"Acting like a troublemaker" to stir up controversy... Park Jong-wook makes victims cry twice [Star Issue]

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Comedian Park Jong-wook (38) posted an apology video despite having no connection to the "publicly recruited comedian bar brawl incident," creating unnecessary trouble. He invited criticism for his "attention-seeking behavior."

Earlier, on the 2nd, a man claiming to be an "SBS publicly recruited comedian" got into a dispute with foreign customers at a bar near Hongdae Station in Mapo District. During the incident, the man broke beer glasses and refused to pay the bill, leading to police investigation. This case was also covered by JTBC's "Event Chief." CCTV footage released on the broadcast showed the man hurling insults at bar staff, saying, "I'll ruin you," while damaging property.

Suddenly, Park Jong-wook began exploiting this incident as material for his comedy. On the 16th, he uploaded a video titled "Sorry to publicly recruited comedians for the bar brawl..." on his YouTube channel, causing confusion among netizens. Despite having no connection to the incident, he posted an apology video as if he were the perpetrator.

"I received about 20 calls from acquaintances, so I quickly filmed this video," he stated, but critics pointed out it was merely "clickbait content" designed to attract public attention. In fact, Park jokingly responded to reports mentioning "shoulder dislocation" and "throwing beer glasses" by saying, "How long will you make me dance? Look at my shoulder—it's dislocated!" and "I only remember throwing something during a game a few days ago," which made people frown.

His behavior of treating a serious criminal case with actual victims as mere gossip for view counts led to fierce condemnation from netizens. Comments included: "Conclusion: It wasn't him," "People who only saw the headline probably thought it was Park Jong-wook," "Blocking is the answer to clickbait," "Do you want to build your reputation this way? That's why you can't even afford soju in Mapo," "Why post such a video if it's not true?" "Even using this for comedy is absurd," "What are you talking about?" "Conclusion: It wasn't him," "You really managed to stir up controversy," "Are you joking?" "He's trying to grab attention now. Just stay quiet," and "What kind of act is this?"

Park Jong-wook is a 16th-generation SBS publicly recruited comedian and previously performed under the name "Kim Geu-ra."

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