Kim Soo Hyun's agency, Gold Medalist, will take legal action against commenters and negative content creators. This was done with the rampant bad news about Kim Soo Hyun. The public's view of him changed after he was reported to have dated the late actress Kim Sae Ron when he was still a minor.
Kim Soo Hyun's controversy began on Monday March 10, 2025, when Kim Sae Ron's family revealed the romantic relationship between the two. The Korean artist couple started dating when Kim Sae Ron was 15 years old. The actor was known to be almost in his thirties at that time.
However, Kim Soo Hyun tried to deny the statements of Kim Sae Ron's family and the pedophile image from foreign netizens. He held a press conference on Monday March 31, 2025, reiterating that his relationship with Kim Sae Ron occurred when the late actress was old enough, turning 19 years old.
Recently, Gold Medalist also asked for help from the Truebaum Institute to prove that Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron's chats circulating from 2016 were fabricated. Kim Soo Hyun's agency tried to prove that his writing style was different from 2016 and 2025.
In an official statement released on Monday April 14, 2025, Gold Medalist announced that it would file a lawsuit against the authors of negative comments and creators of negative content about Kim Soo Hyun. The report made to the authorities was taken based on monitoring by Kim Soo Hyun's fans and the agency's staff.
"Hello, this is Gold Medalist. Recently, posts, comments, and false information about our artist Kim Soo Hyun have been widely spread on the internet. In particular, baseless posts of speculation and unconfirmed accusations have been repeatedly posted, giving the wrong impression and damaging our artist's reputation to the public."
"Malicious slander, false information, personal attacks, and sexual harassment are rampant on Korean community forums and social media and should not be taken lightly." "We filed a complaint with the authorities on April 14, 2025 for defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, based on fan reports and our team's monitoring."
Gold Medalist added that they would not hesitate to take legal action against those spreading rumors outside South Korea, in accordance with the policies in their respective countries. "Cyber bullies, who use anonymous identities to create fake news and videos, are also a serious problem for us.
Since their identities have been revealed and legal action has been taken, we will take strong action on YouTube and X (formerly Twitter) platforms with our legal representatives outside of South Korea," Gold Medalist said in a statement, as reported by Koreaboo. Not a few Korean netizens were surprised because Kim Soo Hyun seemed to be playing the victim.
He received criticism for a reason. "He should be the one being sued... This is the first time I've laughed at a celebrity's lawsuit," commented a netizen on a Korean community forum. "Lee Jin Ho is still making rumors about the deceased... why don't you do something about it... he's still talking nonsense," said another netizen referring to controversial YouTuber Lee Jin Ho.
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