Why was Taec late in confirming Family Outing 2?

Male group 2PM's Taecyeon has confirmed his casting for SBS's Family Outing 2 and will soon be going into recording.

It's been found that the production team for Family Outing 2 had Taecyeon on their cast list earlier than known. But why was the confirmation so delayed?

When so many different celebrities came out with their confirmations, the reason Taecyeon couldn't was because of his leader Park Jaebum's leave to America, which put a halt to all of their personal activities.

Last year, 2PM's Jaebum was swept in controversy and left for America. The members did not participate in any personal activities except their MC'ing positions in Inkigayo, which was contracted earlier.

People are saying that JYP Entertainment had a hard time with the decision in Taecyeon participating in Family Outing 2. The production team of Family Outing 2 were just as careful.

However, the company has decided that the members can no longer not participate in personal activities and will be using Taecyeon as their stepping stone to increasing the activities of the rest of the members.

An associate stated "Taecyeon's FO2 casting was something that his agency and the production team were both extremely careful about. However, since the confirmation is out, both sides will be working harder to reap the best results."

The production team stated "Taecyeon will be taking off his image as a beastly idol and will be reaching the viewers with a friendlier image."

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