Kim Soo Hyun made a public appearance following an increasingly heated controversy. Recently, Kim Soo Hyun's name was in the spotlight because of his romantic relationship with the late Kim Sae Ron, which was unknown to the public.
Kim Sae Ron's aunt revealed that Kim Soo Hyun dated her niece when she was still a minor. Together with his attorney, on Monday March 31, 2025, Kim Soo Hyun held a press conference at the Stanford Hotel, Seoul. So far, Kim Soo Hyun's statement has been represented by his agency Gold Medalist.
Kim Soo Hyun finally responded to allegations that he dated Kim Sae Ron when she was 15 years old, leading to her death. The star of the Korean drama Queen of Tears appeared wearing a black suit and bowed before reporters.
"Hello, I'm Kim Soo Hyun. First of all, I apologize. Because of me, too many people are suffering right now... And I feel like the late (Kim Sae Ron) can't rest in peace, making me feel very sad. I consider myself a coward," said the actor who was born in 1988.
Kim Soo Hyun said that if he could turn back time, he would keep his relationship with Kim Sae Ron a secret. As stated by Gold Medalist, he confirmed that his relationship with the actress began in 2019, when Kim Sae Ron was already 19 years old, dismissing accusations of pedophilia.
Furthermore, Kim Soo Hyun said that a series of evidence of chats and photos released by Kim Sae Ron's family were fabricated. He also denied that Kim Sae Ron chose to take the extreme option of ending her life because of pressure from her agency Gold Medalist. "If I did anything wrong, I am willing to take full responsibility.
That is what should be done. However, I cannot admit to something I did not do. The recordings and testimonies that (Kim Sae Ron's) family claimed as evidence were all made after this controversy began." "The same goes for the KakaoTalk chats they first revealed. These conversations contain many factual errors.
The photos they claimed were from 2016 were actually from 2019. Of all people, the deceased would not have misrepresented our age difference." "The deceased (Kim Sae Ron) would also not have misrepresented the name and contract period of their agency, the agency they were under for four years.
In addition, the deceased never participated in the selection of trainees or the direction of my agency." "Recently, (Kim Sae Ron's) family also held a press conference where they revealed KakaoTalk conversations that they claimed were from me and the deceased.
On YouTube, they used these conversations from 2016 as evidence to frame me as a pedophile, someone who likes to approach minors," explained Kim Soo Hyun. Kim Soo Hyun shed tears during the press conference and left immediately after delivering his statement.
There was no Q&A session for reporters. He was represented by Gold Medalist, who said that his agency would file a lawsuit for 12 billion Korean won against Kim Sae Ron's family, including her aunt and YouTuber Garosero Research Institute who helped release evidence of chats, photos and videos.
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