Park Na Rae controversy grows as reports of alleged sexual acts in vehicle trigger further workplace harassment criticism

02 Jan 2026, 21:06 by K-Soul · allkpop

Korean online communities are reacting strongly to reports surrounding Park Na Rae, with public sentiment largely leaning toward sympathy for her former managers and criticism of Park over alleged workplace harassment.

On January 2, a news media outlet exposed the complaints submitted by Park Na Rae's former managers to the local labor office. The complaints included detailed accounts and incidents of workplace harassment that were not previously revealed.

One specific example has caused shock, and netizens have expressed outrage across major forums and comment sections.

According to the report, alleges that Park Na Rae engaged in a specific sexual act with a male companion in the back seat of a vehicle while her managers were present in the driver’s and front passenger seats. The managers claimed they were forced to see and hear the situation against their will.

Following the latest reports, Korean netizens argue that, regardless of personal relationships or intent, forcing employees to remain in an enclosed space and endure such a situation constitutes a clear abuse of power rooted in an employer-employee hierarchy.

Criticism toward Park has centered on the idea that the managers were treated “as if they were invisible,” with many stating that engaging in such behavior in front of employees—particularly in a moving vehicle driven by a manager—shows a lack of basic respect and regard for worker safety and dignity. Some netizens described the situation as “traumatizing” and “humiliating,” stressing that employees should never be placed in a position where they are unable to avoid or escape discomfort during work hours.

They commented:

"The managers only wrote this in their complaint—it wasn’t something they publicly disclosed. They did nothing wrong. Journalists are the ones who obtained the complaint and wrote about it."

"Why should the managers be forced to witness Park Na Rae’s sexual behavior? She’s the root cause."

"That is so disgusting."

"Setting aside whether it’s excessive—how does someone even do that in a car with others present? Shocking."

"Who leaked the filed complaint? Can a third party even access that?"

"I knew managers had tough jobs, but this is heartbreaking. That must be traumatizing for them."

"Did she not see the managers as human beings? This is shocking."

"If Park Na Rae had settled with the managers and they hadn’t filed a complaint, this wouldn’t be public. Nobody wanted to know."

"If she hadn’t done it in the first place, none of this would exist. Why blame the victims?"

"Handle it during the investigation and prosecution. The entire nation doesn’t need to know."

"She’s a woman who was loved by the public—do people really need to know this?"

"Being a manager really is an extreme job… I hope there was at least a curtain."

"Just reading it is uncomfortable. The managers experienced this directly and filed a complaint. The media obtained it and blew it up. Blame Park Na Rae and the journalists who leaked it—not the managers."

"I feel sick."

"Hearing it alone is distressing—being in the same space is trauma. The managers deserve sympathy."

"If she hadn’t done it, none of this would’ve happened."

"Isn’t doing that in front of people obviously wrong?"

"Just like we didn’t want to know, the managers didn’t want to see it either—journalists forced everyone to relive it."

"This makes me nauseous. My condolences to the managers who were there."

"I really feel for the managers."

"If she didn’t want it public, she shouldn’t have done it in front of her managers."

"I don’t care about her private sex life. The issue is doing it in the same space as a working manager. And the managers didn’t expose anything—journalists leaked it."