On December 9th the production team of ‘Fantastic Saturday‘ stated that there are currently no plans to recruit a new member. Episodes featuring Park Na-rae, filmed before her suspension, will air after post-production.
Park Na-rae, the regular on ‘Fantastic Saturday‘ for seven years, recently faced allegations of workplace misconduct. The reports alleged that she verbally and physically abused two female managers, forcing them to attend drinking parties and forcing them to perform tasks outside their job descriptions, including running errands and cleaning up after parties.
The managers also reportedly filed for provisional seizure of Park Na-rae’s real estate holdings in Seoul, seeking unpaid compensation. The allegations also included receiving repeated medical procedures and prescriptions from a so-called “injection aunt.”
Initially, Park Na-rae denied the allegations and hinted at legal action against her managers. However, as the controversy grew, he decided to suspend his activities. Although he personally resolved the misunderstandings with managers, he announced that he will not resume broadcasts until all issues are fully resolved.
Park Na-rae resigned from all shows where she was a regular cast member, including ‘I live alone‘ AND ‘Save me! House‘, and the next episodes of ‘Nado Shinna‘ and the web program ‘Narae-sikhave been cancelled.
Meanwhile, Jo Se-ho, who has faced rumors of links to organized crime figures, will also step down from his post.Take the block quiz.’ Starting this week, Yoo Jae-suk will host the solo show, while the production team considers a replacement for Jo Se-ho.
Sources: Daum
