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'Can't stop my love for him': iKON's Bobby opens up about ex-leader B.I

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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="K-pop rapper Bobby, left, and B.I. Photos from iKON" s="" Twitter="" and="" Lollapalooza="" Instagram="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/09/12/20230912-bobby-hanbin.jpg"/><figcaption>K-pop rapper Bobby, left, and B.I. <em>Photos from iKON&#x27;s Twitter and Lollapalooza Berlin&#x27;s Instagram pages</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>Rapper Bobby of iKON has opened up about his former bandmate B.I, years after the latter left the K-pop group due to a drug controversy.</p><p>On Monday, Bobby took to Instagram to candidly share his thoughts on B.I&#x27;s departure, saying he still &quot;loves&quot; his group&#x27;s former leader despite the issue.</p><p>&quot;I feel [you] honestly [because] he is my bro. He did show and did some bad [influence] to our next [generation] but can&#x27;t stop my love for him [though],&quot; Bobby wrote in English in the post&#x27;s comments section.</p><p>&quot;[You know] he [knows] what he did was wrong and everything... I love him as much as you love him,&quot; he said.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="iKON" s="" Bobby="" opens="" up="" about="" ex-leader="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/09/12/20230912-bobby1.jpg"/></figure></div><p>Bobby told his followers to &quot;not forget&quot; that B.I is &quot;a good dude.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Let&#x27;s give him a chance to make it up to you. Forgiveness is most noble thing that [a] human being can do,&quot; he added.</p><p>Bobby did not identify B.I in his initial comments but confirmed he was talking about the latter in response to another Instagram user&#x27;s question.</p><div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="iKON" s="" Bobby="" opens="" up="" about="" ex-leader="" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/entertainment/09/12/20230912-bobby2.jpg"/></figure></div><p>It remains unclear what exactly prompted Bobby to make the post, but in a separate comment, he urged fans to &quot;stop&quot; engaging in a &quot;war.&quot;</p><p>&quot;Don&#x27;t put in work for OT7 or OT6 and some. I&#x27;m not [trying to] be political or none. Just [trying to] let y&#x27;all know how I feel for whoever. Stop this war,&quot; he wrote.</p><p>In K-pop fan culture, &quot;OT&quot; stands for &quot;One True&quot; and is usually followed by a number. It is often used by fans to refer to the number of members that they acknowledge as comprising a group.</p><p>In 2015, B.I debuted under YG Entertainment as the leader of iKON, playing a significant role within the group as he serves as its producer.</p><p>He left iKON in 2019 over allegations that he purchased and used illegal drugs, and has since pursued a solo music career under his self-founded label.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/30/23/look-korean-singer-bi-attends-vogue-ph-event">Korean singer B.I mingles with local celebs at Vogue PH event</a></li></ul><p>In 2021, a Seoul court sentenced B.I to three years in prison, suspended for a probationary period of four years, news agency Yonhap reported. He was also ordered to do 80 hours of community service and complete 40 hours of drug treatment sessions.</p><p>After B.I&#x27;s departure, iKON continued as a six-piece team. The group, which left YG Entertainment in 2022 and is now signed with a new label, is currently embarking on a global concert tour.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/13/23/ikon-manila-is-the-best-at-partying-with-us">iKON: &#x27;Manila is the best at partying with us&#x27;</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/08/23/23/watch-k-pop-group-ikon-in-cinematic-mv-for-panorama">WATCH: K-pop group iKON in cinematic video for special single &#x27;Panorama&#x27;</a></li></ul><p>For more news and features on K-pop, K-drama, and K-stars, visit the <a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/kcontents" target="_blank">Hallyu Corner</a> microsite. </p><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NIq_Faawiio?enablejsapi=1" width="560"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

iKON's Bobby has opened up about his former bandmate B.I, years after the latter left the K-pop group due to a drug controversy.