Cube Entertainment announced that singer Jung Ilhoon, who was accused of smoking marijuana, will withdraw from his group BTOB.
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Cube Entertainment officially announced on December 31 that Jung Ilhoon will leave the team. "Jung Ilhoon is deeply reflecting on his responsibility for breaking the trust of many fans and causing the disappointment. The company also took it seriously and after careful discussion, he decided to withdraw from the team starting today as he could no longer harm the group," they said.
BTOB will continue their activities as a 6-member group. BTOB decided to pursue active activities with the support of the company.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency on December 21, Jung Ilhoon was sent to the prosecution on charges of violating the law on drug management. Based on the statements of his accomplices and tracking accounts, the police found that Jung Ilhoon smoked marijuana several times with his acquaintances since four to five years ago. It was revealed that he used virtual currency during the purchasing process.
Ilhoon has been serving as a social service worker since May. At the time of the report, the agency said, "We checked with him, and it's true he was summoned by the investigative agency for questioning on charges of smoking marijuana as reported. We feel a heavy responsibility for causing concern to many people and will do our duty until the end so that he can faithfully participate in future investigations."
Below is the full text of BTOB's agency's official position"
"Hello,
This is Cube Entertainment.
First of all, we apologize for causing trouble with our artist Jung Ilhoon.
Jung Ilhoon is deeply reflecting on his responsibility for breaking the trust of many fans and causing the disappointment. We also took it seriously and after careful discussion with him, we respected his opinion that he could no longer harm the group and decided to leave from today.
We feel a heavy responsibility for the current situation and will do our best to faithfully conduct future investigations.
BTOB will continue their activities as a six-member group in the future, and we will continue to support and do our best to make BTOB show more mature music and performances.
Once again, we sincerely apologize to the fans who support and care for BTOB."
