The agency of Korean star Kim Soo-hyun admits the actor dated late actress Kim Sae-ron, but refutes claims their relationship started when she was a minor.
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00:00The agency of Korean star Kim Soo-hyun admits the actor dated late actress Kim Se-ron, but
00:06refutes claims the relationship started when she was a minor.
00:10Entertainment company Gold Medalist confirms the relationship Friday, March 14.
00:14This contradicts its earlier statement that the two were never together.
00:18The agency releases the statement after Soo-hyun reportedly showed signs of severe psychological
00:23instability.
00:24Soo-hyun lost over 500,000 followers on Instagram and reportedly faces brand endorsement penalty
00:29of up to 20 billion won, or nearly $14 million.
00:33This, since YouTube channel HoverLab released a video on March 10 claiming that the now
00:3837-year-old began dating Se-ron when she was just 15.
00:42The video included a photo allegedly taken in 2016 showing Soo-hyun kissing Se-ron, who
00:48was born in 2000.
00:50Gold Medalist clarifies, the outfit worn by Se-ron in one of the photos posted by HoverLab
00:55was only made available in the market in 2019, while another photo was taken on Christmas
00:59Eve 2019 based on the metadata.
01:02Gold Medalist also denies allegations that Soo-hyun ignored Se-ron when she reached out
01:07to him in March 2024 for help to settle her debt following her drunk driving incident
01:12in 2022.
01:13The agency says Soo-hyun brought the matter to Gold Medalist, which shouldered the remaining
01:17700 million won of the debt.
01:20The agency also blasts HoverLab for implying Soo-hyun was the reason Se-ron took her own
01:25life.
01:26Se-ron was found dead after an apparent suicide on February 16, which fans noticed coincided
01:31with Soo-hyun's birthday.