Although you guys knew it would be difficult, for what reason did you still choose to leave the group? Aren’t you afraid of being called ‘traitors’ behind your backs?
“Before we made up our mind, we spent over a year living in confusion. At that time there were external worries regarding our careers, profit allocations, and other factors that may have lead to the conflicting speculations of the public. However, our answers will always be consistent. When we look back on our lives, would we feel that ‘that time was truly happy?’ The conclusion we came up with is ‘most likely not.’ That is why we didn’t have the reason to continue on with our hesitations. Although we may have let down the fans who have loved and helped us all this time, we felt that this was the path to go on for our own lives.” (Junsu)
Nevertheless, it must not have been easy to give up on your extreme popularity right?
“At that time, we prepared for worst-case scenario, which was not being able to continue on as singers. If we didn’t have the mental preparation for that, it would’ve been very hard to reach this decision. We even thought of being farmers in the countryside. We have prepared for a long battle that may last up to more than 10 years.” (Junsu)
“Yes, we pondered upon of the possibility that our careers in the entertainment industry could have ended and sometimes had the mindset that there wouldn’t be a good result. We thought that if all failed, we would pack up our stuff in our Seoul homes and go somewhere new to live.” (Yoochun)
With regards to the reason of why they filed the lawsuit, Junsu stated, “It wasn’t just because of the unjust nature of the contract,” and “We were hurt and scarred by the agency in areas where we put our trust in them so we began to think about searching for a happy life.“
We’ll keep knocking as hard as we can to open up more doors and possibilities.
Well said, Junsu-yah! Way to go!)
“We don’t have girlfriends… so most likely the 3 of us will be together drinking Soju.” (Jaejoong)
Thank you, Jaejoong, I'm gonna go have naughty thoughts.