Park Bok, one of the members of the very popular Korean girl group, 2ne1, released her first single, "Spring" after how many years of trying to keep her showbiz career on hold.
Since the disbandment or her group last 2016, she decided to keep her life low profile due to many reasons and one of them is her involvement with drug scandal.
Year 2014, a news circulated everywhere saying that in year 2010, Park Bom had allegedly tried to smuggle drugs from America back to Korea. There are no charges filed against her since she claimed that she needed those drugs for medical purposes and that she was not aware that it is illegal in Korea.
The singer promotes her new single, Spring, in Seoul in March 13 2019. When asked why she decided to go back to the music industry, she said, "I wanted to let people know that I am back on the scene. I wanted to share my thoughts and promote my new songs, especially to my global fans. I know that people have negative opinions about my return, but I will try to make them like me again. I hope to turn things around."
Spring is about new beginning. After her scandal, she is determined to start fresh and continue to chase her dreams. After 8 years of being absent in the K-Pop community, Park Bom cannot believe people still adore her music.
The said single also features Park Bom's former group member, Sandara Park, reached No. 2 on the chart which became the highest-selling K-pop song as well as the highest-charting new entry. Because of her first solo single after 8 years, she once again became a worldwide trending topic with people tweeting #OurSpringParkBom to show their full support to the comeback of our diva.
Spring topped the iTunes kpop categories in eleven countries including Chile, Turkey, Portugal and Finland. It is also no doubt that the song was #1 on music streaming charts such as Genie, Bugs, Mnet and Soribada.
It looks like Park Bom is ready to go back to the entertainment industry and is serious on being number one once again. Aside from the success her comeback single Spring achieved, she also has other new entry songs that reach high positions and those are SHAMEFUl and MY LOVER.
There is no stopping for Park Bom. Right now, she is busy promoting her new music on different music shows and who knows, she might once again dominate the music industry globally. All the BOMshells and BlackJacks cannot surely wait for the surprises Bom will bring to her fans.