ZE:A Park Hyung-sik rescued from sea during photo shoot

ZE:A member Park Hyung-sik [Star Empire]

ZE:A member Park Hyung-sik was rescued from the sea yesterday after falling in during a photo shoot, according to his agency Star Empire on Thursday.

An official with Star Empire told 10Asia over the phone that Park was leaning on the guard rail of a yacht while shooting the jacket for their upcoming album on Korea's southern island of Jeju when he slipped and fell into the water.

"We didn't think it was a serious situation at first but we realized that he wasn't able to get out of the water and the waves almost swept him away so his manager and member Kim Dong-jun jumped in and saved him," the official explained.

The official added that they may push back the release date of the boys' album, set for release on July 8, if medical examination shows there are any problems to him.

"We hadn't taken him to the hospital yesterday because he said he was okay except for being in a bit of a shock but we're going to take him as a precautionary measure," the official explained.

ZE:A, meaning 'Children of Empire,' is a nine-member group which made their debut in January of last year.

They also branched out to the music market in Japan last September where they placed their first Japanese album “ZE:A!” at No. 3 on Oricon’s daily singles chart.

Their last release in Korea was their first regular album “LOVABILITY” in mid-March and they are now revving up for the release of a special summer single with a title track under the name of "WATCH OUT."

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