On May 11 KST, shortly after the official announcement of his departure from TEEN TOP, C.A.P appeared on a YouTube live broadcast via his own channel Baet Boy to reveal his honest thoughts. 

First, he said, "I would like to start off by apologize to those who deserve an apology. A few days ago, I brought up the possibility of me leaving, and there was this sense that I had already mostly made up my mind. When I looked back, I felt sorry to fans who were tuning in for saying it so suddenly. I'm not sorry to everyone, no, but to the fans who really looked forward to TEEN TOP, I'm sorry." 

C.A.P then added on, "I had a feeling that it would turn out this way. I'd never openly talked about it before with anyone, but I had always wanted to pull out of the group at some point. I had actually made up my mind when I said that I would discuss the matter with the members and the agency, and saying that was in some ways lying to myself. In reality, I had intended on leaving from the beginning." 

He also clarified, "I don't personally believe that my actions were wrong. My apology is for lying to the fans. It seemed like our contracts would be extended soon with all that was happening, and that was pushing me into a corner which made me act in an extreme way."

C.A.P confessed that it had been difficult to bring up the matter in conversation, although he had wished to discuss his departure from the group for a while. "I actually wanted to talk to my dongsaengs about it, and so I would call them but they were all busy, and so there was no time or space to bring it up. Meanwhile, my guilt was piling up. I didn't want to hurt other people because of this guilty conscience. I did try to bring the topic up with the company, and there were all kinds of back and forth discussions surrounding the renewal of our contracts. So it got very complicated, and I got to thinking that if I want to cut my ties as surely as possible, I should cause some kind of trouble, and then apologize and leave. I know that if I cause trouble, it will damage the image of my team. But if I leave the team, then it also eliminates the cause of the trouble, and so to me, I was okay with that. I know that in some ways, I acted selfishly without consulting anyone."

Finally, C.A.P relayed, "I went to the company, saw the members face to face, and told them, 'I'm sorry for acting on my own'. It was a clean ending with the members and with the company. I explained to the members why I wanted to leave, I opened up to them and it almost brought me to tears. Jonghyun (Changjo) called me that night. Niel couldn't be there during the day because of a schedule, but he texted me later at night. Even though we never say such things to each other, he said 'Thank you and I love you'. We have been together for 15-years, and we are so close that we just don't say those things to one another. In truth, I should be apologizing to the members for my actions. But they understood me and saw my position, and I was thankful for that. It was painful, but at the same time, I was happy to finally move forward. I can say for certain, though, that my members and I, we are on good terms, and we will always be on good terms. We may not be affiliated with the same company any more, but that has nothing to do with our personal relationships. We are just too close like family for that."