"Mukbang" YouTuber Ipjjalbeun Haetnim (real name Kim Mi-kyung) has been accused in connection with comedian Park Na-rae's "injection aunt" and ultimately canceled a scheduled live broadcast due to suspending activities.
On the 19th, Ipjjalbeun Haetnim did not hold the live broadcast originally scheduled for 10 p.m. that night. She had earlier declared a halt to activities amid allegations of illegal medical practices involving the person known as the "injection aunt" Lee. Despite a live announcement post remaining, she ultimately canceled the "mukbang" live broadcast.
Earlier, she was embroiled in allegations that she received illegal medical treatment and drug prescriptions from Lee, who is so-called Park Na-rae's "injection aunt." As the controversy grew, she said she first met Lee at a hospital in Gangnam, Seoul, introduced by an acquaintance and believed Lee was a doctor. She said that amid a busy schedule she had received a house call from Lee at her home, but that she had never gone to any other place with Lee.
Lee is currently the person known as Park Na-rae's "injection aunt." Reportedly operating a dermatology clinic in Gangnam, Seoul, he promoted himself on personal social media as a medical professional who graduated from Inner Mongolia Pogan Medical University in China. However, amid disputes involving Park Na-rae and former managers, he became embroiled in allegations of illegal medical procedures, bringing his background and qualifications under scrutiny.
According to medical organizations, the Inner Mongolia Pogan Medical University that Lee is said to have graduated from is a "ghost medical school" whose existence cannot currently be found in China. In particular, the Korean Medical Association Organization said that even if Lee graduated from a local Chinese medical school, medical practice in Korea requires obtaining a domestic medical license, and it could not find any record of Lee as a medical practitioner in Korea. As a result, Lee has been accused of illegal medical practices.
Nevertheless, Lee is said to have responded via his personal mobile messenger profile, saying he served as the youngest professor at Inner Mongolia Pogan Medical University and that he learned belatedly that the school's name had been changed after COVID-19. However, no separate explanation has been provided regarding obtaining a medical license to practice in Korea.
Meanwhile, Ipjjalbeun Haetnim has been booked on charges of receiving the diet drug "nabi drug," which is classified as a narcotic, from Lee. "Nabi drug" is an appetite suppressant subject to narcotics control that uses phentermine. A complaint alleging that Ipjjalbeun Haetnim and her manager violated the Medical Service Act and the Narcotics Control Act was filed with Mapo Police Station, and the drug crime investigation team has been assigned to the case and is scheduled to begin an investigation.
However, Ipjjalbeun Haetnim's side denied the allegations, saying the individual prescribed a "swelling medication" at the hospital where the person worked, but that it was unrelated to the diet drug (nabi drug) or intravenous fluids.
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