Ashamed? You bet he is. That’s why you set your MySpace page on “private”.
It was recently revealed by a netizen some comments 2PM’s leader Jae-bum made in the past regarding his time and training in Korea as a part of 2PM, causing netizens to go into a frenzy of rage. These comments were posted in 2005-2007. See for yourself how he felt about Korea and the whole idol process he was going through.
Shocked? Really, you shouldn’t be. His writing style is pretty much on par with any average American teenager who thinks his life is crappy. Seeing how is a current idol, his words are inexcusable, but I can understand where he is coming from. When you’re young and immature, you’re going to have these frustrated feelings and a very limited vocabulary to express it.
Following this incident, Jae-bum released a lengthy apology, but he articulates his situation well.
Hello everyone, I’m 2PM’s Park Jaebum. I would like to apologize for the words I typed on myspace a few years ago. Sorry. I would like to explain my feelings then and apologize for them.
I returned to Korea in Jan 2005 when I was a high school student. Being born and bred in America, I had hardly any understanding of Korea, and when I first came to Korea, I couldn’t speak the language, couldn’t adapt to the food, and didn’t know and didn’t understand Korean culture.
My family was all in America and when I came to Korea it seemed like everyone was being cold to me. I had no idea when I would debut and I was really lonely. It was a really difficult and lonely period for me due to various reasons. I missed home, felt like giving up and wanted to go back to my family in America.
I posted such things because I really hated how I was living then and got really worked up. I was really young then and didn’t express myself well. I was young, didn’t have enough sense and because it was a difficult period, and I made these mistakes due to the situations I was facing at that point in time.
And as time passed I forgot that I had ever posted such things. Looking back, I’m really sorry and embarrassed for writing such things. I have since adapted to Korea and completely changed my mind set. I’m thankful for all everything I went through so that I could perform on stage. I posted those words 4 years ago and I have completely changed since then.
To my family, Hottest and our 2PM members, I’m really sorry to everyone as well as everyone who loves 2PM.”
Forgive and forget? I say yes to the former, but not the latter. Jae-bum shouldn’t be persecuted for expressing his feelings, especially through an outlet like MySpace, which is personal, but shouldn’t be taken seriously. People shouldn’t forget, however, that idols aren’t perfect and that not all of them are going to be loving and “oh so gracious” about what they are doing every single minute of their celebrity lives.
Also, netizens need to stop digging so much into celebrities personal lives. Of course, idols have an obligation to be role models, but their private lives don’t need to be broadcasted like that. That’s just plain sabotage.
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