Throwback photo na nagyoyosi habang naka-uniform, kumalat… YUN SEO BIN, BUKING NA BAYOLENTE AT BULLY

Lee Vin Nia / K-BUZZ

KASISIMULA pa lang sa ere ng reality show na Produce X 101 ng Mnet ay nagkaroon na agad ng kontrobersiya. Ang isa sa mga contestants na si Yun Seo Bin na trainee mula sa JYP Entertainment ay naaku­­sa­hang isang school bully during teen years dahil na rin sa mga larawan niya na kumalat online.

Nagsimula ito nang isang netizen ang nag-claim na kilala niya si Yun Seo Bin during his school days at nag-post pa ng old photos na allegedly ay si Yun Seo Bin.

Ayon sa netizen, ang tunay daw na pangalan ni Yun Seo Bin ay Yun Byung Hwee na siyang gamit nito sa paaralan at kilalang-kilala raw ito sa Gwangju for being a school bully at bayolenteng estudyante noong high school.

May mga larawan ding nai-post na sinasabing si Yun Seo Bin na nanini­garilyo suot ang school uniform at isang nakaupo sa harap ng table with alcohol bottles.

Dahil sa kontrobersiya ay nagdesis­yon na ang JYP Entertainment na i-terminate ang kontrata sa kanila ni Yun Seo Bin.

“Hello, this is JYP Entertainment. This is an official statement regarding trainee Yun Seo Bin.

After determining that the policies of JYP Entertainment are not being followed, we have decided to terminate the contract of trainee Yun Seo Bin, who is currently appearing on Mnet’s Produce X 101. As a result, he will also be leaving the program,” ang official statement ng agency.

Nang makapanayam si Yun Seo Bin ng Ilgan Sports ay humingi agad ito ng tawad sa kanyang pagkakamali.

“It is true that I partied in high school, and I am still reflecting a lot about that. I am apologetic to JYP Entertainment and the Produce X 101 production team as it has resulted in this,” pahayag ni Yun Seo Bin.

Inamin din niya ang pagpapalit niya ng pangalan pero hindi raw ito dahil gusto niyang itago ang kanyang nakaraan.

“I definitely did not change my name and quit school to clear my past. I changed my name because my name has always been difficult to pronounce and because my parents frequently went to Saju readers who said that the name is not good,” paliwanag pa ng trainee.

Ang Saju ay isang uri ng panghu­hula sa South Korea base sa astrolo­gical concept ng the Four Pillars of Destiny.

“Also, I signed as a trainee of a different agency in my second year of high school and quit school because it was too difficult to go back and forth bet­ween Gwangju and Seoul,” saad pa ni Yun Seo Bin.

Tungkol sa issue ng pagiging school bully, aniya, “I apologize. Regardless of the reason, it is wrong to have caused that situation, so I apologize.”

Bilang pagtatapos ay muling humi­ngi ng tawad ang newbie.

“I apologize for causing such a big controversy although I am only a trainee. I am back in my hometown right now, and I cannot even go on the internet or meet people. Thinking about what I can do now and mostly thinking that the public will not see me positively even if I do anything, I cannot get myself to do anything right now. I am just apologetic to everyone.”

Nag-release na rin ng official statement ang Mnet at nagpahayag na ie-edit-out na lang nila ang participation ni Yun Seo Bin since nai-tape na nito ang mga episodes.

“Yun Seo Bin has decided to leave (Produce X 101). As a result, the production team plans to edit-out Yun Seo Bin as much as possible. We will minimize Yun Seo Bin’s appearance [in the program] so that it does not affect other trainees,” pahayag ng source mula sa Mnet.

Bukod sa paghingi ng tawad sa panayam ay nag-post din si Yun Seo Bin ng public apology sa kanyang Ins­tagram account.

Ang first episode ng Produce X 101 ay umere noong May 3. The new show is the 4th season of the TV franchise.

Sa nasabing survival reality show ay pipili ng 11 members sa 101 na trainees from 47 different entertainment companies at pagkatapos ay bubuo ng isang grupo.

Sa Season 1 ay puro babae ang contestants at ang pangalan ng girl group na nabuo ay I.O.I. Sa Season 2 ay puro lalaki naman ang sumali at dito naman nabuo ang Wanna One. Sa Season 3 (Produce 48) ay puro babae ulit at nabuo naman ang grupong IZ One.