Comedian Kim Sook's mention of Park Narae in her acceptance remarks at the 2025 MBC Entertainment Awards has sparked heated debate among netizens.
Kim Sook won the top female excellence award at the 2025 MBC Entertainment Awards broadcast on the 29th. She expressed her gratitude to the cast and production staff of the MBC grants Save Me! Homes.
Kim Sook said, Today I really came to applaud, but thank you so much for giving me such a big award. In fact, just last night I was really torn about whether to attend, and I nearly didn't come. To receive such a good award. Actually this year is exactly my 30th anniversary. I joined the broadcaster at 20, and now I'm fifty, so I was just going to celebrate by myself. But I'm so, so grateful that so many people congratulated me.
She continued, Save Me! Homes has been on for seven years. I don't think I've officially said thank you for the seven years. I think you gave me this award to give me a little time to do that. I thank our Director General Park Chang-hoon and now nearly a real estate dealer, PD Jeong Da-hee, and writer Jeong Da-un, who kept looking for a house until she arrived next door to me.
She added, And writer Min-a and writer Seon-a, who worked with us since the pilot, and many other writers and production staff, thank you so much, and especially the Save Me! Homes family. I was told to say their names, and they are the show's very special basic options: coordinator Jang Dong-min, Se-hyung, Se-chan, Woo-jae, Dae-ho and team leader Narae, thank you so much. I think I received this award because of them.
She went on, On Save Me! Homes we are most afraid of looking at island listings. As a meaning of receiving this award, I will go on an island visit this time. With Joo Woo-jae! Joo Woo-jae really likes islands. I will definitely go on an island visit with Joo Woo-jae. Thank you so much for the big award, and for 30 years I've always said I would quit, but senior Yu Jae-seok, who held on to me until the end, and CEO Song Eun I, and Lee Young-ja, who must be eating somewhere now, I give my thanks. Thank you!
Kim Sook was the only person to mention Park Narae at the event, who has halted activities amid various controversies. Earlier, on the 3rd, Park Narae's former managers filed an application at the Seoul Western District Court to provisionally seize real estate worth about 100 million won, alleging Park Narae's abuse of power, special injury, proxy prescriptions, illegal medical procedures and unpaid hosting fees. They also announced plans to file a damages lawsuit alleging harm suffered during their employment. In response, Park Narae denied the former managers' claims and instead counterfiled a complaint against them for attempted extortion.
The former managers then accused Park Narae of embezzlement, alleging she falsely registered an ex-boyfriend as an employee and transferred money under the guise of salary, and they filed complaints including special injury and defamation. Meanwhile, suspicions emerged that Park Narae received prescriptions for controlled substances and illegal medical treatment from the so-called 'injection auntie' who did not hold a medical license, and a report was filed through the national petition portal. Park Narae is currently facing allegations including violation of the Medical Service Act, special injury, violation of the Public Performance and Arts Promotion Act, defamation by false statements, violation of the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, and embezzlement. Park Narae later filed additional criminal complaints against her former managers for embezzlement, and a police investigation is underway.
In this situation, netizens are divided over Kim Sook's mention of Park Narae's name. Some netizens reacted that they were uncomfortable with the mention of Park Narae, saying, It's disappointing to mention someone who left over abuse of power, I don't know why she would mention someone who left amid controversy, and she could have contacted her separately.
On the other hand, some netizens responded, I think it's reasonable to mention a name after seven years together, I don't know what the controversy is about, and this level can be overlooked.
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