[Sports Chosun’s Baek Ji-eun] Additional allegations have emerged regarding actor Kim Soo-hyun.
On the 25th, Kim Sae-ron’s side revealed that during a gathering with acquaintance A, YouTuber B, and forensic specialist C, it was confirmed that Kim Soo-hyun, while dating the late Kim Sae-ron, also had relationships with other girl group members.
A is the closest acquaintance of Kim Sae-ron who even handled her funeral arrangements. During a conversation at a store run by A, they raised their voice, stating that Kim Soo-hyun was closely related to Kim Sae-ron’s death.
A disclosed, “Kim Sae-ron had a lot of resentment towards Kim Soo-hyun. She said it was hard to maintain her position as ‘queen’ for six years. Since there were so many ‘concubines,’ she endured because of a promise to get married. There were many harsher stories.”
In response, C stated, “So, D and E were all concubines,” to which A agreed.
Both D and E are former top girl group members who are now active as actors. Particularly, D had been involved in multiple dating rumors with Kim Soo-hyun. During D’s agency transition, it was rumored that Kim Soo-hyun supported and that they were about to marry. The then-agency KeyEast completely denied both the dating and marriage rumors and announced its intent to take legal action.
The allegations of grooming and a romantic relationship between Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron will now be settled in court. The bereaved family has filed a lawsuit for defamation against cyberbullies who have spread malicious rumors about Kim Sae-ron, while the involved cyberbully has countersued Kim Sae-ron’s aunt through the YouTube channel Garoseor Institute. Thus, details of when Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron started dating and the reasons for their breakup will inevitably be revealed during the trial.
However, this situation has led to further baseless revelations affecting past rumored girl group members, who, as they live their second chapter as actors, now face the disgrace of being labeled as “Kim Soo-hyun’s concubines,” an undeserved stigma that risks causing severe secondary harm.
In the midst of this, Kim Sae-ron’s side will hold a press conference at 1:30 p.m. on the 27th in Seocho-gu, Seoul. Their legal representative, the Bujiseok Law Firm, stated, “We have secured clear evidence from digital forensics showing that the deceased had been dating Kim Soo-hyun since she was a minor, and we plan to disclose it.”
Reporter Baek Ji-eun silk781220@sportschosun.com