 Former member of boy band 2PM Park Jae-beom returns to Korea to film his new film “Hype Nation.” |
Staff reporter
Park Jae-beom or Jay Park, former leader of boy band 2PM, is back in Korea for the first time in nine months.
The 23-year-old is here to shoot his new film ``Hype Nation.’’
News that the singer would be coming back to Korea has made the headlines for the past several weeks, with fans and the press speculating on the date and whether he would finally talk about the reasons behind his abrupt departure.
Park left a message for his fans Thursday saying that he was finally returning to Korea on his webpage Friday morning.
``Hello everyone. It’s Park Jae-beom,’’ he started off.
Park began his message by saying that, ``before I move on to a new chapter in my life, I want to just say some things and put my past to rest.
``I have nothing but love and support toward 2PM and I wish the fans wouldn’t fight and everyone can just get along and move on.’’
He added, ``life is too short to be angry and there are too many negative things in the world.’’
Acknowledging that this ``might not be the answer to what some of you are looking for,’’ he also said, ``to touch the subject again will mean hurting people that I do care about, the fans, friends, ex-colleagues and loved ones… everyone is starting their healing process and moving on.’’
Park was kicked out of the boy group 2PM last year after he was embroiled in a controversy regarding negative comments about Korea he had made four years ago on MySpace.
After he left Korea, fans demanded the group’s agency JYP Entertainment to explain, but the firm refused, saying that the young singer confessed that he had done something more serious than the MySpace controversy. The group is now working under the same name with six members.
Park wrapped up the message admitting that he was ``once young and naïve and said some things that got blown out of context,’’ but was ``proud to be in Korea. I love Korea, my parents are Korean and wherever I go and whatever I do, I will try to do the best of my ability to represent Korea well.’’
The film ``Hype Nation’’ is slated for release in 2011 and will feature the life of b-boys.
Meanwhile, Park also released a single online with America’s aspiring pop artist B.O.B. this month. The track ``Nothing On You,’’ reached No. 1 on the Billboard’s single chart ``Hot 100,’’ and Park recorded a special edition of the song.
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