On July 31st, Jang Hyunseung posted a long letter of apology on his Instagram.
He wrote,
'Hello, this is Jang Hyunseung. This is going to be a long letter but I really wanted to share my story.
During the past 7 years, I received a lot of love as a member of BEAST.
Ever since I was a little kid, I thought that the people who sing and dance on TV were really cool. Because of that, I was able to debut as a member of BEAST after training for 5 years.
After the debut, it felt like I made my dream come true. However, while promoting as BEAST there were things that I was feeling uncomfortable and a thirst for the music that I couldn't resolve.
Therefore, rather than focusing on the group and teamwork, I was focusing more on my own affairs.
As a result, the wall between me and fellow members built up more and more as I pushed them away instead of uniting with them.
I slowly began to lose the ability to control myself, and showed bad attitudes on stage and public events.
I thought that my act of immaturity was me enjoying my youth. I thought that was me being cool at that time. Now that I look back on it, I am admitting my wrongdoings and deeply regretful.
It was difficult for me to say that I was sorry because of my stubbornness and pride. But after leaving BEAST, I faced so many challenges and went through a hard time.
After letting down my selfishness, I could finally come to the realization and became free.
Now that I understand how my wrongdoings and selfish decisions have hurt other people. I was only giving pains to other people. I really want to say I'm sorry.'
In 2016, Jang Hyunseong's attitude on stage alleged controversies among BEAST's fans.
After he departed from BEAST, other five members left their management agency CUBE Entertainment and reformed the group as 'HIGHLIGHT' under their own label.
Meanwhile, Jang Hyunseung recently released a solo album 'HOME'.
(Credit= '89_h' Instagram)
(SBS Star)