Following the controversy surrounding Kim Sae-ron, actor Kim Soo-hyun, who is embroiled in allegations that he forced the late Sulli, who starred in the 2017 film ‘Real’, to expose herself, has stated his position, saying, “Forcing exposure without prior agreement is impossible.”

Earlier, Sulli‘s older brother, Choi, uploaded a meaningful message on SNS that seemed to target Kim Soo-hyun immediately after the controversy surrounding Kim Soo-hyun broke out, and on the 28th of last month, he said, “Sulli was forced to expose herself while filming the movie,” and demanded an explanation from Director Irobe, the current head of Gold Medalist, who directed ‘Real’ with Kim Soo-hyun.

In response, Gold Medalist, Kim Soo-hyun’s agency, stated in a statement on the 2nd, “Sulli‘s character in ‘Real’ had a bed scene from the script. Kim Soo Hyun’s side emphasized that he clearly gave ‘prior notice of the exposure scene’ during the casting stage, saying, ”In addition, he delivered a ‘draft of the exposure level’ in addition to the scenario to Sulli and her agency, and when writing up the appearance contract, he separately included a ‘clause on the scope of exposure’, and said, “Sulli and her agency at the time thoroughly reviewed all the contents and decided on her appearance.”

In particular, regarding the suspicion that ‘the body double was present on set, but he persuaded Sulli and forced her to do the bed scene and nude scene’, which Sulli‘s older brother Choi specifically requested an explanation for, Kim Soo Hyun’s side said, “There was a ‘standing actor’ who did not act but replaced the actor‘s movements during the filming preparation stage, rather than a body double who replaced the acting,” and added that the storyboard containing the precise scene description and forced exposure that were agreed upon in advance for the exposure scene was They also attached a fact-checking statement from Assistant Director Kim Joong-ok and Scriptwriter Lee Jun-hyun of ‘Real’, who testified that it did not happen.

Kim Soo-hyun’s side said to his older brother Choi, who claims to have heard suspicions about nudity at Sulli‘s funeral, “We understand that you must have been curious about the truth,” but asked him to stop posting speculations on SNS and hurting the staff who had poured their love and passion into ‘Real’. Regarding Choi’s claim that “she tried to silence me through my mother,” he added, “I have never contacted my mother. I don‘t even know her contact information.”


Reporter Seungmi Lee smlee@donga.com

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