Kim Soo Hyun leaves the country, admits to dating Kim Sae Ron, clarifies love letter incident

On 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).

Notably, the announcement comes earlier than expected, with the company previously stating that it would issue a response next week.

Kim Soo Hyun's agency has released a statement about the actor's unstable mental state, and has partially acknowledged the dating rumors with the late actress Kim Sae Ron, but stressed that their relationship did not start when she was a minor. One of the main points mentioned was the dating rumors between Kim Soo Hyun and the late actress Kim Sae Ron.

Gold Medalist confirmed that Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron dated from summer 2019 to fall 2020, when Kim Sae Ron was an adult. "Rumors that Kim Soo Hyun started a relationship with Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor are completely false," the agency said.

In addition, the company also clarified the photos mentioned in the incident: "The photos that Kim Sae-ron made public on Instagram Story in the early morning of March 24, 2024 and the photos that Gaseyeon released on the program on March 11, 2025 are both private moments of the two people during their dating time in the winter of 2020.

"Additionally, another photo released by Gaseyeon on March 12, 2025 is a photo of the two of them taken on December 24, 2019, Christmas, and we have obtained the metadata for this photo (see below).

The photo released on March 13 was also taken on the same day, as can be seen by Kim Sae-ron wearing the same outfit.

All the photos that Gaseyeon presented as evidence that Kim Soo-hyun dated Kim Sae-ron since she was a minor were taken after Kim Sae-ron became an adult.

Gaseyeon's repeated claims about the "2016 photo" cannot exist, as the two were not dating at the time.

Regarding the letter in the army, the actor's side said that when he enlisted, Kim Soo Hyun sent letters to many close people, not just Kim Sae Ron.

The unit emphasized: "Garosero has arranged and edited the content of the letters, making them look like love letters to distort the truth."

Regarding Kim Sae Ron's financial problems, Gold Medalist Company helped settle the compensation of about 1.14 billion won (equivalent to 20 billion VND) after Kim Sae Ron's driving accident. After many efforts, the remaining amount was reduced to about 700 million won (12 billion VND). At the end of 2023, the company decided to take on all of this debt on behalf of Kim Sae Ron. Kim Soo Hyun is not involved in Kim Sae Ron's financial problems and has never lent her money or asked for debt.

Regarding the act of publicizing private information, Gold Medalist condemned the distortion of the truth and the spread of false information about Kim Soo Hyun. The company questioned the ethics and legality of publicizing personal information without the consent of the person involved.

The agency said it plans to refute Garo Sero's allegations with solid evidence and will release a statement next week. Gold Medalist shared that after Garo Sero reported, Kim Soo Hyun was heavily affected by the allegations that he was involved in Kim Sae Ron's sudden departure.

In addition, on the night of March 12, after the Garo Sero Institute program ended, a car with a camera inside was parked across the street from the company headquarters all night. By noon on March 13, many people with cameras continued to appear around the building, causing Kim Soo Hyun to be under great psychological pressure.

Therefore, the company emphasized: "We are forced to immediately release a statement clarifying important issues. We hope everyone will sympathize with the change from the original plan. Although it may not be complete, we need to speak up at this time."

Most recently, Korean media reported on the morning of March 14 that right after finishing the recording for MBC's "Good Day" program on the evening of March 13, Kim Soo Hyun immediately went to the airport to depart the country.

Kim Sae Ron's aunt was exposed for intentionally blaming Kim Soo Hyun, related to Kim Ji Won? Minh Lợi10:03:11 12/03/2025The more than 1.5 hour long livestream of the Garo Sero Institute YouTube channel (a channel of a group of former reporters and lawyers, specializing in reporting on the Korean entertainment industry) ended with a series of accusations against Kim Soo Hyun.