Jaejung talks about Park Yuchun... ”My heart aches because he was a member I worked with”

Singer Kim Jaejoong celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut and expressed his feelings towards the members who have nurtured his dream together.

Jaejoong held an interview to celebrate the release of his debut 20th anniversary full album 'FLOWER GARDEN' at iNKODE's office building in Mapo-gu, Seoul, on the 25th.

Jaejoong debuted in 2003 as the group TVXQ and opened up the second-generation idol market with his good-looking looks and excellent singing ability. He later formed 'JYJ' with Kim Junsu and Park Yoochun as a three-member group, and is currently a solo singer and actor.

For Jaejoong, who has somehow celebrated the 20th anniversary of his debut, what is it like to be a member of 'TVXQ', who met as a teenager and together nurtured his dream of becoming a singer, and together created the record of being a legend of two generations of idols?

Jaejoong says "In fact, we have lived as individuals for much longer than we have been active as a complete unit. For example, if someone who has been married for five years and divorced remarries and lives 15 years, that remarried person is family. You can look at it like that."

He continued "I'm just happy that the members are living happily now. Changmin would have got married. If you see him like that, I think he is looking for happiness in his own way and making his own value well" and "It seems like everyone has lived well, and I also think that we should rather live hard without falling behind."

He also expressed his regret for Park Yoochun, whose various incidents and accidents, including drug and tax evasion, have effectively made it difficult for him to return to the entertainment industry. Jaejoong revealed that he is currently not in contact with Park Yoochun and said, "My heart hurts because Yoochun is a member I worked with. （I don't want to erase that time (when we worked together)."

When asked, "If you were to go back to the past, when would you like to go back? I have answered, 'Never'. However, now, if I borrow technology from the future and go on a time machine, I would like to go back then and watch (Park Yoochun) live in a good environment as a person."

Meanwhile, Jaejoong will release 'FLOWER GARDEN', commemorating the 20th anniversary of his debut, at 6pm on the 26th January on various music websites. The new album, consisting of 14 tracks in total, will be filled with various genres of music and is expected to firmly attract listeners, not to mention Jaejoong's participation as a lyricist on most of the tracks.