they are able to see 2PM JaeBum’s last stage on music show.

It was JaeBum’s last stage on 5th September when he performed with the 2PM members at the InCheon World Cup Stadium for the ‘2009 Incheon Korean Music Wave Festival’.

And MBC Music Core production team is discussing whether to show the video of 2PM’s performance at the concert on 12th September. A person-in-charge said, “We will decide whether to air it by Friday. We have not come to a decision right now.”

The morning to that day was when the messages he posted on MySpace was revealed online. He has written messages like “Korea is gay”, “I want to go back to the States” etc. With that, netizens have gone on an outrage about his offending messages. And he had written an apology online and there was this whole saga on whether to take him off group’s schedule etc.

After which, JaeBum has declared leaving 2PM on 8th September and has returned to his hometown Seattle in the States on the same day.

Meanwhile, JaeBum has safely arrived back in his hometown in Seattle. A video was uploaded on Youtube showing him at SEATAC. His mother was present at the airport to receive him.

The netizen who uploaded the video said, “We saw him at SEATAC, he broke into tears when he saw his mother.
It was heartbreaking, she cradled his face and wiped his tears. When he was by the baggage claim, he kept saying how sorry he was to his parents. It was just heart wrenching. One of the girls who was with us, got the picture of his mom wiping his tears. It was just so full of emotion, I didn’t have the heart to even approach him and break up the family moment.”

source: kbites

so sad :(
i dont think i would have approached him either

[NEWS] 091009 Diary of a JYP's Stylist

2009-09-10T04:03:00.000-07:00

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Diary of a JYP's Stylist

2009.09.09 Wednesday 16:27 Today History

On Dec 26, 2005..

A cold winter, I met a friend who has a charming smile.
Was it because I saw him on my birthday?
I can’t forget the day when we first met.

It was a showcase of trainees.
In order to do styling as a staff and meet trainees,
I also met a friend at my age when I came in my office.

According to our manager of the developing trainee department, He was a child who understood Korean just a little and was learning it step by step.

He spoke Korean together with English and wore Hip-Hop style clothes that were seen in the movie ‘Step Up’.

He was a friend who was uncomfortable in skinny jeans that I bought.
A friend who fit on a shirt without sleeve,
A friend who had a tender heart, who was worried about me and said that ‘Don’t push yourself too much’ when I caught a cold and had a hard time.

A friend who texts message slowly because he is still learning Korean,
A friend who has different eyes on stage,
A friend who is more shining on stage than others,
A friend who looks cold when he doesn’t say anything but in the reality he is more kind than others.
A friend who rarely shows his feeling but takes care of his little brothers and co-workers silently.

He is a boy who loves Korea and wants to get to know Korea.
You all know that it's hard to live without friends and relatives in a strange country, right?
We say it’s “Our country” as we live and exist in the country, don’t we?

For Jaebum, Korea is already 'Our country'.
Please give him a hug again when he overcomes everything and returns.

You must come back…you are as strong as you are weak.
Get over it and come back to work together again…my friend…

Credit: Kor-Eng by Sue@2pm-online.com, Edited by Mim&Offogato@2pm-online.com
Source : Onedayroom

Just want to share...
*crying*

[NEWS] JYP finally speaks about Jaebeom!

2009-09-10T03:57:00.000-07:00

Finally what all you hottests have been waiting for. Head man Park Jin Young from JYP entertainment released a statement on September 10th, 2009 through Korean news outlets. His topic of discussion was none other than the huge controversy that has captured Korea’s attention over the past few days, 2PM’s leader Jaebeom.

Here’s what he had to say:

JaeBeom's exit from 2PM was sad for everyone.

Park Jin Young revealed on the 10th on JYP Entertainment’s homepage the reasons he debuted Park JaeBeom and why he took JaeBeom into JYP. Park Jin Young expressed his grief for what happened with the recent controversy surrounding 2PM’s leader.

JYP proposed that 4 years ago, a troubled youth (Jaebeom) was met by music and was transformed. He also suggested that, "just as things were turning for the bright side, Jaebeom's online posts from his rebellious years unfortunately surfaced. He was extremely regretful and sorry to his 2PM members, to me, to the company wokers, to the fans, and most of all to the Korean people who had received him so warmly. He believed that if he hesitated making a decision, the fans would turn their anger to the other 2PM members as well. Even more, the current situation made it impossible to perform on stage."

In Jaebeom’s last email he wrote, “I was really a punk with no respect back right? I’m sorry. Because of you, my view on life has changed so much. I’ve become a stronger person and a much better person. Thank you so much.”

JYP said about the letter, “The pain is ripping. It hurts. But, I knew what Koreans would think of his words (in the past). They would feel betrayed. I could not say anything in his defense.”

He stated that, "The comments Jaebeom made to his friend 4 years ago gave a huge shock to many people. However, people like me who knew Jaebeom for a long time were not surprised because we already knew he used to be that type of kid."

"The Jaebeom 4 years ago was a rude and pessimistic kid. He looked upon Korea, his friends in training, and, furthermore, me, as a joke. I even think he looked upon the occupation of a celebrity as a joke. He was a kid that would much rather be a b-boy than a celebrity. He had countless fights with the company staff trainer and got into arguments with fellow employees. Our company was not pleased and, hence, demanded that the producer to take care of the situation.

Park Jin Young commented, "If JaeBeom back then didn't join JYP, he still had a chance to succeed." "Some staffs have questioned me why I would bring in someone with no manners in the past. But I believed that if his feelings were naturally revealed, he would have hope." "JaeBeom thought of everybody, including me, lightheartedly and even expressed that way physically. That was what I liked about him." "Bad kids usually have tremendous energy in them but they don't get a chance to use it. Some haven't met trustworthy people to help them use that energy."

He continued to say, "I wanted to teach him how to have fun on stage and I trusted it could happen which gave me hope. To Jaebeom, there are two types of people. His family and people who are not his family. He loves and protects his family to death and they are the reason he became a singer. He trained so hard for his family. He acted rude but he practiced to reach for the best."

And he said, "...Jaebeom changed little by little. He started to become close to the ones he thought were picked only for looks, he started to build a relationship with the company's workers, and he started to love being on stage. His impolite face changed to a bright smile and his singing and dancing skills became excellent. His energy shined through on stage and that is why I picked him to be the leader. The rest of the members trusted him and followed him. He was touched by the nice people in the industry after he debuted as well as the Korean fans. And it's music that changed him."

Lastly, "Jaebeom's new persona was not fake. He didn't take things seriously but he was never a bad guy. We have heard the anger from the people as well the fans' grief upon his departure from the group. We are listening to everyone's reactions. But the important thing right now is not 2PM's Park Jaebeom but it is the human Park Jaebeom. He needs to think back on himself and reflect on his past. I really want everyone to respect Jaebeom's decision. Finally, I want to just say sorry once again."

I don't want to see Jaebeom leave 2PM. He go through a lot and this netizens bring him down. Why should netizens be this cruel?! Netizens will get what it be by doing such a thing to lots of people. God's know what you did.

[PROJECT] Send a petition to the JYPE office

2009-09-09T09:02:00.000-07:00

This is the 1st project that I ever done is this is for 2PM and our 2PM leadja Jaebeom.

[PROJECT] Send JYPE a Petition for Jay

By now most, if not all, of you know what's happening to Jay. As HOTTESTs, it's our job to make a stand along side Korean Hottests.

Below is the link to download a petition that you can send to the JYPE office in NYC and/or the JYPE office in Seoul.

We ask that you make it a priority to send it to the one in NYC, as JYP, himself, is in America. All you have to do is follow the instructions on the document and mail it in.

The address to the JYPE offices are:

NEWYORK Office

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JYP Entertainment
110 E 31st St
New York, NY 10016-6809

KOREA Office

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JYP center, 123-50, Cheongdam-dong, Kangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea.
Postal Code: 135-955

Download Link to the Petition.

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Megaupload || Mediafire

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
MAIL IT SOON. MAIL SEVERAL SOON. Please do it quickly if you plan on sending it in because the quicker we get these into JYPE the better. The next few days and weeks are cruicial. It's not too late. Let's work together, and get Jay back to our 2PM boys.

Thank you Hottest. We ask for your continued support.

Please also fill this out so we can keep track of how many hottest has already sent the petition:

CODE

[b]Name:[/b]
[b]Country:[/b]
[b]Progress:[/b] (Sent or not sent)

edit----

for those of you who are still unsure about sending this in ...
yes, it was jay's choice to quit but i could almost guarantee that it wasn't because he wanted to. 2PM was ... is ... his dream. the harsh words and actions of the netizens were what gave him a difficult time, ultimately forcing him to quit. if we work together, we may be able to convince JYP to convince him to come back. please also keep in mind that it isn't jay we're sending this to, its JYP so its still up to the boss, himself.

This PROJECT are from 2ONEDAY. Please support and do tell your friends to help out too.

[NEWS] 090809 Letter from Jaebum's friend in Korea

2009-09-09T08:56:00.000-07:00

I think this is from another friend T_T

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Letter from Jaebum's friend in Korea

Hello this is Jaebum's friend who was in the same class with him and I would like to share how Jaebum lived at the time.

Jaebum moved to study at our class for his 3rd year in high school. There was nothing special. I just heard that he was a JYP trainee from USA. I regarded him as an ordinary student. At first, he could not adjust himself to Korean cultures and barely spoke Korean. Jaebum was not in acquaintance with friends and preferred to be alone. As time passed, he could finally get along with friends. We played basketball together. He seemed to be fond of physical education class the most. Since he had to part from his family and friends who he used to hang out and practiced dancing with in the States, he looked lonely at times. He was living by himself in a tough conditon as a trainee in Korea.

Jaebum had a lot of things to do. He usually practiced singing during his free time or writing rap lyrics. He loved to go to the gym the most. I remembered inviting him for lunch but he rejected and only ate food with protein nourishment. How pity he was then. We were in the same basketball team. The friends in our class used to sing birthday songs to him. When we graduated, Jaebum was trained full time at his company and one day he boasted to me that he was put into a group, 2PM and would be on national televisions. I knew that he worked so hard before he debuted with his first album.

Not only Jaebum, I heard that all JYP trainees and staff also worked so hard. Even though Jaebum had extreme tight schedules, during the second album promotion, he could come and join our alumni party. I was happy to see his confidence and shine coming from him which was different from the time he was still just a trainee where his future was in doubt. He told me that he liked Boom-hyung. Boom-hyung is a fun person who takes care of him so well. I knew that he was living a happy life at the time.

But, for the past few days, there were a controversial of Jaebum's offending comments from his myspace. All those efforts he put were shattered in the blink of an eye. I tried to call him because I was so concerned. He told me he was at the airport and about to leave for USA. I asked if he'll ever come back. He said how could he when so many people hate him this much...

As a friend of Jaebum, there is nothing I can do. I can only let him leave like that. His flight left at 6:30pm. I can only wish that he go back to have a better life with his family. Even in the US, I wish he still carry on and fulfill his dream. I would like to thank you all who loved my friend. Jaebum Fighting!

“Now I think I have become a real Korean”
“I'm proud to be Korean”
“The Republic of Korea”
“Korean people are like stars, they dress so well comparing to me I dress like a pauper. Oh no, yes I am a pauper.”
“I'm not familiar with English now, isn't it funny? Haha”
These messages were written by Jaebum in 2006.

Looking at those messages, you can see that his attitude has changed.
He said he was proud to be Korean and he truly love Korea.

Please believe him.
Please don't judge him only by the message he wrote when he was a struggling trainee (4 years ago)
Please...

SOURCE: Daum Trans: Kor-Thai by Tik@2pm-online.com, Thai-Eng by Offogato@2pm-online.com, Edited by Tiff @ 2pm-online.com

--speechless-- My tears are dropping like is a heavy raining outside.

[ADMIN] SUMMER HERE.

2009-09-08T08:19:00.001-07:00

ADMIN SUMMER LEE HERE '2PM HOTTEST BLOOD' (MALAYSIAN FANS BLOG)

This is for our 2PM PARK JAEBEOM!

Oppa, you should stand up strong and lead the way you have the 1 Anniversary. You shouldn't have quite this fast cause I did say and all HOTTEST did say "WHEN EVER YOU ARE WE WILL STAND FOR YOU AND BE WITH YOU NO MATTER WHAT HAPPEN". Oppa, You should know it more than me. You are the one that lead 2PM. I know that 2PM member didn't want you to leave rite? You should stay and be 2PM PARK JAEBEOM.

2PM means all the seven member in it which is PARK JAEBEOM (LEADER), NICHKHUN, KIM JUNSU, OK TAECYEON, JANG WOOYOUNG, LEE JUNHO and HWANG CHANSUNG.

Oppa, remember this! They're 2PM. Include you!

I know that NETIZENS like to dig up old stuff but you should show that STUPID NETIZENS what you are. We hottest love you the way you are now is N.O.W. Not the past and immature Park Jaebeom is the brand new 2PM Leader Park Jaebeom.

IS THE BRAND NEW LEADER PARK JAEBEOM.

OPPA, GET IT?!

Now what you have to do is to STAND UP and be yourself. Be the LEADER.

[The day Oppa Jaebeom leave Korea is the day I start my college life. I will never forget this day that NETIZENS done this to me. If Jaebeom never come back we hottest will never forgive you! Never]

THEY ARE NOT ONLY 7 THEY ARE ONE.

[NEWS]2PM’s Jaebeom calls it quits!

2009-09-08T08:15:00.000-07:00

On the official 2PM fancafe, leader Jaebeom announced that he will be officially quitting 2PM. JYPE has just confirmed this is true.

This decision was made after his recent Myspace controversy was blown out of proportion. Jaebeom will be leaving Korea today at 6:30pm KST.

Jaebeom posted:

"Hello, I'm 2PM's Jaebeom.

I'm sorry for giving you my last greeting through this letter.
I think it will be hard for me to see you all on stage because of my sorry heart.

I'm really sorry to everyone, and I'm even more sorry to the fans who have shown me love.
From today, I will leave 2PM.

2PM boys, I'm really sorry to the boys and I'm sorry I couldn't be strong as a leader and a hyung and have to leave like this.
However, I hope you will be more cool and charming.

Again, I'm sorry.

Jaebeom"

Source: 2ONEDAY

[NEWS] 090907 Jokwon taking Jaebum's place in 'NoDaGi'

2009-09-07T06:02:00.000-07:00

TAKE OUT OF 2ONEDAY WITH FULL CREDITS

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Popular idol group 2PM’s member Park Jaebum has ended MSC ‘Sunday Sunday Night’ corner “NoDaJi’ and 2AM member Jokwon is being added.

A JYP correspondent said in a phone call with Newsen on September 7 and revealed that “Jokwon has been added to ‘NoDaJi’”. This correspondent said “Jokwon’s addition isn’t something that has been decided rapidly. Before this there were discussions and it had been already decided a little.”

In another case MBC’s correspondent said, “It is correct that Jokwon has been added.” This correspondent said “But it is not sure if he will become a fixed guest” so “Jokwon’s fixed appearances will be decided after this through discussions” and revealed their position.

Following this Jaebum will not be participating in the ‘NoDaJi’ filming on the 8th. And viewers won’t be able to see him on the “NoDaJi’ that is being aired on September 13th. Simply because Jaebum was unable to participate in the filming of this past filming for the 13th broadcast and has nothing to do with this case. This past ‘NoDaJi’ broadcast on September 6th is JaeBum’s last appearance.

CREDITS: Chayun Reporter @ NEWSEN.COM (SOURCE), G-race @ 2ONEDAY (TRANS)

[PICS]090905 Incheon Korean Music Wave, lee junho

2009-09-07T01:18:00.000-07:00

FULL CREDIT TO LEEJUNHO.NET

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[PICS] 090606 Recording for 'Let's Go Dream Team', Junho

2009-09-07T01:08:00.000-07:00

*oops i've put the date wrongly , it should be 090906
mods can you edit it? Thankyou!

NO HOTLINKING ,TAKE OUT WITH FULL CREDITS

C: 와일드앙앙 @ Oneday-room , 2oneday.com

[INFO] 090907 JYP Issues Another Statement

2009-09-07T01:03:00.000-07:00

TAKE OUT OF 2ONEDAY WITH FULL CREDITS, SOURCE AND TRANSLATOR. TY!

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2PM Jaebum has been receiving much critism for his past mistakes on the myspace incidents.

After releasing an official public apology (2PM Jaebum and JYPE themselves), issues of 2PM's schedules and broadcasts have become an exclusive topic.

On the 5th, Jaebum had said under this apology on the official 2PM Fancafe that "I am feeling very guilty and sorry for my mistakes. And I regret saying any of those things", but aside from the time off he had been given, he stood on stage for the Incheon Han-ryu Concert.

Park Jinyoung, representative of JYP Entertainment, has spoken up about Jaebum's future activities with 2PM. "Although, we feel very guilty and sorry for all the people who have been disappointed by Park Jaebum's past mistakes, I will not be taking him out of the group. Many people have been suggesting ideas of banning Park Jaebum out of 2PM, but that will never happen. We believe that he has done something wrong, but as a whole, we do not think it is enough to be taking his dreams and goals away from him. This was not a decision made by only the JYPE staff, but it was something all of the fellow 2PM members have agreed to."

On the other hand, netizens who have been observing 2PM Park Jaebum's issues have been wondering if he will become the "2nd Yoo Seung Jun". Park Jinyoung has also commented in an interview that "He will not be the next Yoo Seungjun, for he will not be taken away from us."

Meanwhile, the issues for 2PM Jaebum's Myspace incidents have slowly been dying down after netizens have seemingly come down to 'attacking' Big Bang's G-Dragon and his plagiarisms for his solo comeback.

SOURCE: Lee Eunji reporter (free@tvdaily.co.kr) & Cyworld.co.kr : TRANS: mrs.jangwooyoung @ 2ONEDAY

I know everyone has been freaking out that Jaebum might be banned from 2PM, but we won't have to worry about that now. He'll be stopping his activities with 2PM for a while now. I'm glad this statement was issued, even though I doubt this is the full statement. When the full statement is released, I'll translate it. But until then, let's all stay worry free (:

And better news (sort of), this whole thing is dying down because people are now understanding that they don't know American culture and how things work for Americans, so they have nothing to hold against Jaebum. And since a lot of Korean-Americans who aren't even fans are stepping in and explaining that the translations made before of his myspace comments are incorrect, people don't bother to argue against them. And for G-Dragon's problems being a bigger issue now, I hope things go well for him also (:

Antis and Netizens are speaking up that they wouldn't be so angry against Jaebum for everything he's done if 2PM fans would just be quiet. They said that the more fans try standing up for Jaebum, the more it makes them angry. Hmm, seems reasonable to me somehow "/ (:

Very thanks to mrs.jangwooyoung@2ONEDAY for this infomation.

[NEWS] 2PM's activities will be cancelled

2009-09-07T01:02:00.000-07:00

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It will not be easy for 2PM member JaeBum, who has been criticised for his offending messages written on his MySpace page, to get out of the public eye and criticisms.

With that, JYP Entertainment has gone with the situation, and had accordingly decided not to have JaeBum appear in the media’s eye for the time being. He will be put on a self-discipline period for the time being.

This will also have a significant effect for the group’s upcoming album to be release early-October. With that JYP’s representative said on 7th September, “For the time being, 2PM will not have any broadcast schedule, and all scheduled events will also be cancelled. But the recording for their album and dance practice will still continue accordingly.”

JYP’s representative also said, “The messages which JaeBum wrote in 2005 on his own MySpace page is just an exaggeration to his friends back in the States. But because of the way and his language of expressing his ideas, he has received many disagreements and unhappiness from the mass public. Currently JaeBum is reflecting on his wrong in the dormitary and he is also skipping meals. He understands the magnitude of his mistake.”

Before this, many netizens are calling for him to be banned from broadcast shows and even from the group.

Credit - sookyeong.wordpress.com

Leader Jay.. take care of yourself ㅠㅠㅠㅠ

[TRANS] A supportive thread from Daum Discussion Board - Jay's 4 years in Korea

2009-09-07T00:45:00.000-07:00

I thought that it is really supportive and meaningful.. so I decided to share with 2oneday here..

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How tough Jay has been through... (Dameunkkol 닮은꼴)

I have never written in a web board like this before but this time I felt so uneasy that I know I have to write something. I'm not good with computers so I'll have to use captioned pictures instead.

On the program 'Let's Sleep Here Tonight' which aired on December 26th, 2008; during an interview section where each 2PM member had to tell their story based on the given topic, Jay talked about his topic, "4 years" which refers to his 4 years in Korea. He revealed the difficulties with living, his feelings towards his mother... and the hardships for a teenager to get through those moments.

While Jay was sharing his story, Taecyeon and Junsu also added that Jay did have a very difficult time then. Jay was not good at Korean and he couldn't get used to Korean food. Jay even cried himself to sleep every day during that time.

However, we can see that Jay is really working hard now. He has reflected on himself and apologized. Somehow, some people aren't accepting his apology and even try to look over his true attention. It's not whether he can speak Korean accurately or not, it's his heart that matters.

Also, why are Wooyoung and Changsung dragged into this misunderstanding when they're both trying to support their fellow member? ㅜㅠ

and...
Fighting!... ㅜㅠ

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Due to an entry to the university, he had a conflict with his mother

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But one day, his mother told him to try to audition.

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2PM Jaebum was discovered by Park Jin Young and was debuted as 2PM.

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He has been living by himself in Korea since 2005.

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Jaebum then realized how important his family is.

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He couldn't speak Korean, and couldn't eat Korean food.

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During his first 2 weeks in Korea he cried himself to sleep every day.

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To my mother in the States...

But still, there are many bashing comments. Some people replied to those harsh comments with explanations. There are many supportive comments and understanding ones saying that Jay has apologized. It was the past. Jay was put into hard situations when living by himself in a foreign country. More supportive comments are:

- "I'm not HOTTEST. I don't think this issue is that serious...it's shameful..."
- "At first when I read the news I was so dejected...but now I understand. If I have to stay in USA now; I would be so lost, frustrated and I would miss my family too..."
- "I believe that Jay's attitude has been changed a lot now. Please look at the state of the present time."
- "Please forgive Jaebum... Please, I beg you"

- "Jay had done a wrong thing. He and his fans totally admit his mistake upon his personal conversation with his friend a few years ago. However, don’t blame him. Those translated words that seem too exaggerated in meaning. As a fan who is living in the other country for a few years, I really think that he should have corrected his words as a person in a public life. His words seem to include some naughty and improper words that describe Korea in a bad way, but actually he just wanted to say to his friend that his life was very tough and hard to him at that time. As you know, when he was in the States, he used to b-boy with his friends, so his expressions were influenced by his b-boying experience. Of course he is admitting his past mistake and reflecting on him now. As fans, we will listen to any kinds of criticisms if they are reasonable and good to know, and won’t protect him with unconditional supports. We really believe that both unconditional supports and unreasonable criticisms are wrong. Please give a chance to him to show how he is making his efforts to be a better person and how he has been changing from the past. We would like to ask your generous forgiveness. We will always be with him."

CREDIT: Pictures by time2sub2@youtube, Kor-Thai by Tik@2pm-online.com, Thai-Eng by Offogato@2pm-online.com (Thanks to Jache00 for the help), Edited by Tiff@2pm-online.com

The boys work so hard to become who they are now and we the Hottests will never easily let go of them.
Please continue to be strong because you have us..

Thanks to huiting@2oneday.com

[NEWS] 090906 Jaebum to be kicked off variety show?

2009-09-07T00:39:00.000-07:00

CREDIT TO ALLKPOP.COM

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2PM's leader Jaebum has been receiving much attention having been one of the main cast in MBC's "Sunday, Sunday Night." In "Sunday, Sunday Night", he has been filming for a new corner called, No-Da-Gee.

No-Da-Gee is a variety show based on Korea's history where the show's cast is basically suppose to go around Korea's historical landmarks and complete missions, in order to complete Korea's treasure map.

Because he was born and raised in America, Jaebum is not fully aware of Korea's culture and history. Even so, viewers had criticized him when he was not able to sing Korea's national anthem in one of the episodes.

From the controversies of Jaebum's past mistakes surfacing, on top of him not knowing Korea's national anthem by heart, there are discussions being made on whether Jaebum will be able to stay on the show or not. As a settlement was not made on September 5th, the day his myspace controversy arose, it has been announced that one would be made by the 7th.

When I read about this news, my eyes start tearing.It's really heartbreaking. Why should NETIZENS like to dig up old stuff?! Are the OLD TOO?!

[CYWORLD] 090905 Chansung's Cyworld

2009-09-06T01:09:00.000-07:00

Do not take out of 2PM Hottest Blood

We don’t have a cap of this but it came up. Just like Wooyoung’s message on his side bar of his Cyworld, Chansung had one also.

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“같이 걷자”

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“Let’s walk together”

CREDITS: NEWSEN (SOURCE), JIONE. @ 2OD (TRANS)

They are more that member's, they're brother to each other. They leave in a same place and no matter what happen they still support each other.

[INFO] A petition to support Jay Park

2009-09-06T01:07:00.000-07:00

I found a petition online for support of Jay Park...

http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/supportleaderjaypark

Let's show the world that we love and support Jay and that the leader of 2pm is and always will be Jay.

[CYWORLD] 090905 Wooyoung's Cyworld, Woo left message on Cyworld

2009-09-06T01:06:00.000-07:00

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credit minty@soompi

[UFO] 090905 Jay's left message on UFO

2009-09-06T01:05:00.000-07:00

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I Love You Hottest!! Run!! Fighting!! SuSu!!
(**"SuSu" is Thai word for Fighting)

You're not alone here.. And we will never leave you alone. Our dear leadja, fighting!!

CREDITS: HOTTEST (SOURCE) & SUE @ 2PM-ONLINE.COM (TRANS)