Yang Hyun Suk releases a letter to fans and the public offering an explanation on Park Bom's incident 4 years ago

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

[Updated] 2NE1's Park Bom revealed to have attempted to smuggle drugs + YGE preparing to release a statement

2NE1's Park Bom has been belatedly revealed to have tried to smuggle drugs into Korea. According to an exclusive report by Segye Ilbo (2), Park Bom used international mail in an attempt to smuggle narcotic amphetamines into Korea back in 2010. However, it has been revealed that the prosecutors (back in 2010) decided to suspend her case, meaning they would neither investigate nor punish her for the crime. This news has left many wondering why she was let off so easily and whether it was due to her celebrity status.

According to prosecutors on the 30th, Park Bom was caught back on October 12, 2010, trying to use international mail (Fedex) to smuggle 82 pills of amphetamines from the United States, but it was caught by customs at the Incheon International Airport.

Although the drug is used for medical treatment purposes in some countries, in other countries it is heavily regulated or sometimes outright banned. It is a strong central nerve system stimulant, and because it can cause a lot of harm to the body when abused, its use is banned by a Presidential decree in Korea and some other countries. Because its chemical structure is similar to methamphetamine, it is usually considered as methamphetamine when sentences are being dealt out in the country.

She was originally caught by customs, and it was reported to the Incheon District Prosecutors. The pills were scheduled to be delivered to the address of a relative and the package recipient was in the name of Park Bom's relative. The prosecution discovered the package was meant for Park Bom after investigations at the receiving address. The case was officially registered on October 19th. However, 42 days later on November 30th, the prosecutors decided to suspend the case. Case suspensions for cases where there is a charge, but there is no need to book the case. When cases are booked, a suspected person's status changes to a criminal suspect. It's the first time that the prosecutors have given such an indulgence to a for drug related crimes. Park Bom avoided all punishment because of this, and many are wondering why they decided to just let her go. 

A prosecutor with experience in drug investigations said, "Even if it is their first time, amphetamine smugglers are held and investigated by rule, and I cannot understand what the logic behind not even booking her case was.There are cases where drug criminals are first booked and then the cases are suspended, but I've never heard of a case where it wasn't even registered."

Segye Ilbo tried to contact Prosecutor Shin, who was in charge of the case, but he was unable to be contacted. He has since left the Incheon Prosecutor Office.

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Update 1: A rep from YG Entertainment stated, "We're checking the truth". 

Update 2: YG Entertainment has revealed that they are preparing an official statement at the moment to release soon.

Update 3: A few media outlets have mentioned that one of the reasons that Bom was most likely cleared or given a case suspension by the prosecution is because she had a prescription for it in the States. Netizens are looking to YG Entertainment's statements to get a clear idea of what had exactly happened and what was the exact reason for why she was given the clear as the drug is still considered illegal in Korea. The agency says they were working on their statement, but that they've experienced delays in preparing it so that it may come a bit later than expected. 

Update 4: 2NE1's activities as promotional ambassadors for a campaign for the Ministry of Justice in 2010 are being questioned by media outlets, who wonder whether this may have played a role in why Bom's case was closed or suspended by the prosecution, raising questions about favoritism. 'Roommate' was also asked about whether the revelation of this past incident would play a role in Bom's appearance in the show, and a rep responded, "We held an emergency meeting after the staff learned about Bom's news... We are currently sorting out our position on the matter... There is nothing that can be said at the moment. We are currently talking it over."

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Update 5: Instead of a statement from YG, Yang Hyun Suk has personally written a letter to explain what exactly happened and offer an apology for causing concern. Read it in the latest article here.

source : allkpop

re-posted and re-edited by : dianafitriwidiyani.blogspot.com

Ruined

hiks.... my plan got ruined. i planed to watch Transformers 4 in cinema today. but you know, the queue in XXI, is suuuuuuupeeer loong. the park is full til the outside of XXI.

if i 'nekat' to watch it, i can't bear it standing for few hours just to queue the ticket. then, maybe i'll get midnight ticket. hahah

the first plan is i watch it with my two friends. nah, my friend says that my other friend is already there. i got panic. i send him a message but he didn't reply. i inform him that i won't watch it now, because of the queue. aaaa i wanna explode. his LINE is off too. then, how should i contact him? but whatever.... why when i wanna watch a movie there are always some troubles?? not with Amma nor them.

i think there aren't much people who wanna watch movie. but i'm wrong. this is holiday's school, bro.... so, a lot of people wanna spend their holidays with watch movie, such as.

aaaa.... hope that i can get a chance to watch it ^^

Vacation Part 2

okay guys.... i'm back. let's continue the story.

on Monday 9th, i got a chance to explore Samarinda. that's the born city of my sisters. okay, we pass Soeharto Hill. in the morning, the view is good. there are a lot of trees and it's so shady.

i just took this pict from google

oh... before we pass by Soeharto Hill, in the roadside there are a lot of seller who sell dragon fruit. oh my god..... the color is so eye catching. so we buy 1 kg dragon fruit. we open one fruit and the rest we bring to home.

then i see military dorm. my father ever stay there. and i see Mahakan River. uuuu such a pity i can't take a picture there.

i just can take this picture from Mahakam River

after that we go to Islamic Center. FYI, Islamic Center is the grandest and the second largest mosque in Southeast Asia after Istiqlal Mosque. uuu the view is so magnificent. hahha i wanna pee, because that's the first time we go there, we don't know where is the lavatory. we walk around but didn't find. after few minutes, finally we can find the lavatory, fuuhh....

this is the inside of Islamic Center. isn't it good?

we take a lot of picture there, but i won't show it to you guys... kekekeke. after that we take some picture in the huge bedug.

this is the huge bedug

this is the placard of Islamic Center

i took a picture with Khansaa in corridor

we took a lot of picture there but if i upload all, it took much time. so i just upload necessary. after we take a rest in Islamic Center, we go to my aunt's house. kekke but i forget where. we have lunch there with craps. oh my god... another craps.

nah... from my aunt's house we continue our journey to explore around Mahakam River. i see there are Governor's Office, Korem (or Kodam, i forget). my sister also tells me that in TNI's Hospital around Governor's Office they were born.

behind me is the Governor's Office

you see the huge ship behind me, right... that's Police's Ship

i don't know what statue is that... hahahah ^^

then we eat Siomay (again) accompany by Mahakam River's view. nah after that we go home.... oh you know, we pass Soeharto Hill again. but this is evening, and you know, there's no lamp's street there. oh God... so dark. huuu i was so scared because there's no lamp and there are a lot of cars. you know, that's Government's Street, but there's no lamp. oh my god..... but thanks God... we can go home safely.

after that, i don't go anywhere because of tired. i just spend my time with my niece. i and my sister make a video about Khansaa. we named it Mochin, because she has slanted eye.

she's cute isn't she?

there's plenty picture but there's too much.... i won't upload it too, guys. heheheh ^^ sorry. oh i wanna tell you about the video. she plays with the doll, then she says eat's pray, then she says hello to her grandma and grandpa.

okay, on friday, 13th me, my sister and Khansaa go to Waduk Samboja. we go there in the noon.

always took a selfie

that's the waduk. nothing special.. kekekke

nah in the evening we go to Tanjung Beach. but unfortunately the beach is tide, so we can't play in the beach side. but it's okay..

she looks so happy to play in the beach

nah... looks, she's so cute

i'm free......

hahaha Khansaa looks like push the tree

then my last dan in Samboja finally arrive. aaa my plane got delayed for 2 hours because there are problems in Sorong, Maluku (is there a city named Sorong in Maluku? i think Sorong just in Papua. ahh i don't know). we took much picture in the Sepinggan International Airport.

in the arrival gate

this is the inside of Sepinggan International Airport

this is my ticket and my food.

then i enter in the waiting room. i eat my food while watch Japan Open. Muhammad Ahsan&Hendra Setiawan vs Lee Yong Dae&Yoo Yeon Soo (i forget Yong Dae's partner). but unfortunately Indonesia loss. then at 5.pm i go to airfield to prepare boarding.

below is the sea near airport

just like wanna hold the clouds and sleep there. Subhanallah.... Allah create this world too beautiful.

here we go.... this is the food in the plane. the menu are fish and vegie, pudding, and guava juice

i arrive at Adisucipto International Airport at 6 pm.

and this is my tired face....

okay guys..... finish this story. i'm tired. and i'm sorry that i don't tell the whole story. kay, now i wanna watch Debat Cawapres Indonesia 2014. who's your choice??? see ya guys in my another post ^^

Vacation

all right guys.... now i wanna post about my vacation in Samboja. let's start from my departure.

i go to Samboja on june, 2nd. my plane take off on 7.45 am. before that i must queue to check in. oh Lord... the queue is so long. fortunately i still have much time.

this is my ticket

this is my plane. i choose it because this is the first flight to my destiny

we flight for 1 hour and about 45 minutes. i wonder how speed the plane can fly? guess it guys.... hahahah it's about 800 km/hours. Lord... that's so fast. i just feel like i ride a motorcycle there. on the plane i just sleep, because i don't have much time to sleep.

after that i arrive in Sepinggan International Airport at 10.30 am

kekeke selfie first okay ^^

my sister, my brother, and my niece pick me up. then we walk around by car in Balikpapan. we visit a market (i forget the name of the market) to buy batik of kalimantan. we buy craps and shrimps too. after that we take a rest in the mosque.

me and Khansaa

left to right : Mas Muray, Mba Ajeng, and Khansaa

hahah there is a funny moment when we go home, Khansaa drive the car. the funny part is when Khansaa sleepy she hold the steering wheel tight. she's nodding off but back to hold steering wheel again. me and my sister just laugh of loud.

hiks... we arrive at home at 10.00 pm, so i can't watch Asian Dream Cup 2014.

um.... when the second and so on day, i don't go anywhere. my sister teach me to cook. the main ingredient is fish. so for about 13 days there i just eat fish. kekekekke. one day, my brother brought a huge kakap fish. you know the weight of its? 2 kg. whoaa that's a huge fish i've ever seen. then my sister made kakap finger fish.

nah.... when i got the chance to explore more about Samboja, i see Total. FYI, Total is an oil company from France. My brother's father was an employee before. there are two company of Total in Kalimantan. the first one in Balikpapan, and the other one in Samboja. i wanna take a picture but there's no placard. hikss

we visit Dondang Bridge too.. but we didn't take a picture again because we're so hungry. then we eat meat ball, siomay, and batagor. but, i prefer jogja's food rather than kalimantan's food. the taste is different a lot. after that we continue our journey to go home.. we rest in the mosque there.

this is Khansaa (my niece), me, and my sister (Ajeng)

oh my God... my laptop's battery is low now. so.... i wanna continue this story after i charge first. wait for my another update, kay

I Don't Know

well, i know i'm just a common fans to you. i really really shock and oh God i'm speechless.

when i open my facebook account, there's some post that caught my attention. but i just skip it. the post is about your relationship with her. Thanks God, i can't really care about that post because i must prepare some documents for my college. i forgot about that post.

on monday 23, we talk about K-pop. Martha says that you'll become a guest in 'Roommate'. when i heard it, i really really wait for your appear in 'Roommate'. but Martha says that it get canceled because of something (but, i see some preview that you'll be a guest in 'Roommate'). then Nay says like that 'God, why all of you too fangirling about them. what happen if your bias get a girlfriend'. and we say 'it's okay'.

i don't know what's on my mind, my curious grew higher. someday, i surf on internet and i found that you've already taken. God.... i wanna believe that it isn't true. on wednesday 25, i meet new friends who loves K-pop too. we chit chat about everything. my friend says that she likes Kai of EXO. and i say that i like you.

in the middle of the chit chat, she says that you've kiss her. God.... i got numb when i heard that. just like i got light in the bright day. yes, i know it's your right to do some stuff like that. but, do you remember that you ever say that you won't have a girlfriend before 35. this is the reality. you've already taken now. i know that people's heart can change easily when it comes to love.

i read some post that you are 'traitor' in EXO. i don't know why. maybe because you're the first member who got into relationship. hahahha now i know people who hates shipper. i understand now. just take care, be patient with the bad news and the sasaeng fans who don't like about you and her. don't worry, i'll always support your decision to have relationship with her. as long as you happy, i'll be happy too. but i'm sorry., i  really really sorry that i can't see you the way i see you before

Sorry

guys..... i'm truly sorry this june i don't make a single post. i'm sorry. really really sorry

i can't make any post because i'm still busy about college's stuff. i've collect a lot of documents and update about college

i promise to make some post after this, okay. please pray for me guys ^^