Comedian Park Narae, who halted activities amid multiple controversies, was completely edited out of Save Me Homes.
On the afternoon of the 1st, MBC's Save Me! Homes featured trot singer Park Ji-hyun, who went on the first site visit of the new year with Im Woo-il and Kim Dae-ho.
Park Narae had appeared in that day's studio recording but was completely erased.
Park Narae, who was sitting next to fellow Mokpo native Park Ji-hyun, was only visible by clothing and hands in Park Ji-hyun's close-up shot, was completely edited out, and even her voice was entirely removed, drawing attention.
Earlier, on last week's broadcast, Save Me! Homes deleted all of Park Narae's individual cuts, and she could only be seen in group shots. That day as well, Park Narae appeared only intermittently in full shots, and aside from full shots the production used mostly compositions where Park Narae was not visible.
Not only was she excluded from the visuals, but Park Narae was thoroughly omitted from the sound. Her personal remarks, except for brief reactions, were muted or cut so they were not heard clearly.
The Save Me! Homes production team said they decided to let her step down out of respect for Park Narae's wishes and would edit as much as possible from the previously recorded footage; episodes featuring Park Narae are being completely edited out.
Meanwhile, Park Narae was embroiled in multiple allegations including abuse of power, proxy prescription, illegal medical practice and embezzlement following revelations by former managers. The former managers claimed verbal abuse, being forced to run personal errands, and unpaid hosting fees while working at Park Narae's one-person agency, and filed for a property provisional seizure worth 100 million won at the Seoul Western District Court and submitted a complaint alleging embezzlement to the Seoul Gangnam Police Station.
In response, Park Narae's side denied the claims, saying the former managers pressured them with false allegations after demanding 10% of the company's revenue and being refused, and filed a counterclaim for attempted extortion. However, the controversy grew after circumstances emerged suggesting Park Narae received illegal procedures from an unlicensed medical provider known as 'injection aunt.'
Ultimately, Park Narae left major entertainment programs including MBC's I Live Alone, Save Me! Homes, and tvN's Amazing Saturday, and halted all broadcasting activities. Broadcasters are also arranging to edit or make nonexposure of already filmed footage as much as possible.
After the controversy, Park Narae released a final statement via video, saying, "The matters currently raised are being legally verified for factual accuracy, and I will not make additional public comments during that process."
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