Kim Soo-Hyun denies going out with Kim Sae-Ron when she was a minor

After setting up the controversy and in the midst of wild speculation on social networks, the South Korean actor Kim Soo-Hyun publicly denied allegations according to which he had treated and then dated from the deceased actress Kim Sae-Ron while she was a minor at a surprise press conference in Seoul, in South Korea on Monday.

Flanked by his lawyer, Kim Soo-Hyun, the 37-year-old star of several Hit K-Dramas, tackled the wave of allegations concerning her relationship with Kim Sae-Ron, reading a declaration that gave a chronology of their relationship and repeated that it started after the actress became an adult. Kim Sae-Ron, an actress known for her roles A brand new life (2009) and The man from nowhere (2010), died on February 16 at 24. His death was tried suicide. The date was the same as Kim Soo-Hyun’s birthday.

Rumors on Kim Soo-Hyun and Kim Sae-Ron dating up to 2024, when a photo of them appeared together on Instagram, but was refused by the gold medalist of the Kim Soo-Hyun agency. This month, Kim Sae-Ron’s family published statements and more photos as well as SMS, saying that Kim Soo-Hyun was dated their daughter for six years from 2016, starting at the age of 15 and that the actor was 27 years old.

In a report published in Korea TimesKim Soo-Hyun said at the press conference on Monday that he had released with Kim Sae-Ron for about a year, about four years ago. Regarding the recent wave of allegations against him, the actor said that Kim Sae-Ron’s family considers him as a pedophile responsible for his death and that the family uses evidence made to assert their file.

“I accept the responsibility of what I have done and I will make them criticism,” said Kim Soo-Hyun at the press conference. “But I can’t take responsibility for something I haven’t done. For people who always believe in me, I want to set the record straight.”

He added: “His family accused me of having led him to his death just because I was his ex-friendly friend. They hurry to confess something that I did not do.”

Kim Soo-Hyun is one of the most acclaimed and appreciated cinema and television actors in South Korea, and he played in world popular K-Dramas My star love (2013-2014), It’s normal not to go well (2020), The moon kissing the sun (2012), Dream high (2011), An ordinary day (2021), Producers (2015) and more recently Queen of tears (2024). His career has been in free fall since the allegations concerning his relationship with Kim Sae-Ron began to swirl on social networks and YouTube, which allowed him to lose a lucrative brand agreement with Prada, and the postponement of his Disney + show Kiat-off.