"Listen To My Story Once": Korean Actor Kim Soo Hyun Breaks Silence On Kim Sae Ron's Suicide (Image-Instagram/soohyun_k216)
South Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun held a press conference on Monday to clear the allegations raised against him over the death of his ex-girlfriend, Kim Sae Ron. The Korean actress Sae Ron, who committed suicide, was found dead at her home in Seoul on February 16.
This was Soo Hyun’s first public statement ever since controversy around his relationship with Sae Ron broke out, with many speculating that the actor was dating the actress when she was a minor.
In the press conference, the Queen Of Tears actor apologised for the delay to address the issue. While he initially denied dating her, the family alleged he dated her when she was a minor, providing photographic and other evidence. As per the reports, the actor has now admitted to dating Sae Ron but denied other claims made by her family.
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Kim Soo Hyun said that he wants to end this “hell-like situation” and share his side of the story. The actor admitted to denying his relationship with Sae Ron earlier as he was filming the show Queen of Tears. He said, “I was in the same situation when (Kim Sae Ron) posted a picture of her and me when Queen of Tears was airing. I was together with her for about a year, about 4 years before the drama aired. But at that time, I denied our relationship. I fully understand that criticising my choice is justified.”
He revealed that he had kept the relationship hidden to protect the cast and crew of the show. He further added that as a lead actor, he had much to protect. He also questioned, “What would have happened if I had admitted to a year-long relationship? What would happen to the actors, the staff who were working overnight and the production team who had all staked everything on that project? What would happen to our agency’s employees?”
The actor also stated that he is willing to receive any criticism that calls him selfish or a coward.
Further, he denied that he didn’t date her when she was a minor. Refuting the allegations, he said, “Except for the fact that both of us were actors, our relationship was just like that of any other ordinary couple. And it is not true that she had made this tragic choice because of me or my agency pressuring her over a debt.” Sae Ron died by suicide in February 2025.
He then revealed that Kim Sae Ron was dating someone else when she was involved in the DUI incident.
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The actor also denied that his agency, Gold Medallist, pressured Kim Sae Ron for debt repayment, as was claimed by the latter actress’s parents. He also played a phone call between the CEO of Gold Medallist and a representative of Kim Sae-ron to prove the same. He said, “The voice recording disclosed by the late actor’s family is something that’s newly recorded. And the same goes for the KakaoTalk chat that the late family initially revealed.”
Soo Hyun’s legal representative, Kim Jong Bok, told the press that Soo Hyun and Gold Medallist are filing criminal complaints and civil lawsuits against the parties involved, including Sae Ron’s family, to ‘clarify the facts’ and for ‘defamation under the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilisation and Information Protection.
The 37-year-old Hallyu star was previously embroiled in dating rumours, suggesting that the highly sought-after actor had been in a 6-year relationship, beginning when she was just 15 years old while he was 27 years old at the time.
