SHINee member Key is halting activities amid controversy surrounding comedian Park Na-rae's "ju-sai-mo" and will also leave I Live Alone.
On the 17th, a representative of MBC variety show I Live Alone told OSEN, "From future recordings, SHINee's Key will not participate," in an official statement.
That afternoon SM Entertainment apologized for the delayed quick response due to overseas tour schedules regarding recent allegations related to Park Na-rae's 'ju-sai-mo' directed at Key and issued an official statement on the suspension of activities.
According to SM Entertainment, Key, upon a friend's recommendation, visited a hospital in Gangnam District where a person surnamed Lee worked, first believing him to be a doctor and receiving treatment at that hospital; when visiting the hospital was difficult, he received treatment at home several times. He only recently recognized that Lee was not a doctor and is said to be very confused.
SM Entertainment said Key is reflecting on his own ignorance and, "Recognizing the seriousness of this matter, he has decided to withdraw from scheduled engagements and programs in which he is appearing."
Key has been embroiled in allegations that he maintained a friendship for more than 10 years with a person surnamed Lee, who was called Park Na-rae's "ju-sai-mo." Lee is one of the figures identified in Park Na-rae's dispute with former managers as having provided illegal medical procedures. Lee portrayed himself on personal social media as a medical practitioner from Inner Mongolia Pugang Medical University in China. However, medical organizations confirmed that the school is a nonexistent "ghost medical school," and Lee was revealed to be unlicensed to practice medicine in Korea and was reported to the Korean Medical Association Organization and others on charges of illegal medical practice.
[Photo] OSEN database.
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