Comedian Park Narae kept her mouth tightly shut and literally went "underwater" over allegations of her former manager's power abuse and the controversy surrounding the "injection aunt."
On the 8th, a media outlet reported that Park Narae's former manager claimed that the "injection aunt" had drugs prescribed on her behalf and delivered drugs, and that the "injection aunt"'s husband, Mr. A, was also involved.
Park Narae's former manager said, "I met Mr. A in the middle, in the (broadcasting station) waiting room or at (Park Narae's) house. I think we met about five to seven times. When he had business nearby and the place and time matched, he would come or we met in the middle. It was places like Sangam, where the broadcasting station is, or a house toward Paju."
After suspicions of illegal medical procedures involving Park Narae surfaced, Mr. A sent a text message to Park Narae's former manager. The message included things like "Can we talk?", "I want to hear it to clear things up," and "I want to meet and talk."
In fact, no meeting took place between Mr. A and the former managers. Park Narae's former managers said, "Mr. A appealed by phone, saying, 'What should we do? Isn't it not our fault toward the manager? (Park) Narae is not answering calls. She has not been reachable since two days ago. What should we do?'"
The "injection aunt" gate revealed in the process of Park Narae's former managers exposing power abuse allegations is a major scandal involving illegal medical procedures and violations of the narcotics control law. The "injection aunt" is suspected of performing medical acts (injections, IV administration, etc.) for money without a Korean medical license, and of arranging proxy prescriptions for psychotropic drugs such as phentermine-class appetite suppressants, nicknamed 'butterfly drugs,' or illegally obtaining them and delivering and administering them to celebrities. As a result, the case expanded from a simple violation of the Medical Service Act to include violations of the narcotics control law.
The "injection aunt" claims that she served as the first foreign and youngest professor at the Pugang Medical University Hospital in Inner Mongolia. It is known that, despite not having a domestic medical license, she visited celebrities' homes or officetels and performed injection procedures in the form of house calls. It is particularly suspected that she expanded her range of activities by showcasing friendships with many celebrities.
In a previously released statement, Park Narae explained regarding the controversy over the injection aunt that "I only received vitamin injections from someone with a medical license." However, she has remained silent even as additional allegations related to the injection aunt have emerged.
Since issuing her last statement on the 16th of last month, Park Narae has not made any remarks or expressed any position. Even in the final statement she only mentioned conflicts with her former managers and made no reference to the injection aunt. Given that the matter could lead to criminal charges, attention is on what position Park Narae will take in the future.
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