Because education is important, one curious (stalker) fan decided to give a call to ex 2PM leader, Jaebum’s Korean university, Dankook Universityin Seoul, where the 22-year-old was enrolled. The fan found out the kicked out 2PM member failed to submit documents requesting a leave of absence. The fan then asked if that meant he’s automatically expelled from the university. The office worker didn’t necessarily reply, but it is the university’s policy that if a student is absent from the university without submitting documents for that absence, that student can be expelled from the program. However, students expelled in this manner can be re-admitted after review.

Jaebum left Korea on September 8, 2009. Registration for classes at Dankook University ran until August 28th, adding or dropping courses until September 11, and absence report cutoff was until the 30th. Most fans assumed that Jaebum was too preoccupied to handle these matters.

Netizens started writing on the Internet, “Jaebum withdrew from Dankook and is preparing for university in America,” and “Jaebum is taking this opportunity to settle in America, it doesn’t seem like he’ll come back,” though there was no real confirmation of this news.

When the media learned of the fans’ findings, they also started inquiring to the university about Jaebum’s real status. Dankook University answered, “For privacy reasons, we cannot check.”