"In our country, almost slightly..." Yoo Byung-jae's past reaction to Ha Young's boast about her "doctor family" is being re-examined [Star Issue]

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As controversy continues over the pro-Japanese activities of Ha Young's great-great-grandfather Ahn Sang-ho, broadcaster Yoo Byung-jae's past response is being re-examined.

On the 6th, a video featuring Netflix original series "Such a Damn Love" stars Jung Hae-in and Ha Young as guests was posted on the Netflix Korea YouTube channel.

In that video, MCs Yoo Byung-jae and Jonathan and the guests continued their conversation in an informal tone with each other.

At one point, Yoo Byung-jae asked Ha Young, "I heard you have many ancestors who were doctors for generations?"

Ha Young replied, "That's right. My father and grandfather are doctors, and I've heard they've been doctors since my great-grandfather."

Hearing this, Yoo Byung-jae paused briefly before saying, "If it's your great-great-grandfather, in our country, almost slightly..." before trailing off.

Ha Young then explained, "(My great-great-grandfather) I heard he was the first doctor to open a clinic in Hanyang using Western medicine."

Jonathan, who was sitting nearby, said, "That's almost history," unable to hide his surprise just like Yoo Byung-jae.

The video did not attract much attention when it was first released but is now being re-examined amid allegations of pro-Japanese sympathies in Ha Young's family.

Recently, Ha Young has continued to emphasize that her family has been a "fourth-generation doctor family" in various entertainment programs and content, including KBS 2TV's variety show "Problem Children Are Here." In particular, regarding her great-great-grandfather, she stated, "My great-great-grandfather was one of the first to open Jeon Mun (Rep.) in Hanyang. After studying medicine in Japan, he opened Yang (Rep.) for the first time in Hanyang and treated Ko Jong (황제)."

Subsequently, claims emerged online that the great-great-grandfather mentioned by Ha Young on the broadcast was Ahn Sang-ho, a doctor. Ahn graduated from Tokyo Zaisei Medical School in Japan in 1902 and was the first Korean to obtain a Japanese medical license, while also being a figure suspected of pro-Japanese activities during the Japanese colonial period.

In fact, records have surfaced showing that on December 10, 1918, Ahn Sang-ho, who was an institutional investor at the time through Maeil Sinbo, stated, "I am like a Japanese person; I wear Japanese clothing and my wife is Japanese. Our family rules and diet are all in the Japanese style. Unlike Koreans, we do not even have one set of traditional Korean robes." This further fueled public anger.

Ha Young's agency, Vistars Entertainment, initially took the stance on the 10th that the allegations regarding her great-great-grandfather's pro-Japanese activities were "baseless," but the following day, on the 11th, it suddenly stated, "After additional verification, we confirmed that there is indeed a record showing that Ahn Sang-ho was listed as a councilor in the 1916 Daetong Friendship Association."

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