Love for Korea Revealed Too Late...

[etude.livejournal.com]

After brewing up criticism of speaking ill of Korea, messages filled with love for Korea were found late from leader Jaebum who willingly left 2PM, and fans are feeling regret.

In each fan site, and through internet notice boards Jaebum’s message in 2006 to his friends in America through his myspace were "I want to stay in Korea 1 more year” “Not as a JYP(trainee) but I want to spend it as a Korean” and others saying that Korea was his ‘motherland’ and words saying how life in Korea was good were left.

It’s regretful that Jaebum is suddenly withdrawing within a mere 4 days of Jaebum’s ‘Hate Korea’ picture captures that were revealed on the 5th.

On top of that, when Jaebum visited Seattle, USA from late July to early August for vacation, in an interview at a Christian church, he spoke well about his life in Korea, making this news even more regrettable.

Officials in the industry are also expressing their regret over Jaebum’s withdrawal. One music program official said “The regret of the withdrawal is as big as how 2PM’s leader held together the center”. Another program official said that “With leader Jaebum’s withdrawal from 2PM, even if 2PM continues their activities with 6 members, it will never be the same”.

-already reported news omitted-

(Source: Cha Yun @ Newsen, Translation: Jiyo @ 2ONEDAY Fourms)

deazaskia (thank you ♥) linked me to this, one of Jaebeom's myspace messages & entries. It's not the specific one mentioned in the article, though.

I'm speechless... where was all of this before? I hope you'll get your year in Korea in the future, Jae..

Comments

[finchburg.livejournal.com]

Korea you can't have your kimchi and eat it too now that Jae has done what you (thought) you wanted him to do.

[biznass.livejournal.com]

ugh. this is why we can't have nice things, korea.

[blovesit.livejournal.com]

mte..

[deawere.livejournal.com]

REALLY, IT'S TOO LATE.

[tokyo-freak.livejournal.com]

ugh. it's just too...
unbelievable .... :|
it will all never be the same.. :|

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Please tag your post. Thank you.

[etude.livejournal.com]

Sorry, it wouldn't let me tag it before.

[cakedomination.livejournal.com]

I wonder how the Korean netizens who started all this are reacting rn :/

[fuh-rosyh.livejournal.com]

I need him to come back for my life to continue ;_;

[sup-homeskillet.livejournal.com]

ur doin it wrong, netizens

[renaldomoon.livejournal.com]

wow too fucking late now is it.

[pocky08.livejournal.com]

ahhhh ill miss him . hope the best for him and the rest of 2pm!

[zomoandzo.livejournal.com]

omg your icon.

[deazaskia.livejournal.com]

BAWWW i just submitted this. XDD

and i think this (http://hgc.bestiz.net/zboard/view.php?id=gworld0707&page=1&sn1=&divpage=31&sn=off&ss=on&sc=off&select_arrange=headnum&desc=asc&no=208199) is the message he wrote back in 2006.

[etude.livejournal.com]

Lol, I'm sorry XD I hate when that happens!

Is it okay if I link to this in the post?

[walnuuut.livejournal.com]

This is so irritating.

I can't believe those netizens totally forgot all the good things he's done and chose to dwell on the things he said which shouldn't even have been a big fucking deal.

Jay...
:(

[zomoandzo.livejournal.com]

TOO LATE OMFG.
T_T

[strawberrymilku.livejournal.com]

this. this forever.

[mitsuki-hime.livejournal.com]

IT IS SO F*in LATE..
and now they are REGRET???? wtf.

[marslover13.livejournal.com]

I just read this on O2D a minute ago.

This article pretty much sums up what this whole situation was about: netizens moving too fast and not thinking shit through.
Instead of making a big deal out of comments made several years ago, they should have considered that his feelings had changed based on his willingness to enter into a long-term career in the country he was so against.

Officials in the industry are also expressing their regret over Jaebum’s withdrawal.
Yeah, I'm sure they're regretting it now that Jae called Korea's bluff and actually did something. Had he just stayed there and out of the spotlight, we would still be hearing news of 2pm losing broadcasting gigs and threats against Jae's life.

/rant

I'm moving into the Pissed Off stage of the grieving process now. >:|

[keysu.livejournal.com]

Same. I'm done crying and now I feel like punching things and shouting! *grabs cuddly toy and rips off head*

[berrycherry.livejournal.com]

See you in hell, Netizens.

[skrillex.livejournal.com]

Lolthis.

[jphoonzj93.livejournal.com]

too late. D:

[jaybomb.livejournal.com]

I really hate netizens.

[perfectstart.livejournal.com]

never gonna be the same again.

[dumdee-dum.livejournal.com]

For an industry that I have grown to love...I have just lost so much respect for. Suicide Petitions and requesting someones BLOOD to be shed is absoutely DISGUSTING and should not be tolerated. Goodluck to Jay...and 2 pm will always be the hottest time of day :)

This is going to be such a sad day.

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

This is pretty much where I am right now. :( I'm just sad and nauseated over this whole thing.

[fauxflair.livejournal.com]

i hope he's okay.

[robotiques.livejournal.com]

Oh, sure. Now they discover these messages.

|: /unamused

[sup-homeskillet.livejournal.com]

I have to comment again:

I FEEL LIKE THE WORLD IS BEING TROLLED RIGHT NOW. IS THIS REAL LIFE?

I wasn't even into 2PM and my mind has been blown approximately 2082475938742 times by this insanity.

[walnuuut.livejournal.com]

I wasn't even into 2PM and my mind has been blown approximately 2082475938742 times by this insanity.

You and me both.