Park Wi faces backlash over KTX CCTV freeze-frame... '1 million' subscriber collapse accelerates [Star Issue]

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Public backlash against YouTuber Park Wi is intensifying rapidly.

As of 5 p.m. on the 24th, Park Wi's YouTube channel "Wi Miracle WERACLE" had approximately 991,000 subscribers. Originally at 1 million subscribers, the count dropped to 995,000 by noon that day and fell further to around 990,000 five hours later at 5 p.m.

This fallout began with a CCTV video and remarks Park Wi released on the 21st. At the time, Park Wi shared a CCTV clip showing himself being knocked off balance by the foot of a public service worker while disembarking from a KTX train.

Alongside this, Park Wi stated, "The public service worker did not act with intent, but I was angered simply by them placing their foot on the ramp." According to Park Wi, the worker apologized politely immediately after the incident.

Regarding his decision to release the CCTV footage, Park Wi explained, "There is still a need to improve unsafe environments," but the public criticized his actions as "reckless."

Despite the worker offering a polite apology on-site, criticism mounted that it was excessive for a famous YouTuber with over 1 million subscribers like Park Wi to release CCTV footage and publicly criticize the public service worker. Only then did Park Wi briefly apologize, saying, "I failed to consider the position of the worker who did their best to assist me at the scene when the incident occurred and apologized politely."

Despite Park Wi's apology acknowledging the seriousness of the situation, subscribers continue to leave his YouTube channel. Given that he had long held the title of a "1 million-subscriber YouTuber," this controversy appears likely to serve as a painful moment of reflection for Park Wi.

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