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Jung Il-hoon withdraws from BTOB.
Cube Entertainment said on the 31st, “I bow my head and apologize for causing concern over Jung Il-hoon’s problem.”
“Jung Il-hoon is deeply reflecting on the fact that this incident has broken the trust of many fans and has caused disappointment. We also took it seriously and, after careful discussion, we respected my opinion that it could no longer cause damage to the group, and decided to withdraw from the team starting today.”
In addition, he added, “We feel a heavy sense of responsibility for the current situation and will do our part to the end so that we can faithfully deal with the investigation in the future.”
Lastly, he added, “B2B will continue its activities with a 6-member system, and we will do our best to support B2B to show more mature music and stage.”
Earlier on the 21st, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency announced that it had sent Jung Il-hoon and his accomplices to the prosecution in July on charges of violating the Narcotics Control Act.
▶The following is the full text of the official 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 deeply reflects and feels responsibility for the fact that this incident has broken the trust of many fans and has 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.
Reporter Hana Ahn, Ministry of Population and Culture at MBN Star [email protected]