Kim Soo Hyun's family is behind everything, his cousin is the "big boss"

The love scanda.l involving Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron has been making headlines for a long time. In this context, the actor's family situation has also been scrutinized, especially his relationship with his "cousin" Lee Sarang.

Lee Sarang (also known as Lee Jae Hyun, Lee Ro Be), is introduced by the media as Kim Soo Hyun's cousin. In 2017, Lee Sarang became the center of controversy when Dispatch reported that Lee Sarang established the film production company Cove Pictures and directed the film Real under two fake names, in an effort to hide his true relationship with Kim Soo Hyun.

The 2017 film Real was a box office failure, receiving negative reviews on almost every aspect. The plot was criticized for being "non-existent", the editing and effects were also not up to standard. The film's weakness made the public question how the production budget of up to 11.5 billion won (201 billion VND) was spent.

Dispatch investigated and discovered that this drama was originally a project of a company called Real Munjeonsa, which was established in 2015. Lee Jae Hyun is listed as the CEO of this company, responsible for managing investments and related business activities. This company received an investment of 11.5 billion won (201 billion VND) from Chinese and Korean investors.

In 2016, production company Cove Pictures was established and took over the project. The registration documents reveal that Lee Jae Hyun is also the CEO of Cove Pictures. Interestingly, both Real Munjeonsa and Cove Pictures share the same address - a luxury apartment complex in Seongsu-dong, the same address as Kim Soo Hyun's house.

Also in 2016, Lee Jae Hyun changed his name to Lee Ro Be. In addition to being the CEO of the above companies, Lee Ro Be is also the director of the movie Real. Dispatch explained that the name Ro Be is the Korean transliteration of the word "Love". And "Love" means love, similar to the word "Sarang". Thus, Lee Sarang is Lee Ro Be.

"Cousin" Kim Soo Hyun took over Lee Jeong Seob's directorial role, despite having no previous filmmaking experience. Initially, there were rumors that the reason for this replacement was embezzlement. However, Lee Jeong Seob confirmed to Dispatch that the speculations were untrue. He left the project due to creative differences with Lee Ro Be. Therefore, Lee Ro Be took over this position.

After Real was released, it was heavily criticized, not only for its poor camera angles and plot, but also for its problematic use of female actors. Dispatch wrote: "The female actors were only allowed to act in scenes involving drug.s and casinos." Notably, the late idol and actress Sulli was cast in the film. She received backlash for her sensitive scenes in Real.

Dispatch condemned the film as a "family control scheme", with one person handling the distribution of mone.y and directing, while the other contributed his name, star power and attracted investments. "A bad example of family management, truly shown through this film" - Dispatch concluded.

This article was published by Dispatch in 2017, but now many netizens have "dug" it up again. There is even speculation that Lee Sarang (Lee Ro Be) is actually Kim Soo Hyun's half-brother, not his cousin. Some people have dug into the actress's family tree and speculated that Lee Sarang is the son of Kim Soo Hyun's mother with her first husband. Kim Soo Hyun is her son with her second husband. Kim Soo Hyun also has a half-sister, singer Kim Ju Na.

Notably, Lee Sarang is also the co-founder of Gold Medalist. When Kim Sae Ron received the IOU, she did not think that Kim Soo Hyun sent it, but that the sender was Lee Sarang. Therefore, the late actress is said to have called Kim Soo Hyun to ask about the IOU, but he did not answer. Kim Sae Ron's cousin also called Kim Soo Hyun, but there was still no response. Then, an unknown number called, but it turned out to be a reporter calling to ask if it was Kim Sae Ron. Gold Medalist explained that sending the IOU was just a formality, and they had already cleared Kim Sae Ron's debt.

Kim Soo Hyun leaves the country, admits to dating Kim Sae Ron, clarifies love letter incident Keng14:48:36 14/03/2025On the morning of March 14, Kim Soo Hyun's management company issued a press release, giving the actor's stance on the information recently posted by the YouTube channel Garo Sero Research Institute (Garo Sero).