Shocking reveal about the arm tattoo of Jae, who recently terminated his contract with JYP and left DAY6

The tattoo etched on the arm of DAY6 member Jae is drawing keen attention.

JYP Entertainment said on January 1st, “From December 31st, 2021, Jae, who had carried out activities as a member of DAY6, will leave the group and terminate his exclusive contract due to personal reasons.”

Jae also announced his withdrawal from DAY6 via his personal SNS, saying, “Over the past 6 years of my life, I feel grateful that we have built up lots of memories that I will remember for the rest of my life”, adding, “I worried a lot and also did my best, but I think can no longer stay here because I’m still lacking and I also need to improve myself more.”

While many people were disappointed about this news, some netizens responded that they had already expected his withdrawal. It was because of the tattoo engraved on his arm.

He had the tattoo “1597-211231” on his arm. Netizens pointed out that “1597” is DAY6’s debut date, which is on September 7th, 2015, and the part “211231” written next to it is the date of his withdrawal.

Jae’s tattoo has been spread to various online communities. Got shocked by the reveal, netizens responded, “His tattoo already gave hint for his withdrawal?”, “His fans must be really upset”, “You only waited for your debut?”, “He even tattooed it, something might have happened?”, “We can’t deny this”, “So fans even knew about his leaving the group in advance?”, “I felt really nervous seeing that tattoo. It was so disappointing.”

Meanwhile, except for Jae, DAY6 will continue with a new system consisting of 4 members: Sungjin, Young K, Wonpil and Dowoon.