[TV Report = Reporter Han Su-ji] Actor Kim Soo-hyun has strongly denied a romantic relationship during his minor years with the late Kim Sae-ron, while new KakaoTalk conversation contents and original video footage proving the content wasn’t manipulated have been released.
On the 2nd, the YouTube channel ‘Garo Sero Research Institute (abbreviated as Gaseyeon)’ disclosed KakaoTalk conversation history and pictures from 2018 that were recovered through digital forensics of actor Kim Sae-ron’s phone.
In the disclosed conversation logs, a person believed to be Kim Soo-hyun sent messages like “Hello there, are you doing well?” and mentioned being out during his military service. Kim Sae-ron replied with “Hi, I wanted to show you this,” and shared a photo supposedly taken of Kim Soo-hyun during his military leave at an internet cafe.
In another conversation, Kim Sae-ron asked, “What are you doing?” and said she was sleeping. The person assumed to be Kim Soo-hyun responded, describing drinking heavily the night before, getting sick, and then waking up.
The forensic metadata confirmed that these exchanges occurred around April and May of 2018.
Additionally, Kim Sae-ron is shown sending messages like “Call me the day after tomorrow! But if you’re unreachable like today, I won’t forgive you,” “I’m waiting for you,” and expressed being upset about not being informed if he had plans, indicating that Kim Soo-hyun was often reachable during his military leaves.
Conversation logs showing Kim Sae-ron’s complaints about inconsistent communication from Kim Soo-hyun were also revealed. She lamented, “You always respond when you need me, but you’re never there when I need you. If you don’t make an effort, I won’t meet you anymore,” hinting at a potential breakup.
Photos from September 2017 of Kim Soo-hyun, seemingly taken by Kim Sae-ron, and a selfie purportedly sent to Kim Sae-ron by Kim Soo-hyun in April 2017, were also released.
Gaseyeon representative Kim Se-ui stated that all the metadata is intact and questioned skepticism about the romantic relationship between the two. Additionally, he mentioned having FaceTime (video) call records between Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron.
Kim Se-ui further expressed anger, saying, “We are fighting to defend Kim Sae-ron and her family’s dignity,” and released the mannequin video sent by Kim Soo-hyun from Paris to Kim Sae-ron as an example of the “mildest” video, questioning its normalcy.
Kim Se-ui also shared original footage directly filmed from Kim Sae-ron’s phone, asserting that the dates and periods of dating were explicitly marked. Kim Sae-ron’s phone indicated a relationship from November 19, 2015, to July 7, 2021.
Previously, Kim Soo-hyun’s side acknowledged the KakaoTalk messages released by Gaseyeon but stated, “It’s true they exchanged messages during Kim Soo-hyun’s two-week leave in April 2018, but they did not meet. They were not in a romantic relationship at that time, and their relationship only started in the summer of 2019.”
Kim Soo-hyun’s side has pressed charges against Gaseyeon for ‘violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment of Sexual Crimes’ (distribution of filmed content without consent), threats, and filed a large-scale damage lawsuit.
Reporter Han Su-ji [email protected] / Photo= YouTube channel ‘Garo Sero Research Institute’