Jieun Song, Park Wi's Wife, Faces Criticism on Tearful Video...Comment Section Shut Down

Jieun Song Appears as Host on CBS YouTube Program
Malicious Comments Continue Despite Park Wi's Apology and Video Deletion

YouTuber Park Wi faced public criticism after posting a video of a KTX accident, and malicious comments have since flooded a program featuring Park's wife, Jieun Song, a former member of the group Secret, leading to the closure of the comment section.

Jieun Song. Screenshot from the YouTube channel 'Saeropge Hasoseo'

As of September 17, on CBS TV’s YouTube channel, the video featuring Deaconess Jin Sungaeh on "Renew Me" displays a notice stating, "Comments are turned off."

The episode, which was released on September 14, was hosted by Jieun Song, Joo Younghoon, and Lee Jeongsu, and portrayed Deaconess Jin Sungaeh sharing her experience of losing her young son. Jieun Song was seen in tears while listening to Jin’s story.

After news of Jieun Song’s appearance spread, the comment section was flooded with unrelated remarks, with some viewers criticizing her, urging her to address the controversy involving her husband, Park Wi, first.

Given that the video focuses on testimonies and personal stories, a considerable portion of comments shifted away from the broadcast content, which likely led to the suspension of the comment function. However, the show’s production team has not officially disclosed the specific reason behind closing the comment section.

Meanwhile, Park Wi recently had an accident at a KTX platform, falling in his wheelchair after tripping over the foot of a public service worker. Park posted CCTV footage of the incident, and controversy arose over whether it was excessive to share the video publicly, even though the accident was the worker’s mistake and Park had received an apology.

Park later deleted the video and issued an apology, stating, "I failed to consider the staff member’s position," and admitted that his way of handling the situation was inadequate. Nevertheless, scrutiny has expanded to his past actions in previous content, and the controversy continues. Since the incident, Park’s YouTube channel subscribers have dropped below one million, and some of his scheduled lectures have been canceled.

Additionally, due to continued complaints filed with the Seoul Metropolitan Government, Park resigned from his ambassadorship, which had been scheduled to last until next year. He has not uploaded any new content on YouTube for approximately three weeks.

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