According to the actor's agency's statement, Kim Sae-ron was 19 at the start of the relationship and Kim Soo-hyun was 31.

After confirming that they were in a relationship, Kim Soo-hyun refuted the allegations that he dismissed Kim Sae-ron’s call for help over a debt connected to a drunk driving incident (DUI) that the late actress was involved in.

On Feb. 16, 2025, Korean actress Kim Sae Ron was found dead at home. The death of the 24-year-old, who had risen to popularity as a child actress, was later ruled a suicide. Reports soon began to emerge that Sae Ron had owed 700 million won (S$652,000) to her former agency, Gold Medalist, at the time of her death.

Stay in the know with a recap of our top stories today. 1. Kim Soo-hyun admits to dating late Kim Sae-ron, refutes allegations she was underaged After denying their relationship several times, South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun has finally admitted he dated late actress Kim Sae-ron but denied she was underaged at the time.

According to Goldmedalist – an agency established by Kim Soo-hyun and his cousin – the actors dated from the summer of 2019, after she became an adult, to the autumn of 2020. Kim Sae-ron was born in July 2000, while Kim Soo-hyun was born in February 1988.

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun’s agency, GoldMedalist, has jumped the gun and dropped an official statement ahead of schedule, tackling head-on the controversy surrounding his past relationship with the actress Kim Sae-ron who was found dead at home in Seoul on February 16.

Kim Soo Hyun 's agency, GOLDMEDALIST, has issued a detailed statement addressing the ongoing controversy surrounding the actor's past relationship with the late actress, Kim Sae Ron. The statement, released on March 14, 2025, comes earlier than the agency's previously announced timeline for a response.

Kim Soo Hyun's agency issued a statement on Mar. 14 confirming that the Korean actor had indeed been in a relationship with late actress Kim Sae Ron. But it denied that she had been a minor at the time.

The agency of Kim Soo-hyun released a new statement addressing allegations that the Korean actor dated the late Kim Sae-ron while she was a minor.

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has been facing a lot of backlash for his alleged involvement in pushing his former girlfriend Kim Sae-ron to the brink of death. His agency has now clarified that the two were indeed dating.