As actor Kim Soo Hyun expressed his stance, asking Garosero Research Institute to stop revealing and exposing his private life, a past video with the late Kim Sae Ron has been released.

On the 18th, the YouTube channel ‘Garosero Research Institute’ (hereafter ‘Ga Se Yeon’) aired a broadcast titled ‘[Shocking Exclusive] Kim Soo Hyun, Kim Sae Ron ‘Home Date’ Video Released’.

During the broadcast that day, ‘Ga Se Yeon’ revealed that the late Kim Sae Ron‘s bereaved family had consented and released a video. The released video contains the appearance of the late Kim Sae Ron along with the voice of a man. ‘Ga Se Yeon’ revealed through subtitles that the owner of the voice in the video was Kim Soo Hyun.

‘Ga Se Yeon’, who released the video, said, “We ask that Mr. Kim Soo Hyun clarify his position. If you say it’s not you, we have a video to respond to that. He emphasized, “Please make sure to reveal your position tomorrow.”

Meanwhile, Kim Soo Hyun’s side released a statement on the 14th, stating, “They dated from the summer of 2019, after Kim Sae Ron became an adult, to the fall of 2020. It is not true that Kim Soo Hyun dated Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor.”

Also, on the 18th, they stated, “We have never forced Kim Sae Ron to pay off her debt. The certification of contents was merely a formality.” In response to claims that he did not attend Kim Sae Ron’s funeral after her death, they stated, “We went to the funeral to offer our condolences.”

In addition, according to a media report on the 18th, the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae Ron decided to digitally forensically examine photos in order to prove that he had been dating Kim Soo Hyun since he was a minor. After confirming Kim Soo-hyun‘s statement released that day, they revealed their position that they decided to conduct a forensic examination of past photos.

Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com reporter yyynnn@donga.com

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