'Reckless act': Song Baek-kyung reverses KBS Voice Actors' Guild resignation after nearly a year

Song Baek-kyung, a former member of the hip-hop group 1TYM, has withdrawn a voluntary resignation from the KBS Voice Actors' Guild and decided to stay on, nearly a year after submitting it.

Song posted a lengthy message on social media Sunday, accompanied by a photo of his KBS Voice Actors' Guild membership card.

"Around December last year, I requested a voluntary withdrawal from the KBS Voice Actors' Guild," Song said. "A few days ago — about a year later — I conveyed to the guild's leadership and management my intention to withdraw that request and remain in the guild."

Song added that both his original resignation request and his subsequent reversal were the first of their kind since the guild was founded, saying he had heard that guild officials deliberated at length over the organization's bylaws before reaching a decision.

"I want to make clear through this post that I will not engage in such reckless behavior again," Song said, and went on to say he wanted to express his gratitude to the guild's leadership for accepting his decision to stay and for their generous ruling. Song added that "whatever path I take in life, I will always carry in my heart the pride of being a KBS publicly recruited voice actor."

Meanwhile, Song debuted in 1998 as a member of the hip-hop group 1TYM and rose to popularity with hits including "1TYM," "Kwaejina Chingching" and "Hot Ddeugeowo." He later passed the KBS 44th public recruitment voice actor examination in 2019 and has since worked as a voice actor.