2PM former leader Jaebeom, why is his return to Korea delayed again?

2PM former leader Jaebeom, why is his return to Korea delayed again?

Former leader of male group 2PM Park Jaebeom has delayed his return to Korea by about a week.

A representative from the movie 'Hype Nation' said through a phone conversation with OSEN on the afternoon of the 9th, "Jaebeom will return to Korea in mid-June. We will let you know when the date is confirmed."

Is there a particular reason the entry date was delayed? On this, the representative said, "The German '3D filming team' is arriving in Korea on the 15th. The movie filming can only go forward in sync with the producing team, so the date of Jaebeom's entry to Korea was also naturally pushed back," he explained.

Originally, Jaebeom was going to enter Korea in the first week of June to film 'Hype Nation.' As a result, the filming start date of the 14th and the movie schedule have also been inevitably adjusted.

On this, the representative said, "Our plans was to film the movie in two-and-a-half months, but with the delays, the schedule has become tight. No matter how quickly we film, we're looking at postponing our end date by at least 4~5 days."

Hordes of people are expected to meet Jaebeom when he arrives in Korea. The movie producer said, "Over 2000 members of his fan club have already said they would come to the airport when he arrives. This has not changed," and "Because there will be so many people gathered, the havoc may prevent a press conference from happening," he said.

'Hype Nation, in which Jaebeom is the main character, is a movie about the conflicts and challenges a b-boy group faces in order to succeed. An American representative team called Gambler Crew comes to a worldwide b-boy competition in Korea to have a b-boy battle to determine the world b-boy champion. Besides Jaebeom, American rapper B2K has been confirmed to appear. More than 70% of the filming will take place in Korea.

'Hype Nation' is directed by Alan Calzatti, who has won awards for Backstreet Boys and NSYNC music videos at the MTV Music Video Awards. A big project, it has attracted 20 billion won in investment [~US$16 million] and will be shot in 3D. The movie will be distributed worldwide by Universal Pictures and is scheduled to premiere in the second half of this year.

Reported by: Lee Myung Ju
Credit: OSEN via NATE
Article: http://news.nate.com/view/20100609n17021

Translated by 49.5bananas @ Wild2Day.org

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