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Manila Bulletin devider Entertainment devider Hallyuwood devider Park Bom reposts drug use claim vs Sandara Park; netizens urge her to get help

Park Bom reposts drug use claim vs Sandara Park; netizens urge her to get help

Published Mar 5, 2026 05:26 pm
Sandara Park (left) and Park Bom (Instagram)
Sandara Park (left) and Park Bom (Instagram)

K-pop artist Park Bom reuploaded on March 4 a handwritten letter on Instagram containing details about her past controversy related to the medicine Adderall and her allegation against fellow 2NE1 member Sandara Park that she was involved in a drug case. 

Last March 3, Park Bom posted on Instagram the letter containing a claim that Sandara Park was involved in a past drug case and that she was made to look like a drug addict to cover it up. She deleted the post after a few hours. 

Sandara, or Dara, already refuted Park Bom’s claim. 

“I have never used drugs. I wish her well,” Sandara wrote on Instagram Stories on March 4. 

Sandara Park's answer to Park Bom's claim (Instagram)
Sandara Park's answer to Park Bom's claim (Instagram)
The letter Park Bom reuploaded on Instagram on March 5 (Instagram)
The letter Park Bom reuploaded on Instagram on March 5 (Instagram)
Sandara Park (left) and Park Bom (Instagram)
Sandara Park (left) and Park Bom (Instagram)

In her letter, Park Bom wrote, “I’m being cautious in case this causes another uproar, but I feel troubled about the drug known as Adderall. It is not a narcotic. I am a patient with ADD [attention deficit disorder],” Korea JoongAng Daily reported. 

She claimed, “Sandara Park was caught in a drug case and, to cover it up, made Park Bom into a drug addict.” 

“I hope YG Entertainment, Yang Hyun-suk [the founder of YG Entertainment], Teddy [a music producer] and Lee Chae-rin [2NE1 member CL] will stop reporting to the authorities that Park Bom used more than the prescribed amount of a drug she has not taken in nearly 30 years,” she said. 

Park Bom’s controversy involving Adderall, a medication for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), happened in October 2010 when a package containing the medicine was sent from the US for her in Korea. There was an investigation and she submitted medical records. The prosecution suspended her indictment. 

But it only surfaced in 2014 when a Korean media outlet published a story about it, which forced Park Bom to go on hiatus in Korea. 

Sandara Park and Park Bom unfollowed each other on Instagram after the latest controversy erupted. 

Park Bom unfollowed 16 accounts on Instagram and is now only following one account, that of actor Lee Min-ho, which she called “my husband” in the past and which also became a controversy. 

With the new post, netizens urged Park Bom to stop it and get help. 

Here are some of the comments on her Instagram post: 

- “WE LOVE YOU. But can u stop?”

- “We love you, Park Bom. Blackjack will always support 2NE1. None of us want to see you go through this. I know you don’t wish for this to happen either. If possible, please go back to America for treatment. Your health matters the most. Please be well. We just want you to be healthy and happy.”

- "Park Bom is the K-Pop Britney Spears. Talented, had her peak, and now just really need help."

- "Please take a break from social media, bommie. i hope you're doing well these days."

- "Please Bom, try to move on. You are frozen in time."

- "My queen Bom, please take good care of yourself. Your fans love you and don't want anything bad to happen to you. Take some time for yourself. You know we'll always be waiting for you. Stay strong "

- "Stop posting bom,,like Dara said we wish you well."

-  "Stop it bom, we love you but we won't tolerate you."

- "We wish you well Bom! But please take a break and take care of yourself."

- "I wish u well Bommie.. get your medication and be well again.. xoxo."

- "You're in pain we understand that but that does not give you a free pass to hurt others too. You need to stop, please."

- "Focus on your mental health treatment."

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