Starting with comedian Park Narae, the 'injection aunt' gate has opened. Colleagues who appeared on the program with Park Narae have been summoned one after another and swept up in implication rumors, leaving the entertainment industry trembling.
Allegations of illegal medical procedures involving Park Narae, the so-called "injection aunt," are spreading across the entertainment industry. The "injection aunt" controversy concerns a person referred to as 'injection aunt,' identified as A, who is alleged to have performed illegal medical acts at places other than hospitals, such as Park Narae's home.
Initially A was reported to be affiliated with a hospital, but reports indicate she was a nonmedical person without a nurse's or doctor's license. In particular, A is said to have previously assisted with eyelash procedures and boasted false credentials to those around her, claiming to be "a former professor at Inner Mongolia medical school," but in reality she was known to have an unrelated high school education.
A frequently visited Park Narae's Hannam-dong home and is reported to have administered vitamin injections. Under the Medical Service Act, medical practitioners must perform medical work within medical institutions, so even if someone has a license, house calls can be legally problematic, but A did not even have a license. She is also reported to have accompanied overseas shoots such as I Live Alone and performed medical acts like administering injections locally, and there are allegations that at Park Narae's request she received prescriptions for specialized drugs such as antidepressants from dermatology clinics and delivered them on her behalf.
Park Narae's side explained, "She is an older sister I became close to after first meeting at a hospital, and I thought she had a medical license," and, "I accompanied her as an acquaintance on a trip," but the medical community strongly criticized them, viewing the matter as teaching and aiding unlicensed medical practice.
Even fans who had strongly supported Park Narae were greatly disappointed, and a complaint seeking punishment of Park Narae, A, Park Narae's managers, and unspecified medical personnel and pharmacists under the Narcotics Control Act (psychotropic drugs), the Medical Service Act, the Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, the Wastes Control Act, and the Act on Special Measures for the Control of Health Offenses was filed with the Seoul Gangnam Police Station.
The "injection aunt" controversy involving Park Narae appears to be spreading beyond an individual's issue to the entire entertainment industry. First, people who appeared on the program with Park Narae were summoned one after another and offered explanations. Jeong Jae-hyung, who made kimchi with Park Narae on I Live Alone, said, "To prevent further misunderstandings related to the controversial variety broadcast segment, I make it clear that I am completely unrelated to that matter. I have no personal relationship with the injection aunt and have never met her."
SHINee Onew, who is reported to have visited a hospital in Sinsa-dong where A worked and to have given a signed CD, said, "Given the size of the hospital at the time, it was difficult to recognize the medical license controversy currently surfacing online. Onew's visit to the hospital was for skin care, and the signed CD was merely an expression of gratitude for the treatment."
SHINee Key said, "Key visited a hospital in Gangnam-gu where this person worked on the recommendation of an acquaintance and first knew him to be a doctor. Key continued to receive treatment at that hospital, and when recent hospital visits were difficult, he received treatment at home several times. Key believed this person was a doctor, and because there were no particular remarks from him, he did not think receiving treatment at home would be a problem. Key only recently learned for the first time of the controversy over this person's medical license and that he was not a doctor, and he is very confused and deeply reflects on his own ignorance."
Creator Ipjappeun Haetnim, who appeared on Amazing Saturday, was also implicated. According to conversations between Park Narae's former manager and A published by Dispatch on the 18th, Ipjappeun Haetnim reportedly received drugs illegally from A and was treated using a medical device located in Ilsan. There were also claims that Ipjappeun Haetnim delivered the injection aunt's drugs to Park Narae. In response, Ipjappeun Haetnim told Dispatch, "I have received a swelling medicine at the hospital where A worked," and, "but diet pills and IV drips are unrelated," denying allegations of illegal medical procedures.
There were also suspicions raised that Jun Hyun-moo and Jang Doyoun might be involved, but a YouTuber explained, "Jun Hyun-moo and Jang Doyoun are not related to this incident at all."
The "injection aunt" controversy has grown large enough to be called a "gate." As entertainers who are close to Park Narae or who worked with her on programs are now under suspicion, the entertainment industry is trembling.
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