Jay Park & SNSD Tiffany's Reactions When Kyuhyun Shouted '2PM!' Draw Laughter– Here's Why
In the premiere episode of "Peak Time," Super Junior Kyuhyun made viewers laugh after calling the attention of Jay Park and Girls' Generation Tiffany as well as HIGHLIGHT Gi Kwang by shouting, "2PM!"
Super Junior Kyuhyun Pranked Jay Park About 2PM– Here's Why Tiffany & Gi Kwang Also React
On February 15, JTBC's idol survival program, "Peak Time," aired its first episode which depicted 23 idol teams that advanced to the survival round on stage.
The broadcast was also graced by the presence of MC and singer-actor Lee Seung Gi, along with veteran second-gen K-pop icons such as Super Junior Kyuhyun, Girls' Generation Tiffany, Jay Park, HIGHLIGHT Gi Kwang, WINNER Song Mino and more.
This was really a rare opportunity for K-pop enthusiasts to see big stars gathering together, thus, their wholesome interactions were much anticipated.
Jay Park & SNSD Tiffany's Reactions When Kyuhyun Shouted '2PM!' Draw Laughter– Here's Why
Just then, during the audition round, a boy group under the alias name, "14:00" team appeared, which means 2 p.m. While on stage, Super Junior Kyuhyun, who is pretty much known as the prankster of his group showed his playful side after deciding to prank Jay Park.
When the "14:00" team was shown and introduced themselves as 2 p.m., Kyuhyun suddenly shouted:
"Oh! 2PM!"
Jay Park & SNSD Tiffany's Reactions When Kyuhyun Shouted '2PM!' Draw Laughter– Here's Why
With this, Jay Park smiled at the Super Junior member embarrassingly, as he immediately understood that Kyuhyun wasn't referring to the contestant, but to the former boy group he used to belong to, none other than 2PM. In fact, Kyuhyun even gestured to 2PM's hand sign.
However, Jay Park decided to go with the flow and asked:
"Okay, this is good."
Hilariously, Kyuhyun isn't only targetting Jay Park, as Tiffany and Gi Kwang also had a special past with the group 2PM.
Jay Park & SNSD Tiffany's Reactions When Kyuhyun Shouted '2PM!' Draw Laughter– Here's Why
When Lee Gi Kwang heard this, he also couldn't hold back his emotion and burst into laughter. Tiffany, an idol of the same generation, quietly added:
"It's been a while since I heard that name."
As a context, Park Jaebeom, also known as Jay Park used to be the leader of K-pop icon 2PM which debuted in September 2009.
However, while working with them, he was caught in a controversy of disparaging Korea after netizens discovered his old MySpace account. He was severely criticized which made him leave the group for the U.S. to avoid further damage to his team.
Jay Park
Later on, it was found out that the posts were only misinterpreted and that Park was only expressing his difficulties in adapting to Korean life, rather than hating Koreans.
Nevertheless, he still left 2PM, JYP Entertainment citing his privacy issues.
Nichkhun
Meanwhile, Tiffany's reaction drew attention as she wasn't related to the group, but to its member Nichkhun. In 2014, the two famous idols confirmed that they were dating and started a public relationship. But in May 2015, they eventually decided to break up due to personal matters.
As for Gi Kwang, he was actually a former JYP Entertainment before debuting as HIGHLIGHT (formerly known as Beast). He almost debuted with 2PM if he wasn't cut off from the final debut lineup.
Jay Park Mentions Being Kicked Out Of 2PM
On the same day, Jay Park also made a surprise mention of being kicked out of the group 2PM in the past.
In particular, the participants were divided into categories including groups that were suspended due to contract termination or military vacuum.
MC Lee Seung Gi explained that the teams' real group names or any information about them will not be revealed, implying a competition with skills only to support.
The MC cheered by the cast by saying:
"The winning team will be given 300 million won in prize money."
Park Jaebeom, who heard about the huge prize money, laughed by showing his willingness to participate, saying:
"I was also suspended from my activities in the past, so can I participate there?"
Jay Park
In response, singer Cho Kyuhyun dissuaded him and frankly said:
"JB, you are old for that."
Meanwhile, Jay Park, after leaving 2PM pursued a solo career in Korea and the US and has since then founded his own labels AOMG, H1GHR Music, and MORE VISION as well as his own soju brand, Won Soju.
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Written by Eunice Dawson.
