Comedian Park Na-rae issued her first official statement amid mounting controversies and announced she will suspend all broadcast activities for now. With disputes against her former managers escalating into criminal complaints — and even illegal medical treatment allegations added — she said she will seek objective verification "through proper legal procedures."
On the 16th, a video containing Park Na-rae's position was uploaded to the YouTube channel Baek Eun-young's Golden Time. In the video, Park said, "I sincerely accept that the recent issues have caused many of you worry and fatigue," and bowed her head. She continued, "Because of this situation, I voluntarily stepped down from all the programs I was on. I chose this to prevent any further confusion or burden for the production teams and my colleagues."
Addressing the current allegations, she said, "There are facts that must be calmly verified, so I am proceeding with legal steps," adding, "I will not make any additional public comments or explanations during that process." She emphasized, "This is not about personal feelings or relationships; I decided it should be confirmed through official procedures," and added, "This is not to blame anyone or assign responsibility, but to remove emotion and personal judgment and leave it to due process to sort out."
Park Na-rae added, "Countless stories are going around, but I don't want anyone else to get hurt or for this to spiral into needless disputes," and said, "I will stop all activities for the time being and focus on resolving this matter. I will reflect on my responsibilities and my conduct." She concluded, "Matters that require time will proceed through the proper channels. To avoid creating further controversy, I will not make any related remarks after this video."
The controversy intensified after a former manager of Park Na-rae recently moved to seek a provisional seizure of her real estate and announced plans to file a damages suit. Her former managers alleged a range of illegal acts, including special injury, workplace harassment, proxy prescriptions, and delayed payment of personal expenses. Park's side countered that after receiving severance pay, they additionally demanded an amount equal to 10% of the previous year's company revenue — a sum that ballooned into hundreds of millions of won — and has filed a criminal complaint against them for extortion. Since then, both sides have filed criminal complaints against each other, and the battle continues.
On top of that, allegations of illegal medical procedures connected to a so-called "injection auntie" surfaced, further fueling the uproar. Park's side explained, "We understood her to be a licensed medical professional."
Meanwhile, although Park Na-rae and her former managers reportedly held a late-night face-to-face meeting, the controversy continues as Park said "misunderstandings and distrust were resolved," while the former managers countered, "There was neither an apology nor a settlement."