Comedian Park Na-rae, who halted activities, succeeded in a non-return return through Fate War 49.
Fate War 49, a Disney+ original variety show first released on the 11th, is a supernatural survival in which 49 fate practitioners gather in one place to perform various missions and test their destinies, and Park Na-rae appeared as one of the panelists alongside Jun Hyun-moo, Kang Ji-yeong, Shin Dong and Lee Ho-seon.
Earlier, Park Na-rae halted activities amid allegations of power harassment toward managers and allegations of illegal medical procedures by an injecting aunt. As a result, she voluntarily left flagship variety show I Live Alone as well as Save Me Holmes and Amazing Saturday, and productions such as Narae-sik, Nado Shinna and Pam You Trip were completely canceled.
However, Fate War 49, which finished filming as a preproduction, issued an official statement regarding Park Na-rae's screen time, saying, 'Fate War 49 is a survival-format variety program whose core is the competitive narrative among a large number of cast members, and Park Na-rae appears as one of several panelists.'
Because no image of Park Na-rae had appeared in the pre-release trailer, attention focused on how much screen time she would have in the actual broadcast, and in the actual broadcast she appeared with no editing of her scenes at all.
Park Na-rae greeted brightly, saying, "I came here with such an excited and joyful heart. Everyone, make me shiver. Please take care of me," and drew attention with flashy costumes comparable to those of shamans.
In later episodes that were released, there was no editing of Park Na-rae's lines. Watching the fate practitioners, Park Na-rae fell into thought and said, "But my head hurts a little too, what is this," and Kang Ji-yeong replied, "That might be because of the headband you're wearing," which was shown as is and brought laughter.
A twist of fate. Coincidentally, Park Na-rae was scheduled to appear at Gangnam Police Station in Seoul on the 12th as a suspect to be questioned. Since it was her first public appearance after the conflict with her former manager and the injecting aunt controversy, a large number of reporters were expected to gather.
On the 11th, a day before the scheduled appearance, Park Na-rae's side requested the police postpone the appearance. According to Park Na-rae's request, the police are reportedly coordinating a new investigation schedule, and the photo line that had been scheduled for the 12th was also canceled.
Some speculated the sudden postponement was due to concerns about the photo line, but Park Na-rae's side said, "We requested a postponement due to health reasons," and added, "It is because of safety concerns and health issues, and it is definitely not intended to avoid investigation."
Meanwhile, the former manager, who had been rumored to have fled abroad, recently returned to the country and completed police questioning for two consecutive days, and is reported to remain in Korea for the time being and undergo labor office investigation as well. The former manager's rumored flight abroad appears to have ended as a minor incident.
If Park Na-rae's police questioning is not set as a private schedule, it appears likely she will stand at the photo line as planned. Attention is focused on what position she will convey to reporters and what she will say during the police investigation.
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