Local Struggles Turned into 'Funny Scenes': Park Wi Caught Again Mocking Others.. Despite Receiving Help Abroad and Maintaining a Kind Image [Star Issue]

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YouTuber Park Wi, who has been embroiled in a series of controversies, is now facing public backlash over a past video of his visit to Kenya.

Last October, Park Wi uploaded a video on his YouTube channel 'We Miracle WERACLE' showing himself and his wife, Song Ji-eun from the girl group SECRET, traveling to Kenya.

Park Wi stated, "Let miracles happen for all of us! I am Park Wi, a Compassion supporter. Since childhood, my dream has been to build a harmonious family. Although I was diagnosed with quadriplegia 11 years ago and have lived in a wheelchair since then, I never gave up on that dream. Fortunately, I got married to a beautiful woman with a warm heart. At our wedding ceremony, we made a covenant before God and the guests, promising to become a small church. However, it seems we didn't clearly understand how to become such a church. Around our first wedding anniversary, my wife and I traveled to Kenya with Compassion. Perhaps through this trip, we learned what it means to be a small church. So today, I will show you the video of our trip to Kenya. Can someone in a wheelchair travel to Africa? Yes, they can," he added.

In the video, Song Ji-eun spent joyful moments with local children and said, "The children are simply angels just by existing. Oh, whenever I talk about babies, I feel like crying. Seeing these children smile happily because of a single sticker or because people came to see them makes me think, 'I really wish this smile never disappears.' These children will grow up with so many thoughts, and I felt deeply that I want to protect this smile. I wanted to let everyone know that the world can continue to live with smiles, and I wanted to support them. Because these children are so angelic and beautiful, they are precious, and I played with them while hoping their smiles wouldn't break." She spoke through tears.

He also said, "I want to keep offering words of encouragement: 'You're doing really well; you are incredibly special just by being yourself. There will be difficult moments, but those times will pass, and we will walk with you through them.'"

Park Wi, too, burst into tears and declared, "Children, you have two legs and two arms intact, so you have plenty of possibilities. I am now paralyzed in my whole body and riding a wheelchair, yet I flew for 20 hours just to meet you. Because I live, you can live even more happily. So don't worry. And God is watching over you."

He continued, "If anyone is hesitating about supporting, please make a decision right now. Because I am convinced that when you support, the child changes, the family changes, and society will change in the future."

Song Ji-eun also said, "You don't need to have big hearts. Just take small steps and put them into action, and these children will actually send even more love and encouragement back to you."

Additionally, a caption reading 'Funny Scene' appeared alongside footage of Park Wi in a wheelchair receiving help from locals. Due to recent controversies surrounding Park Wi, this has been re-examined as 'burdensome volunteer work.' The video is flooded with harsh comments such as: "How many people did you make suffer so much?", "Isn't this not going for volunteer work but returning after receiving it?", "Who is helping whom? Don't you feel the suffering of those around you?", "Instead of thinking about helping others, live your own life properly first," "You're making many people suffer and still don't even say thank you or acknowledge their hardship. You just treat everything as if it's owed to you," "I think volunteer work should be done within one's capabilities. The actual guardian, Song Ji-eun, is stepping back while only those around her are suffering," "What kind of burden is this?", and "What are you trying to show?"

However, it was reported that Park Wi and Song Ji-eun's visit to Kenya was not originally intended as volunteer work. It was part of Compassion Korea's 'Kenya Vision Trip,' an international children's welfare organization in the Christian community. The main content of the 'Vision Trip' program involves observing how donations and letters from supporters are delivered locally and visiting local families. Non-Compassion supporters can also participate, and a 'Verification Certificate for Experience Activities' is issued.

Meanwhile, last month, Park Wi sparked controversy by publicly criticizing a public service worker who had helped him while he was on a KTX train. Facing intense criticism, all of his activities have been temporarily suspended.

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