At the time when Sewol was sinking, Park summoned the chief of a beauty parlor in Kangnam District of Seoul to Chongwadae, according to the south Korean newspaper Hangyore.

At the instruction of Chongwadae the hairdresser had no other way but to cancel those appointments and spend about 90 minutes dressing Park's hair at her official residence.

A person concerned who was familiar with the situation at that time testified to the fact that "dressing Park's hair took about 90 minutes as usual".

A video saying that Park had orthopedic treatment at that time was recently posted on social network, sparking off uproar among broad segment of people.