Actor Kim Soo-hyun’s side has additionally filed a lawsuit against Garosero Research Institute’s Kim Se-ui and the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron.

Kim Soo-hyun and his agency Gold Medalist announced on the 9th through their legal representative, Law Firm(Limited), “Today, we have additionally filed a complaint and indictment against Kim Se-ui, the operator of the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute(hereinafter referred to as” Ga Se-yeon”), for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.(defamation)and the Act on the Punishment, etc.of Stalking Crimes, and the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.(defamation).”

Kim Se-ui stated at a press conference on the 7th, “Actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late actress Kim Sae-ron dated since middle school, and the late actress Kim Sae-ron had sexual relations for the first time during winter vacation when she was in her second year of middle school.There is a recorded file to support this,” and “Actor Kim Soo-hyun offered 4 billion won to the informant who provided the recorded file and tried to persuade him to hand over the recorded file.When the informant refused, they attempted to murder the informant by sending two hitmen.”

Kim Se-ui also stated, “Exactly 5 days before the crime, a Korean and a Chinese killer entered the country through JFK Airport in New York late on a Friday night”, “This case is being investigated by the FBI, not the New Jersey State Police where the crime occurred”, “The informant was stabbed nine times in the neck with a knife while getting off the parking lot on his way to work”, “The Korean killer is Lee Han-gu, born in 1992, whose address is Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do, and the other person is a Chinese national of Joseonjok descent”, “The killer was arrested by the FBI, and the FBI confirmed through investigation that there were call records with someone related to Lee Jin-ho on the killer’s cell phone right before the crime”, “This is clearly a case of instigation of murder”.

Regarding the accuser and the prosecution agent, it was also mentioned that “Lawyers from the Accusation and Complaint Agent(LKB)visited the house where the informant of the recorded file was living and asked where the informant was,” “The tenant couple who were living in the house where the informant of the recorded file was living stated that they felt threatened by the physically built Korean-Chinese man with the two LKB lawyers,” “The representative lawyer of the Accusation and Complaint Agent(LKB)also called the informant and attempted to persuade him, and the FBI has obtained a recording of this as well.”

Regarding this, Kim Soo-hyun’s side drew the line, saying, “This is a completely absurd falsehood that has been spread,” and “It is a claim that is difficult to accept even when viewed in light of common sense.Kim Se-ui’s above statement is a complete lie without even an inch of truth.”

In doing so, they said, “Kim Se-ui indiscriminately spread absurd false information about actor Kim Soo-hyun based on forged recording files and photos downloaded from the Internet.This is a criminal act that is incomparably more serious than the crimes Kim Se-ui has committed so far.” They added, “We have promptly filed additional charges and indictments against Kim Se-ui and the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron.We will do our best to ensure that they are punished in accordance with the law and principles.”

[The following is a statement regarding the additional lawsuit and accusation against Gaseyeon]

1.Today, Gold Medalist and actor Kim Soo-hyun additionally filed a complaint and indictment against Kim Se-ui, the operator of the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute(hereinafter “Ga Se-yeon”), for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.(defamation)and the Act on the Punishment, etc.of Stalking Crimes, and the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron for violating the Act on Promotion of Information and Communications Network Utilization and Information Protection, etc.(defamation).

2.As you know, Kim Se-ui spread the absurd false information at a press conference held on May 7, 2025 at 2:00 PM, saying, “Actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late actress Kim Sae-ron dated since middle school, and the late actress Kim Sae-ron had sexual relations for the first time during winter vacation of her second year of middle school, and there is a recording file to support this,” and “Actor Kim Soo-hyun offered 4 billion won to the informant who provided the recording file and tried to kill the informant by sending two hitmen when the informant refused.”

3.If we look specifically at Kim Se-ui’s statements, he made statements along the lines of, “A Korean and a Chinese killer entered the country through JFK Airport in New York late on a Friday night exactly 5 days before the crime”, “This case is being investigated by the FBI, not the New Jersey State Police where the incident occurred”, “The informant was stabbed nine times in the neck with a knife while getting off the car park on his way to work”, “The Korean killer is Lee Han-gu, born in 1992, whose address is Gwangyang-si, Jeollanam-do, and the other person is a Chinese national of Korean descent”, “The killer was arrested by the FBI, and the FBI’s investigation revealed that there were call records with an associate of Lee Jin-ho on the killer’s cell phone just before the crime”, “This is clearly a case of instigation of murder”, which are claims that are difficult to accept even when viewed from the perspective of common sense.

4.Even regarding the prosecution and indictment agent, Kim Se-ui spread incomprehensible false information such as, “Lawyers from the prosecution and indictment agent(LKB)came to the house where the informant of the recorded file was living and asked where the informant was,” “The tenant couple who were living in the house where the informant of the recorded file was living stated that they felt threatened by the physically built Korean-Chinese man with the two lawyers from the prosecution and indictment agent(LKB),” and “The representative lawyer of the prosecution and indictment agent(LKB)also called the informant and attempted to persuade him, and the FBI has obtained a recording of this as well.”

5.The above statement by Kim Se-ui is a complete lie without even an inch of truth.Kim Se-ui has indiscriminately spread absurd false information about actor Kim Soo-hyun based on forged recording files and photos downloaded from the Internet.This is a serious criminal act that cannot be compared to the crimes Kim Se-ui has committed so far.Accordingly, Gold Medalist and actor Kim Soo-hyun have promptly filed additional lawsuits and indictments against Kim Se-ui and the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron, and we will do our best to ensure that they are punished according to the law and principles.

Reporter Jeon Hyo-jin, Donga.com jhj@donga.com

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