Comedian Park Na-rae stepped down from Save Me! Holmes amid various allegations, and even the pre-recorded segments had most of her parts edited out, hiding her appearance.
The MBC show Save Me! Holmes broadcast on the 18th featured part two of chef Jung Ji-seon and Kim Sook's "Asia megacity Shanghai on-site" following last week.
Previously, Kim Sook had gone on a 30-hour Shanghai on-site visit with chef Jung Ji-seon and coordinator "Captain Ddageo." In this context, this week showed scenes from the second day spent in Shanghai.
Kim Sook and chef Jung Ji-seon were busy from early morning, and Kim Sook explained, "We filmed for the full 30 hours. The start was when the camera began rolling at 6:30 a.m." Kim Dae-ho was surprised, saying, "You must have stayed at Manager Ma's house for quite a while," and Kim Sook confessed, "I returned home after midnight from there. That's because the Michelin chef prepared a course meal. He was preparing six dishes to be served. I intended to eat only the steak and leave, but the next dish was a shrimp course. It looked so delicious that I ate some. I was so hungry."
She continued, "After eating a little of the course, it got late, and when we returned to the lodging the day had already changed. Did we sleep about three hours each?" describing the tight schedule, and chef Jung Ji-seon also said, "I slept two hours then," conveying that they had almost pulled an all-nighter. Kim Sook added, "Because I had to attend Yoon Jung-soo's wedding, we started early," showing her loyalty to Yoon Jung-soo, with whom she had paired as a "virtual couple."
The three visited homes of young people who left their hometowns and settled in Shanghai. Meanwhile, panels in the studio watching the on-site visit via VCR were shown, and Park Na-rae's segments were all gone among them.
Earlier, in last week's broadcast, Save Me! Holmes had deleted all of Park Na-rae's solo cut segments, and she could only be seen in group shots. That day she again appeared only occasionally in full shots, and aside from those full shots, most cuts used framing that did not show Park Na-rae.
Not only on screen but also in sound, Park Na-rae was thoroughly excluded. Personal remarks, except for short reactions, were muted or cut so they could not be heard clearly.
Meanwhile, the recorded segments featuring Park Na-rae are scheduled to continue through next week, which is a Christmas special. However, Park Na-rae's image was deliberately removed even from the preview aired at the end of the program. In group shots, her face was covered with a subtitle reading "Merry Christmas," and in close-up shots only Park Na-rae was cut out, suggesting a complete edit.
Meanwhile, Park Na-rae stepped down from all programs she was appearing on and suspended activities amid allegations including abusing a former manager, proxy prescriptions, illegal medical acts and embezzlement. She denied all of the former manager's claims while saying she felt responsibility and announced her intention to suspend activities. As a result, shows she appeared on, such as MBC I Live Alone, Save Me! Holmes, and tvN Amazing Saturday, edited her segments as part of removing Park Na-rae.
Since then, allegations arose that she received IV drips or controlled psychotropic drugs from a so-called "injection aunt" who did not hold a medical license, and Park Na-rae refrained from detailed explanations, saying, "There are factual matters that need to be calmly verified regarding the issues currently raised, and legal procedures are under way. I will not make additional public remarks or explanations during that process."
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