Park Jaebum profile

Name : Park Jaebum
Role in 2PM : Leader, Main Vocal, Rapper, Dancer
Nickname : Jaebi (moth), J-Bum, Fresh Beezy
Date of birth : 25th April 1987
Height : 170cm
Weight : 60kg
Blood Type : A
Languages : English, Korean (in order of fluency)
School : Dankook
Hobbies : Basketball, Music appreciation, Matching the colors of his clothes
Specialties : Dance, Rap, Gags (comical acts)
First Seen : 9th July 2007, Seoul’s Sad Song OST
Labels : JYP Entertainment (2008-2010)
Sidus Entertainment (2010- present)
Digital Media Wire Entertainment (2010-present)

On September 4, 2009, articles surfaced on the internet regarding Jaebeom's anti-patriotic posts from 2005 on his personal Myspace account, in which he expressed his dislike for his life in Korea while still a trainee. This caused an explosion of rage from netizens, including demands for him to be forced out of the country as well as a suicide petition that gained up to 3,000 signatures before it was closed down.[citation needed] Jaebeom issued an apology regarding this matter. Although outraged protesters demanded that Jaebeom should be stripped of his status as a member of 2PM, JYP Entertainment CEO Park Jin-young stated on September 7 that he was going to continue to remain part of the group. The following day, Jaebeom announced on his official fancafe that he would be leaving the group and returning to the United States, with plans of going back to school and bettering his understanding of music. He also apologized to the other 2PM members for not being a good leader and older brother to the group. Park Jin-young confirmed that 2PM would continue as a 6-member group. Additionally, due to the sensitive topic of Jaebeom's departure, all 2PM members were withdrawn from their regular appearances on variety shows, and the final episode of their reality show "Wild Bunny" was postponed indefinitely. Forced to continue with their preparations, the 6 members re-filmed their music video for "Heartbeat" without Jaebeom on October 31, 2009. During a press conference, it was revealed that Jaebeom's vocals would not be removed from the older songs he promoted with 2PM, but he would be completely absent from the newer tracks.