Park Wi remains silent for two weeks after KTX CCTV controversy... Past video controversy 'spreads'

YouTuber Park Wi has remained silent for two weeks without any significant SNS activity or content uploads following the controversy over the release of KTX CCTV footage, while a previously released video is gaining renewed attention. On September 30, 2023, Park Wi uploaded a video titled ″Wheelchair wheel burst as soon as I arrived in the US... Airport says it’s not their fault″ on his YouTube channel ’WeeRacle.’ The video shows Park Wi arriving in the US using a business class seat, discovering that the wheelchair wheel was torn and flat, and his process of finding a tire shop an hour away to fix it. In the video, Park Wi says, ″What should I do, really. I’ve never been in a situation where I’ve been riding a wheelchair with a flat tire for this long... Ah, this is driving me crazy. How could this happen?″ The video also includes scenes of him taking photos with fans despite being flustered at the airport. At the time of its release, the video focused on Park Wi and the production team overcoming the crisis together, but negative comments have continued following the recent CCTV controversy. One netizen pointed out that, contrary to the video title, there is no scene where Park Wi talks with airport staff about the wheel issue, questioning, ″Then why is the title ’Airport says it’s not their fault’? And what exactly did the airport do wrong?″ Other netizens left critical comments such as, ″This person is just used to blaming others,″ and ″Why blame the airport? The wheel could have been damaged before arriving in the US.″ On the other hand, some responses defended Park Wi, saying, ″The airport’s response was inadequate,″ and ″Don’t be too harsh on Park Wi.″ Previously, Park Wi experienced an accident where he tripped over the foot of a public service worker on a ramp while getting off the KTX, and he sparked controversy by releasing the CCTV footage of the incident on his channel. Park Wi later deleted the video and apologized, saying, ″I was thoughtless,″ but public opinion worsened with subscriber loss and renewed attention to past videos. It has been confirmed that Park Wi has currently set some of his YouTube videos to private.