Korean Entertainer Park Na-rae Addresses Allegations of Receiving Illegal Medical Procedures

Korean entertainer Park Na-rae has responded to allegations that she received illegal medical procedures from a person known as 'Injection Auntie.'

On the 14th, a media outlet reported on an interview conducted with Park Na-rae last year. This interview took place before Park Na-rae made her final statement via video on December 16th, and it included details about the situation surrounding 'Injection Auntie.' During the interview, Park Na-rae stated, "I believed A was a licensed medical professional."

Park Na-rae explained that she first met A at a plastic surgery clinic, where A introduced herself as a doctor, leading Park to trust her without suspicion. She added, "A was listed as 'Representative OOO' at the clinic and was referred to as the representative there," noting that this was how their acquaintance began.

Previously, Park Na-rae faced accusations of mistreating her manager starting December 3rd last year, followed by the 'Injection Auntie' controversy, which raised suspicions of illegal medical procedures. As the controversy grew, she stepped down from her regular appearances on shows such as MBC's 'I Live Alone,' 'Save Me! Holmes,' and tvN's 'Amazing Saturday' on December 8th.

The controversy over receiving illegal medical procedures from 'Injection Auntie' also extended to SHINee's Key and Mukbang YouTuber Ip-jjalbeun Haetnim (real name Kim Mi-kyung), who appeared with Park on 'Amazing Saturday.' Both Key and Ip-jjalbeun Haetnim admitted to receiving treatment from A and subsequently withdrew from all broadcasting activities.

Lee So-jung, TenAsia Reporter forusojung@tenasia.co.kr