It's been a crazy morning or night for both fans as well as those over at the YG Entertainment headquarters with the outbreak of the news regarding Park Bom's incident almost 4 years ago.
As
mentioned previously, it suddenly came to light that Bom had tried to
receive a drug that is illegal in Korea through international mail
before it was caught by customs, an act that was defined as smuggling.
Although she was cleared by the prosecution almost 4 years back, the
news was still a shocking one and many had voiced their opinions about
the matter.
YG
Entertainment had said they were planning to release an official
statement through the press, but it seems they have decided to address
fans and the public through a personal letter from Yang Hyun Suk instead.
Check out what he has to say below.
Hello, this is Yang Hyun Suk..
I wanted to explain about the report of misunderstanding that had suddenly spread yesterday night.
Why is this being explained through Yang Hyun Suk's letter and not as an official YG statement?
To
be accurate, the content in the article was something that happened 4
years ago, and something that I was first told of then when Park Bom's
parents came to us and told us that they had been investigated, and also
about a shocking incident Bom had experienced in the past and her
medical history. So until then, all of YG as well as the 2NE1 members
had no knowledge of this.
That's why I
thought that rather than to have YG, which doesn't really know the
situation, release an official statement, it is better for me, who
directly heard of all this [from Bom's parents], to tell you about it.
Your feelings about the article as a producer?
If you combine the training years, then the amount of time I've been with 2NE1 is 9 years.
The
2NE1 members I have watched over for 9 years do not smoke... do not
drink much... and seems to me to have never once gone out to hang out at
a club besides for official events.
At least from what I know, that's how it is... and also because I've never heard of rumors of that sort from those around me.
But the Bom that I know to be this way has suddenly become overnight a 'drug smuggler' according to the title of the article.
It's absurd and shocking that I don't know what to start off saying?
Should I be explaining this absurdity? Will that end up making this situation even bigger?
It's true that these did momentarily present a concern.
However,
for all the fans of 2NE1, who are currently on their world tour... for
the silly and dongseng-like Bom who became a drug smuggler overnight, I
thought that I couldn't just sit back and watch.
What is the truth?
As
fans already know, Park Bom spent a long time in the U.S. before 2NE1
debut, and she has said that there was a time when she dreamed of
becoming a soccer player.
However, she
directly witnessed a close friend dying during a game, and after that,
Bom had spent difficult days as she fell into sorrow and shock that was
difficult for her to handle at a young age. After that, she spent
several years receiving psychological counseling and treatment and used
drugs that were prescribed to her by a famous university hospital in the
U.S.
After that incident, Park Bom was no
longer able to continue on with soccer, and after changing her dreams to
that of becoming a singer, she came to Korea and participated in the YG
audition. It's a day I remember clearly.
The reason that I remember
Park Bom among the numerous audition contestants is because as soon as I
saw her, she had boldly stated, "If it's not YG, I'm not going to be a
singer."
Although she didn't pass that
audition, she came again the year after that and she didn't make it
again, but in her third year, she qualified in first place among the
thousands that had participated, so I think that is why Park Bom remains
clear in my memory.
The reason why I am
talking about these seemingly irrelevant matters is that considering
that I did not know that she played soccer or about her medical history
until her father told me 4 years ago, even though it's been 11 years
since I first saw Bom, and that she's never brought this up to her
members, it seems clear that this is a painful memory that Bom doesn't
want to bring back.
Up until 4 years ago,
Bom had been using the medication that she had been formally prescribed
by the university hospital in the U.S., but because she could not go to
the States due to her busy schedule, in the process of receiving the
medication from her mom and grandmother, it had become a problem because
it is a medication that is prohibited in Korea.
But
luckily, her medical record over the past several years and her
prescription from the university hospital were received and submitted
during the investigation, so it was an event that was safely and soundly
wrapped up with every evidence being provided.
It's said [the drug] has narcotic properties, did they know of this?
In common sense, what mother and grandmother would go get their daughter and grandmother narcotics?
Especially
in a world like today when most medications need prescriptions, how
many people know of what kind of properties a medication has?
Like
I mentioned through my appearance on 'Healing Camp' before, I have to
carry around a sedative and take it on a daily basis because of my panic
attacks, but I am not curious about what properties make up that
medication and even if someone told me, I wouldn't understand very well.
In
the case of Bom, she only knew that the medication she took in the
States was not available in Korea. It doesn't seem she understood that
it was a medication that was prohibited in Korea.
After
realizing this after the investigation 4 years ago, from what I know,
she has been using another medication prescribed by a university
hospital in Korea.
Because they've been busy
with their world tour, I haven't seen Park Bom in a while either, but I
ran into her when I came out of the office to record last night and saw
her shed tears throughout the night because of the articles coming out.
After seeing her this way, I feel torn that it has come to a situation
where I have to explain a past that Bom does not want to reveal.
I
want to wrap up my words as I apologize for bringing about worry to
many of you. I will greet you again with happy news soon. Thank you.
2014.07.01
Yang Hyun Suk
source : allkpop
re-posted and re-edited by : dianafitriwidiyani.blogspot.com
