It was decided whether to withdraw from the group B2B, which is the group of singer Jung Il-hoon, who is charged with habitual drugs.
On the 31st, Cube Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as Cube) officially announced that Jung Il-hoon’s withdrawal from BTOB. Cube side said, “Jung Il-hoon is deeply reflecting on the responsibility for breaking the trust of many fans and causing disappointment with this incident.”
“We also took it seriously and, after careful discussion, we decided to withdraw from the team starting today, respecting my opinion that it could no longer damage the group.
B2B plans to continue its activities with a six-member system except for Jung Il-hoon.
According to the Metropolitan Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on the 21st, Jung Il-hoon was sent to the prosecution on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.
It is known that Jung Il-hoon smoked cannabis several times with his acquaintances from 4 to 5 years ago until last year. In the process of purchasing cannabis, it was found that Jung Il-hoon used virtual currency.
Currently, Jung Il-hoon is serving as a social service agent.
This is the full text of the position of Cube Entertainment.
Good morning.
Cube entertainment.
First of all, we bow down and apologize for causing concern for our artist Jung Il-hoon’s problem.
Jung Il-hoon is deeply reflecting on his responsibility for the fact that this incident broke the trust of many fans and caused disappointment. We also took it seriously and, after careful discussion, we decided to withdraw from the team starting today, respecting my opinion that it could no longer damage the group.
We feel a heavy sense of responsibility for the current situation, and we will do our best to be able to faithfully deal with future investigations.
In the future, B2B will continue its activities as a 6-member system, and we will do our best to support B2B to show more mature music and stage.
Once again, we sincerely apologize to the fans who support and care for B2B.