During a recent press conference, 2PM expressed their honest thoughts about SM's European tour, "I Am A Singer", and Jay Park. In regards to SM's European concert in Paris a few weeks back, 2PM stated, "Because SM went to Europe, K-POP has been able to advance and move out of just the Asian regions. It's very exciting to know that they crossed over Asia and had such a successful concert." Furthermore, they said, "When we heard the news about SM's concert in Europe we were envious and thought that it was amazing at the same time. We, of course, want to be able to move on from Asia into Europe and even South America." Also during their interview, 2PM talked about being avid fans of "I Am A Singer". They stated, "Even between us, 'I Am A Singer' is a popular topic. It is definitely one of our main interests." 2PM said, "Because of our busy schedules we are never able to watch the regular broadcast, but through the internet we always catch up. 'I Am A Singer' is our best and main interest. While watching the show we think to ourselves, 'Those people are true singers'. It motivates us to do better." They went on to say, "We think that through 'I Am A Singer', the younger generation that is only used to dance music will be able to appreciate and understand emotion. While in Japan we struggled a lot because we couldn't download 'I Am A Singer'. The internet was so slow that we had to wait a long time and watch 5 minutes of the show and then wait again for it to load and watch another 5 minutes. We were in front of the computer all day just to see one performance." On the other hand, 2PM released a new single "Hands Up" and has full comeback activities planned. "Hands Up" has reached the #1 spot on multiple charts and is gaining much popularity. The members of 2PM also opened up about former member Jay Park. When asked, "Jae Bum has recently released a new album and started solo activities. How do you feel about this?" 2PM answered, "We think that we are walking down our own paths now. We hope that everyone becomes successful and does well." Wooyoung said, "In a sense, I think it's time that we go our separate ways. I want to look forward to Jaebum and the music he wants to do. I would like for us to try our best to fulfill our dreams." Nichkhun added to this by saying, "I hope both sides will do their best going down their own path and I would like everyone to become successful." Source: Newsen (1), (2), (3)