“I’ll bathe three times a day”... Lee Ji-hye’s daughter breaks down in tears in front of a ghost at Korean Folk Village

[Financial News] As the so-called “ghost discipline” at Korean Folk Village sparked controversy over child abuse and the local authority, the city of Yongin in Gyeonggi Province, began investigating the situation, entertainer Lee Ji-hye, a former member of the group Sharp (S#arp), visited the village with her family.
On the 9th, a video titled “Why the Breakdown in Tears at Korean Folk Village, Where Lee Ji-hye Went to Correct Her Daughter’s Behavior? (Eoduksini, Ghosts)” was posted on Lee Ji-hye’s YouTube channel, “Unpleasantly Nosy Sister.”
In the video, Lee Ji-hye said, “Have you heard of the ‘Oh Eun-young of darkness’? I’ve really wanted to come,” adding, “There’s controversy for and against this approach to discipline, but I don’t think it would necessarily cause trauma.”
Lee Ji-hye took her second daughter to Eoduksini, a dark spirit in eerie makeup, and confided, “She listens pretty well, but she doesn’t like washing.”
Eoduksini said, “We ghosts are friends with germs. Friends with viruses,” then continued, “If you don’t wash your body or your hair, germs grow inside you, and they shout, ‘Ghost, come take her away from here quickly!’ Hearing what the germs say, Uncle Ghost appears from the darkness and eats you.”
Lee Ji-hye’s daughter burst into tears, saying, “I’m not going! I’m scared! I don’t want to!” and promised to brush her teeth four times a day and bathe three times. When her mother said that her daughter also disliked homework, the girl tearfully replied, “I’ll do my homework.”
Asked about the recent popularity, Eoduksini said, “There are suddenly a lot more fans who say, ‘You’re the Eoduksini who teaches them a lesson’ or ‘You’re the Oh Eun-young of darkness,’ whether on social media or in person, so I can feel the popularity.”
“Ghost discipline” is a skit at Korean Folk Village’s fall festival, “Ghost Saba: Ghost Play,” in which actors dressed as ghosts get children to promise not to be picky eaters or throw tantrums, among other things. It has recently become a major topic on social media, but some have voiced concern that correcting children’s behavior by frightening them could leave them emotionally scarred.
Nine related complaints were reportedly filed with the city of Yongin through e-People and other channels, and the police also received one request to investigate possible child abuse. The city plans to visit Korean Folk Village with child experts and police sometime this month to examine how the program is run.
A Korean Folk Village representative said, “This content is carried out with parental consent. We follow our own operating guidelines, including stopping the experience if a child is distressed.” The representative added, “The program will end when the nighttime opening concludes on the 15th. We plan to take the feedback received so far into account and revise the content next year.”
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