Bang Yongguk pens fans a letter following his leave

Article: 'BAP exit' Bang Yong Guk writes handwritten letter, "Please protect BAP, I will continue to pursue music"

Source: OSEN via Nate

1. [+187, -8] I really liked BAP, it's a shame.... I noticed they stopped promoting. Is it because of their agency..?

2. [+174, -16] He had way too much talent to be sitting in an idol group. His rapping is so different, especially his vocal tone. I'm pretty sure he's one of the most underrated rappers out there. I hope he's able to pursue what he wants now.

3. [+154, -28] Why are you asking your fans to protect something even you're not ㅋ

4. [+16, -0] He left because their renewal timing was different. And besides, fans wanted him to leave. The other members are going to leave one by one as soon as their contracts expire too. Their agency is the one media playing this as if they're abandoning their group. TS immediately deleted BAP and SECRET's history from Bang Yongguk and Jun Hyosung's public profiles as soon as they left. This is going to keep happening as the other members leave too.

5. [+11, -2] I remember he was seen as a big potential next to Zico when they were rookies. Song Minho was nothing compared to his potential back then but now Zico's a top rapper and Song Minho's a hot trend while Bang Yongguk's still a nugu. It must've been a lot of suffering for him the past eight years to be known for so much potential and yet be so behind in his rapping career.

6. [+6, -5] Talk about a group struggle ㅋㅋ when there's really no difference between BTS or these guys

7. [+2, -0] Can't really call BAP a group anymore without Bang Yongguk. Their coolest member left.

8. [+2, -0] Thank you. This is the best decision but I know the sense of responsibility must've been weighing down on him. You suffered enough.

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