"No adopted sons, only adopted daughters—bizarre": Backlash over Park Wi's father sparks scrutiny of his adopted daughters, even summoning Choi Kang-hee [Star Issue]

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Past anecdotes involving Park Chan-hong, the father of YouTuber Park Wi, and actress Choi Kang-hee are being revisited. Amid this, negative reactions continue over his relationships with multiple actresses, in which he has maintained a bond akin to that of a father and daughter.

Recently, a video from 2022 in which Choi Kang-hee appeared on Park Wi's YouTube channel "Wiwacle" has spread across online communities and social media.

In the video, Choi Kang-hee introduced her connection with PD Park Chan-hong, who guided her onto the path of acting, and shared an anecdote from when she lost her father.

Choi Kang-hee recalled, "The director suddenly showed up at our house when my father passed away." She continued, "Usually, people comfort you by saying, 'It's okay, he must be in a good place now,' right? But the director said, 'From now on, I am your father. Call me Dad.'"

Choi Kang-hee later revealed that she learned actress Park Jin-hee also called PD Park "Dad." She stated, "I realized he was truly everyone's dad, like some kind of director or headmaster."

Previously, it was reported that both Park Jin-hee and Yoon So-hee had special relationships with PD Park. Park Jin-hee formed a connection with PD Park through the 2001 KBS 2TV drama "Silk Rose," while Yoon So-hee reportedly connected with him by appearing in the 2016 tvN drama "Memory."

Some netizens expressed negative reactions to PD Park's history of forming father-daughter relationships with multiple actresses. Comments such as, "What kind of dad is he? There is no blood relation," and "It is bizarre that there are only adopted daughters and no adopted sons" followed one another.

The attention on these adopted daughter relationships stems from the aftermath of Park Wi's KTX accident controversy, which has led to a re-examination of his past family videos.

On August 21, Park Wi released CCTV footage on his YouTube channel showing him falling over with his wheelchair after tripping over the foot of a social service worker while disembarking from a KTX train. Regarding the incident, Park Wi stated, "The social service worker did not do it intentionally, but I was angry simply because he placed his foot on the ramp." The social service worker reportedly apologized to Park Wi immediately after the accident.

Subsequently, controversy grew as it became known that Park Wi filmed himself reenacting the scene at the accident site without leaving, and that he edited out the staff's apology while structuring the video primarily around his own perspective.

Ultimately, Park Wi apologized, stating, "I failed to consider the position of the worker who did their best to help me and apologized politely," and announced a suspension of his YouTube activities. He also canceled a scheduled lecture and voluntarily resigned from his role as a Seoul city ambassador.

Amid this, a video titled "First Chuseok at My In-Laws' House," published on "Wiwacle" in September 2024, has recently drawn attention again. The video showed Yoon So-hee, who was staying at Park Wi's parents' home, greeting Park Wi and his wife Song Ji-eun while wearing pajamas. Yoon So-hee is also known as an adopted daughter of PD Park.

At the time, some netizens raised suspicions that Song Ji-eun had been treated poorly, pointing out that she used different tableware from the others during a meal and criticizing the greetings exchanged among family members. This was followed by critical comments directed at Yoon So-hee.

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