Urologist and the person known as 'Kkwachu-hyung,' Hong Seong-woo, said he was once introduced to Injection Auntie as a doctor by Park Na-rae. He said he did not suspect she was not a doctor even while talking with Injection Auntie.
On the 24th, SBS's Unanswered Questions covered the Injection Auntie controversy that began with comedian Park Na-rae and shone a light on Injection Auntie A, who is suspected of performing illegal medical acts on famous entertainers.
The first person to agree to an interview that day was 'Kkwachu-hyung' Hong Seong-woo. Urologist Hong Seong-woo said he recently met A through an introduction from an acquaintance. Hong recalled, "An acquaintance I know said, 'there is an older sister who is a plastic surgeon,' 'she is an older sister who works hard in business and I thought it would be good if the two of you created synergy,' and contacted me, and they said the clinic was right in front of here. I went to find her and we talked."
Hong Seong-woo and Injection Auntie met in November last year. Hong said, "There was talk about Indonesia and talk about Thailand, that they were inviting foreign doctors to set up a hospital. They are receiving a lot of investment in one place and are in the process of building a hospital. I heard talk about this place too, so I thought, 'she's an impressive person in business.'"
Hong Seong-woo released a photo of A's business card, which appeared to say she was the representative of a plastic surgery clinic. Shortly after talking with A, Hong said reporters began contacting him.
Hong said, "Reporters called and the first thing they said was, 'you're someone who knows A, right?' Several reporters asked the same question. 'She's not a doctor, right?' When I said, 'she is a doctor,' they said, 'no, she's not.'" He referred to calls from reporters at the time. He said that until then he could not understand these contacts at all.
However, he said he only understood the reporters' intent after seeing the news later. He said, "It was the first time I realized the word 'Injection Auntie' was used so commonly. After seeing the article, I realized something was going on strangely."
Hong said the person who introduced him to Injection Auntie A was Park Na-rae. The two had developed a friendship after working together on a variety show, and through that connection he was introduced to Injection Auntie A. Hong released a text message sent at the time, saying, "(Park Na-rae) was a good younger colleague to me, so there was no reason for her to deceive me. And she sent me this message."
He explained, "I believed Na-rae was a doctor and she sent me saying she was an older sister who is a plastic surgeon, but after seeing that text I thought, 'no. she wouldn't be a plastic surgeon,' so there was no need to argue." Hong said he had no reason to suspect A, who had been introduced as a doctor, when they met. He added, "I remember she said during her clinical rotations her stomach hurt and she had contractions. Clinical rotations usually refer to senior medical students."
Hong also said, "She said long ago she had liposuction and said, 'if it's fat, my arm hurts so I couldn't do it,' and she casually said she might have developed bone disease, so I didn't suspect anything. Of course." The interview's point was that even to a practicing doctor, Injection Auntie seemed sufficiently like a 'doctor'.
[photo] SBS Unanswered Questions broadcast capture
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