On September 29, Tuesday, Block B's Park Kyung confessed on his personal Instagram account that he used to be the perpetrator of school violence and bullying. This comes after a peer from his school-days posted numerous accusations against him on social media.
The now-deleted Instagram post reads:
"Hello. This is Park Kyung.
I have seen the posts made about me during my school days that have surfaced online.
I am so sorry. I want to sincerely apologize to everyone, to those I have hurt back then, and to those that remember the past when they see me and get hurt all over again.
Back in elementary school, I was the type of person who only knew how to study. That is why, though I don't know the reason exactly, I became the victim of bullying and was looked down upon by my peers. I was smaller in stature compared to my peers as well, and I held on to those memories until I entered middle school.
I hated my model student image, and I yearned to be the center of attention. I came to see what people may call 'delinquents' because I wanted to be cool. I wanted to hang out with them and be close to them, and because of that, I acted in ways that are shameful. I think I thought back then that if I stuck with those people, people would not be able to treat me lightly.
I feel deep regret over my immaturity during my adolescent age. I have been very busy up to now, but I know there are people who have those memories that cannot be erased because they were hurt by me. I know that the pain I caused will never be justified.
I ask those who were hurt by me to directly contact me or even my company. I wish to see you in person, apologize, and ask for your forgiveness.
Though I am afraid that many of you will now see me as someone who is fake, who is just asking, as someone who's present and past does not match up, I am writing this as someone who thinks it is less shameful for me to personally admit it rather than to release a company statement.
Again, I sincerely apologize."
Previously, a netizen who claimed to be school mates with Park Kyung claimed they were a victim of bullying at the hands of the idol during junior high school. He released numerous statements concerning the idol. Read what the netizen had to say below:
"I am a victim of Block B's Park Kyung's school bullying. Everything I am writing is true and nothing is fabricated. I am a victim who used to study at Song Moon Jung High School with Park Kyung.
Park Kyung was a school bully who used to have a 'Z' on his forehead to show he was with the boss. He would wait at the back gate with other bullies to steal money and the belongings of weaker students.
He always cursed in middle school and even started drinking and smoking at that age. We were an all-boys junior high but there was an all-girls junior high school near us called Ihwa Girls' Junior High School. He used to boast to the female students that he was already drinking alcohol."
The netizen went on to say that Park Kyung would bully disabled students or students who were levels below him. He would also hit classmates who were smaller than him or weaker than him.
They also claimed how 'ridiculous' it was how Park Kyung had cleaned his image and appears on broadcast like a gentleman. He goes on to say that he wants Park Kyung to be taught a lesson, and though he does not know how his SNS post will affect him, he wishes Park Kyung would pretend he was never a bully.
The netizen was also seen replying to numerous Park Kyung fan's comments, saying that if even Park Kyung denies his claims, he has the evidence to prove the idol wrong.
What do you think of the situation?
