Tracks the controversy following YouTuber Park We's disclosure of CCTV footage from a wheelchair fall while exiting a KTX train, including the removal of the video, his apology and resignation as a Seoul honorary ambassador.
6 events · 4 sources · Updated 42 days ago
Park We released CCTV footage of the KTX fall on his YouTube channel on August 21, 2026. The disclosure drew criticism over the way the worker who had apologized at the scene was publicly highlighted.
Park We deleted the CCTV video after criticism of its release continued. He apologized, saying he had not sufficiently considered the position of the worker who had assisted him at the time of the accident.
Park We informed the Seoul Metropolitan Government on August 27, 2026, that he intended to resign as an honorary ambassador. Seoul said it would proceed with the necessary steps, ending his term before its original June 2027 expiration.
After deleting the KTX fall CCTV video, Park We made 10 older videos private on August 26 and another three on August 28. The number of publicly available videos on the Weracle channel fell from 798 to 785.
Solidarity Against Disability Discrimination shared a statement by Kim Sang-hee addressing the Park We controversy. Kim argued that criticism of the CCTV disclosure should be distinguished from disability-based hatred and proposed that Park join broader discussions on disability mobility and rights.