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YouTuber Park Wi has remained silent for more than 3 weeks following a series of controversies, while his wife, Song Jieun, has appeared on television. Despite her tearful testimony about her faith, some netizens remained cold toward her.
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The episode featured Jin Seong-ae, a deaconess who shared the heartbreaking story of losing her 17-year-old eldest son. As Song Jieun listened to her story, she also broke down in tears and expressed deep sympathy.
“It must have been so difficult to put those feelings into words, so I’m grateful that you shared your life with so many people,” Song Jieun said. “Don’t we often call children ‘angels’? It feels as though an angel came to visit this family.”
She continued through tears: “I’m so grateful that I’ve been able to live with the hope that I, too, might leave behind footsteps that carry the fragrance of Jesus in the life of my family and in the lives of others.”
However, because the controversy surrounding her husband, Park Wi, has yet to die down, some netizens responded sharply to Song Jieun’s remarks as well.
In the comments on the related content, the remark, “Tell your husband to love his neighbors first,” received significant agreement. Other critical comments included, “Song Jieun is this kind herself,” “Why did she have to come forward now?” and “She should probably pass that message directly on to Park Wi.”
It has not been confirmed, however, whether the episode featuring Song Jieun was recorded after the controversy surrounding Park Wi began.
Last month, Park Wi came under fire after releasing CCTV footage showing him falling when the wheel of his wheelchair became caught on the foot of a social service worker as he was getting off a KTX train. Public criticism intensified after it became known that the incident had occurred while the worker was helping him and that the worker had apologized at the scene. Park Wi subsequently deleted the video and apologized.
The controversy has continued for more than three weeks as videos from his past have also been brought back into the spotlight one after another. Criticism intensified after a video resurfaced in which he appeared to make remarks that seemed to question whether a visually impaired YouTuber actually had a disability. Meanwhile, subscribers to his YouTube channel “Wiracle,” which had surpassed one million subscribers, fell to the 940,000 range.
While Park Wi has remained largely silent with no notable public activities since his apology, Song Jieun appeared on television first. Yet with the controversy surrounding her husband still unresolved, even her public expression of faith has faced an unexpected backlash.
Meanwhile, Park Wi and Song Jieun got married in October 2024.
1. [+685, -59]
Among the religions out there, this one seems the most extreme~
2. [+386, -7]
Since you chose both the relationship and the marriage, the responsibility lies with you
3. [+61, -1]
I feel bad for her, but Korean Protestantism has degenerated in a strange direction, contrary to its original purpose of faith, and is no different from a cult. That is why I am also living while keeping my distance from people from this side at all costs
4. [+48, -0]
Everyone else in the world knows the answer, why am I the only one who doesn't?ã… ã…
5. [+46, -3]
Who knows... Why does her expressions look like she's always acting...
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