This is how I view this issue: It's like finding out your lover of 2 years cheated on you during the first or second month of being together. Even though they did it a long time ago, it still stings like hell. What do you do? It happened a long time ago, and you know for sure now that he/she deeply cares for and about you, but the fact remains that he/she cheated on you...Many blog entries I've read are feeling for Jaebum. I'm actually feeling more for his fans and his group. Even though he is being hit by the public, how did his members and the people around him feel when they first found out about the comments he made? I'm sure those are the people who are hurt most, because they know him personally; and, it just sucks to find something like that out about a close friend, regardless of how long ago the hurtful action happened.
The second thing I thought of was Nickkhun, and other ppl who've gone through a similar adjusting process. But, something to consider with Nickkhun is that he doesn't have the "Korean" aspect to him like Jaebum does. And so, I think part of the hurt of the public is over them feeling a Korean is rejecting Korea. Regardless of whether he is Korean-American.
I'm not offering any solutions to this. Because, quite frankly, it sucks (for lack of a better word). I'm not Korean; however, when I read those myspace comments, I was actually taken aback a little. Part of the Korean public might be over-reacting - what with writing up a petition to send him back to America (lol), but I feel for them. I really do. They feel betrayed. But something as extreme as the petition kinda translates over to the lover scenario. Some people would want their significant other to pack up and live elsewhere. It's a knee jerk reaction of sorts. But once the situation has been given some time and thought... there comes a resolution.
In the public's defense, it's one of those issues where an apology helps but doesn't come close to fixing anything. In this case, people can only let time do its thing.
I'm undecided. I dont know what stance to take to be honest but I know I'm not, at all, for the petition to bring him back to the states, it's laughable. Again, I think with time the part of the Korean public in favor of the petition will think it over and be willing to forgive Jaebum.When all is said and done he did write that as a kid. I have a younger brother and lord knows he has said and done things that have been very hurtful, but were brushed off because he's a kid. But again, for the deeply cutting stuff, it takes time to get over.
I highly doubt 2PM is going anywhere over this. Jaebum might have to do more than an apology to get back in the general public's good graces, but this is only a set back for 2pm, not a career breaker.
-Rome
