Popular group 2PM's Park Jaebum posted negative comments on Myspace about Korea and Koreans. In 2005, where Jaebum was still a trainee of JYPE, he wrote:"Korea is gay" and "I don't like Koreans" and "I want to go back to the US" He also wrote: "Koreans aren't normal, they think that my low-level rapping is great, they're really stupid". He debuted in 2007, but apparently he didn't like his clothes style and wrote: "This is like my gay version" He also cursed badly cursed Rain, who ended his contract with JYP. Netizens commented with: -"An American who came to America to make money" -"Hurry up and go back to your own country!", "The second Steven Yoo (Yoo Seung Jun)" -"Now we know how Korean-Americans feel about us." His Myspace is been deleted. Source: dongA Translation: parkjinyoung at omona_prection =================================================== Jaebum apologizes 2PM Jaebeom's myspace comments from years ago were dug up by netizens, causing an outrage in Korea. But don't be too harsh on the guy, it was an honest mistake and besides, we've all said very similar things. In any regards, Jaebeom has released an official apology, so forgive and forget! Hello everyone this is 2PM’s Park Jaebum. I would like to apologize on behalf of the comments I had made through Myspace a few years ago. I’m sorry. As I tell all of you about how I felt that time, I also would like to apologize. In January of 2005, I came to Korea as a high school student. I was born in the States and I had insufficient knowledge of how Korea is. Being it my first time, I couldn’t communicate with others, my taste buds didn’t fit, and I barely knew the culture which I couldn’t understand. I felt as though I was treated coldly by the people around me as my family was left in the States. It was such a difficult situation where I didn’t even know if I was going to debut. Due to many hardships, things were getting too hard and I was getting lonely being homesick. I had the thoughts of quitting and I wanted to go back to my family in the States. The comment based on the Korea part: I wrote that because of my personal situation I was placed in and my emotions took over. I was too young and said things in the wrong words. I was too foolish, young, and facing difficulties where I made the mistake into turning my surroundings worse. Time passed by and I forgot that I had even written them. I am now embarrassed and truly sorry of those comments I had made. After that time, I had adjusted to everything and my thoughts have changed tremendously as I thank the people around me to get me to perform on stage in any situation. Those comments were made four years ago, but I am a different person now. To my family, Hottests, members of 2PM, and those who love 2PM, I am truly sorry. From now on, I hope that there will be no mistakes like this ever again. I will say it one more time that I am truly sorry. Credit: 2oneday + allkpop ============================================== Hottest unite to help 2PM JaeBum Everything was going on just right – the 2PM boys were receiving many love calls to go on broadcast shows despite the fact that it is their rest period and there was great anticipation for their upcoming 2nd album to drop in October. But with the recent revelation of the message which 2PM member JaeBum post on his MySpace account offending many Koreans, Korean netizens are calling for a petition to stop all activities for 2PM. And the Hottest wants to help change the situation for better. The Korean netizens are going on a spree of demeaning bashing and calls for petition to stop 2PM’s activities. What makes things worst was that more offending posts written by JaeBum’s friends were revealed after the incident and the media is tapping on this and blowing things out of proportions once again. So the Hottest are coming together to do a petition to help JaeBum. And they are calling for more Hottest to help. Petition Credit: Dramabeans ================================================= 2PM WooYoung’s recent minihompy post – protecting JaeBum? Amidst of the outrage against 2PM Park JaeBum for his offending messages posted up on his MySpace page, fellow member WooYoung speaks up about the incident. He wrote a post with the title ‘Hottest… Thank you ^^’ and said, “We 2PM is not 7 members, we are one.” on the morning of 6th September and has attracted many visitors to his blog. Currently the whole situation has blown out of proportions, after message which JaeBum wrote on his MySpace page before debut in 2005 were discovered. Some of the messages he wrote were offending to Koreans like ‘Korea is gay’, ‘I want to go back to the States’. Many netizens and fans have voiced their unhappiness and disappointment, “I’m disappointed, even if you say that he wrote this when he was young, this is not something you can joke about still.” Even though JaeBum has posted up an apology after the incident was revealed, the criticisms against him just continue to grow. And early morning today, 2PM member WooYoung has posted up a post on his minihompy thanking their fans for their support and also wrote about 2PM’s strong teamwork. But what he wrote has also received criticisms from netizens, “But isn’t it just not right to cover the mistake your team member has made?” But there was also others who voiced, “Everyone is looking too much into this. He was just in his teenage years and he was put in a totally different environment and culture, the thoughts have just got to him at that one point in time.” Meanwhile, many anguish netizens are calling for the group’s activities to be stopped. There are also many who are calling for JaeBum to be out of the group – which they think is the only way for 2PM to carry on. Fans are also coming together help JaeBum through signing petitions. All eyes are on how the group and JaeBum will pull through this crisis. Credit: KBites
