Broadcaster Park Soo-hong quietly returned to activities after a nuisance controversy arose during the process of deplaning·reboarding.
Park Soo-hong appeared on a home shopping channel on the 7th to sell products. It was broadcast live rather than pre-recorded, and this drew attention as Park Soo-hong's first move since being embroiled in the nuisance controversy.
Earlier, one netizen said they were on the same flight to Guam as Park Soo-hong and "Park Soo-hong, when the child's crying did not stop, expressed a desire to get off the aircraft, so the staff began removing checked baggage from the plane according to the procedure for giving up boarding, but when the child's crying stopped, he said he would board again. The airline allowed reboarding and proceeded to load the baggage," they said.
However, because departure was delayed by about an hour in the process, a nuisance controversy arose. Some raised suspicions of "special treatment," asking whether such a process would have been possible if the person were an ordinary citizen and suggesting it was possible because Park Soo-hong is a celebrity.
In response, Park Soo-hong said, "I was flustered to the point that I could not seat my child as soon as we boarded, and I made an immature judgment. I told the cabin crew of my intention to get off because I thought the child's crying during the long flight would cause greater harm to the passengers," and he bowed his head, saying, "While waiting in the cabin the child stopped crying and I expressed my intention to reboard, but I failed to realize this could greatly delay procedures such as security checks. This happened entirely because of my ignorance of airline procedures, and there is no excuse."
Especially in a phone call with OSEN, Park Soo-hong repeatedly bowed his head, saying, "I cannot help but feel sorry. There is no excuse, and this happened because of my ignorance."
Regarding the situation at the time, Park Soo-hong said, "I never imagined it, but the child suddenly started crying, and in that situation I thought I should get off so as not to inconvenience the passengers, so I told the staff of my intention to disembark. In that process, I was ignorant about procedures such as baggage handling," and he said, "I feel like kneeling and apologizing for taking away the passengers' precious time."
After bowing his head over the nuisance controversy, Park Soo-hong spent time reflecting and quietly resumed activities through home shopping. He is not yet active on YouTube or social media, and his wife Kim Da-ye is in the same situation.
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