[Sportschosun reporter Jeong An-ji] Seoul Broadcasting System (SBS) said it was not taking action out of concern over the recent controversy surrounding YouTuber Park Wi in connection with the disabling of comments on videos from "Same Bed, Different Dreams 2: You Are My Destiny" (hereinafter "Same Bed, Different Dreams 2") in which he appeared.
On the 24th, SBS explained, "Because 'Same Bed, Different Dreams 2' is a program featuring ordinary families, we have long limited the comment function on clips from the live broadcast."
Earlier, Park Wi and his wife Song Ji-eun appeared on 'Same Bed, Different Dreams 2' in June and shared their newlywed life.
More recently, attention also turned to videos related to 'Same Bed, Different Dreams 2' after one of Park Wi's own uploads became embroiled in controversy. On the 21st, Park Wi posted CCTV footage on his YouTube channel showing an accident in which he fell on a platform while getting off a KTX-Sancheon train, but he later apologized after a wave of criticism.
The controversy, however, did not subside. Some users shifted their attention to videos of Park Wi and Song Ji-eun uploaded to SBS's YouTube channel, SBS Enter. The videos displayed a notice saying, "Comments have been disabled."
This led some to speculate that SBS had blocked comments because of the recent controversy surrounding Park Wi.
SBS, however, said that was not true. The broadcaster explained that, since 'Same Bed, Different Dreams 2' features ordinary families, it has long restricted comments on clips from the live broadcast to protect the participants.
In fact, the same restriction was also confirmed on family videos of other recent guests, including Lady Jane and Lim Hyun-tae, as well as Hong Kyung-min and Kim Yuna.
Meanwhile, Park Wi recently experienced a fall while getting off a KTX-Sancheon train in a wheelchair. It was reported that on the 14th, while moving along a ramp, he fell to the floor after his wheelchair's rear wheel became caught on the foot of a staff member who was securing it.
Park Wi later uploaded CCTV footage of the incident to YouTube. Although he explained in the video that the staff member's actions were not intentional and that he had received an apology at the scene, criticism spread online that it was excessive to publicly release CCTV footage of a worker who had been trying to help him.
As the backlash grew, Park Wi made the video private and apologized. He said he had failed to fully consider the staff member's position after the person had tried to help him and apologized at the scene, adding, "My way of conveying it was immature, and I was thoughtless."
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This article has been translated by GripLabs Mingo AI.
