On the 23rd, YouTube channel ŌĆ£Studio WaffleŌĆØ posted the second episode of ŌĆ£Hey Nare.ŌĆØ This reality show is hosted by comedian Park Na Rae and Hey Jini, a YouTuber who runs a kids channel. For the new episode, the two ladies got together to review a male doll. However, Park Na Rae continued to go over the line, touching and pulling the dollŌĆÖs groin. She even made sexually inappropriate remarks like, ŌĆ£Oh, I thought this doll had that part too.ŌĆØ Soon after the video was released, sexual harassment controversy erupted. In the wake of the severe criticism, Studio Waffle apologized through their YouTube channel community bulletin. They wrote, ŌĆ£We sincerely apologize for disappointing our subscribers with our second video.ŌĆØ But even with the apology, Park Na RaeŌĆÖs ŌĆ£actionŌĆØ that mimicked sexual act in the previous video surfaced. And the controversy grew fiercer. In episode 0, Hey Jini told Park that she is forbidden from using her hands or pelvis to ŌĆ£do something dirty.ŌĆØ Park flew off the handle and asked if she could use her feet. Then she put her feet around the table leg and started rubbing it up and down. She even made sounds like ŌĆ£yeah, yeahŌĆØ while doing so, discomforting the viewers. People who saw the two videos commented: ŌĆ£If a male comedian did this, he would have to retire.ŌĆØ ŌĆ£That was over the line,ŌĆØ and ŌĆ£The production team should have cut this instead of highlighting it.ŌĆØ Soon, MBCŌĆÖs I Live Alone was also dragged into the mess. Viewers flocked over to online communities and I Live AloneŌĆśs bulletin board and started demanding Park Na RaeŌĆÖs exit from the show. However, Park Na Rae and her agency are remaining silent on the controversy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWvOQJQl2aw&t=1s&ab_channel=%EC%8A%A4%ED%8A%9C%EB%94%94%EC%98%A4%EC%99%80%ED%94%8C-STUDIOWAFFLE Source (1, 2)
