Fans Beg Former Korean Boy Band Member To Return
Over the past few days you may have seen an airplane circling the area with a huge sign in tow that reads "J. What Time is It Now?"
It turns out what's behind that sign includes an international boy band, a MySpace post, and legions of heartbroken fans focused squarely on Edmonds.
Think of them as the Korean equivalent to Jonas Brothers: they're called 2PM and these guys have every teen, tween and pre-tweet in South Korea entranced.
Jay Park is one of the most popular members, but he's also Korean American and told KBS World Radio in June he auditioned for the group in the US where he grew up.
"I used to break, like b-boy and I used to rap. So my mom said go audition for this thing," Park told the radio interviewers.
Park made the cut and for months was one of the most popular members of one of the most popular boy bands in southeast Asia.
In early September, however, a fan discovered that before auditioning and while living in the US, Park apparently wrote a few disparaging sentences on his MySpace page regarding Koreans.
Those sentences were made public and Park abruptly left the group and went into seclusion.
Now fans believe they've found Park living at his parent's home in Edmonds. Fans have reportedly sent him gifts and letters begging him to return to 2PM and Korea.
KOMO News has been unable to independently verify whether Park is in the area or even whether his parents own a home in Edmonds.
One Korean music news web site, however, reports Park's church in the Seattle area has issued a statement on behalf of him, "Very thankful. This has given strength and bravery. Jaebeom [Jay Park] has revealed that he will live in the love and sincerity that everyone has showered on him."
Over the last few days some fans even hired a pilot to circle the Puget Sound area exactly at 2:00pm trailing that banner.
The author of another widely circulated internet post claims to be a close family friend.
The friend writes, "I asked him, Jaebeom, do you wanna go back to Korea?"
"Yes..but I'm not sure."
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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 04:52pm.
I FREAKIN CARE !!!!!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 05:37pm.
The fact that you've read this article shows that YOU CARE, dear.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 07:36pm.
many people, excluding you. check http://allkpop.com or http://2oneday.com/forum . those are the people who care. and they are from all around the world :]
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 07:55pm.
I care.
It's people like you who destroy people like Jay.
Submitted by love you J (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 08:13pm.
Jay plz come back to korea.
we miss you more & more.
Submitted by American fan (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 08:49pm.
Travis Mayfield Oh my god!
Your irresponsible article and previous title is now translated and published in Korean media!!! (I wrote Korean but I read 'trashy')
Do you even have any idea what kind of situation you just got yourself into by writing this misleading, factless article?
The haters will think (try to think) that you are some kind of authority who represents what American people think!
You seriously need to revise or delete this article.
I won't tolerate anymore of media's yellow, ignorant journalism. Not after what we fans and Jay and rest of 2PM members had to go through!
Submitted by Joni (not verified) on Tuesday, September 29th, 08:36am.
How is Travis - or any other reporter - responsible for how something is translated and then taken by readers of a foreign country? This article was written for a local audience about a local family in a local town. If I was living in Edmonds *I* would want to know why there was air traffic over head every day with a banner.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, September 29th, 04:42pm.
For your information, the sky banner only went on for 2 freakin hours! IT WAS NOT EVEN A DAY!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, September 30th, 02:20am.
LOCAL FAMILY ?
They didn't even talk about the family. Only about Jay,
IF IT WAS WRITTEN FOR LOCAL AUDIENCES COULD THEY HAVE AT LEAST GET THE FACT MORE ACCURATE.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thursday, October 1st, 03:00pm.
Hey Joni, your a FREAKIN IDIOT!
Submitted by confused (not verified) on Thursday, October 1st, 06:11pm.
I'm a local reader from the Seattle area and I'm still appalled. Why are you assuming the only people taking in the article negatively are the "foreigners"? Really? It's not about how it's being translated...the information in itself is FALSE. Get that straight Joni
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Thursday, October 1st, 05:26pm.
jonas brother?
uhm no they are nothing alike.
Submitted by xhammy (not verified) on Friday, October 9th, 07:22pm.
yeah the are not alike couz 2pm is better than jonas brother,,,,, im asian and i can tell that 2pm is way more better tahn jonas brothers. the way they dance and sing jay park ajaaaaaaaaaaa fighting.............. 2pm. fighting .............. JAY YOU THAT THE TIME IS STILL STOP IN 1:59...................7-1=0
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, October 13th, 06:52pm.
lolz your right 2Pm are 1000000% better than Jonas cause 2Pm are known world wide unlike jonas only US
Submitted by Erin (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 10:09pm.
so what you know what you care?
Sounds like you are a loser and easily give up person.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, September 30th, 02:21am.
and you assumee way to over.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, September 30th, 07:13am.
really as if you've been in his shoes
writing some shi_ like that makes you a loser
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, September 30th, 11:52am.
well if you were forced to all of a sudden to go to Germany and become a singer but train for 7 hours a day while studying the german language at night for 4 years, wouldn't be sick and tired of germany?
Submitted by Grace Kim (not verified) on Thursday, October 1st, 06:54am.
fully agree with.. every people sometimes complain about their situations. Especially when u came to a far place from hometown alone and everything is so tough n the food sucks n .. kinda things like that.. :: at that period he was a teenager boy who had never been to korean before(I guess;;) and he didnt say bad things about the whole country, just few korean people around him - like trainers.. etc. I wish he could come back, but I believe we have to respect his desicion. and to all intHOTTESTs.. wish u guys not to disturb the neighboors.. cuz we are Hottests
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Monday, September 28th, 10:41pm.
I CARE MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE ¬¬
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, September 29th, 03:29am.
i care more than you can imagine
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, September 29th, 07:41pm.
I care.. i care a lot.
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, September 29th, 07:51pm.
Wtf, really now. This article is groundless, insensitive and not even factually correct.
People all over the world listen, appreciate and *love* 2PM and Jay. This article is not only disrespectful to him, but to all of his fans.
This article is heaping pile of bs. Travis Mayfield, you must be feeling pretty stupid right now. Please don't reproduce, we don't want your ignorant genes transcending into the future. Letting go of your ignorance, and maybe thinking of all the people you are affecting with this article, will make you look like less of an clown.
Submitted by meli (not verified) on Wednesday, September 30th, 04:21am.
Omg ignorant reporter! Not only were they known in Korea, but SE Asia as well. Especially in Thailand! One of the member is American Thai.
On the side note, Jay please go back to 2pm! It's not the same. Its kind of like the group TLC, it's not the same without L.
Submitted by Anonymous on Friday, October 9th, 07:31pm.
NOT ONLY IN THAILAND BUT ALSO IN GERMANY......I AGREE ON YOU ...............AND FOR ME AND ALL THE HOTTEST AROUND THE WORLD 2PM IS MUCH BETTER AND AWESOME GROUP THAN JONAS BROTHER JONAS BROTHER CANNOT DANCE THE WAY2PM CAN....... SPECIAY JAY'S DANCE MOVE....... LET ME SAY SEVEN OF THEN..... FIGHTING JAY............WE STLL WAITING FOR YOU..........http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEuo3I-q2L0
HERE'S ASONG FROM THE HOTTEST FOR OUR LEADJA THE PINK GRANPA..........
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wednesday, September 30th, 07:16am.
yeah talk about disrespectful
as if he isnt having a hard time already!!
let him have some peace!! it bad enough the whole country(s. korea)
knows already! he should at least have some peace at his hometown!
now he wont even be able to go out of his house cuz the whole town knows!
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tuesday, September 29th, 11:39pm.
If you don't care you... need to go somewhere else >.>
Jaebeom support! <3
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