Kim Soo-hyun‘s side, who said “Please contact me”, sued the late Kim Sae-ron’s bereaved family, “Legal action is inevitable” [Official]
Gold Medalist, which had told the late Kim Sae Ron‘s surviving family, “The management would like to meet with you and give a sufficient explanation, so please contact us at any time and we would be grateful”, has finally taken legal action. They have drawn their sword against the provocative act of spreading private information, such as releasing photos of Kim Soo Hyun’s missing lower body.
LKB & Partners, the law firm representing Gold Medalist in the lawsuit, distributed Gold Medalist‘s official position on the 20th. These people stated, “As the agency in charge of actor Kim Soo-hyun’s management, we have filed a complaint against Kim Se-ui, the operator of the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute (hereafter referred to as “Ga Se-yeon”), who posted a photo of actor Kim Soo-hyun with his pants off on a live broadcast of his YouTube channel, and an unidentified person claiming to be the late actress Kim Sae-ron‘s aunt, who provided Kim Se-ui with the photo and caused Kim Se-ui to post it, for violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (Distribution of Filming Using a Camera, etc.).”
On the 15th, ‘Ga Se-yeon’ released a photo of Kim Soo-hyun from behind doing the dishes at Kim Sae-ron’s house without his pants on.
Kim Soo-hyun‘s side stated, “In the previous statement, As I mentioned, Gold Medalist is deeply saddened by the news of the death of actress Kim Sae-ron, who was once a member of Gold Medalist, and is mourning the deceased. However, the photo of actor Kim Soo-hyun that Ga Se-yeon posted on her YouTube channel was taken when actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late actress Kim Sae-ron were dating when they were adults, and it is a photo of actor Kim Soo-hyun’s body that could cause him sexual shame,” and said, “It is a photo that should not be released to the public, and there is no reason for it to be released.”
In addition, “Posting this on a YouTube channel is clearly a criminal act, and Ga Se-yeon is threatening actor Kim Soo-hyun by saying that she will continue to release photos like the above in the future. Gold Medalist has no choice but to take strong legal action against such actions. “Distributing or publicly exhibiting or screening footage of another person’s body that may cause sexual desire or shame against the subject’s will is a serious crime, and we hope that similar acts will not be repeated,” they explained.
Kim Soo-hyun’s side said, “In addition, the false facts spread by the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron and Ga Se-yeon on broadcasts and elsewhere are still spreading in real time on the Internet, continuing to spread groundless rumors. Gold Medalist stated, “We have been refraining from taking legal action against the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron out of condolences to the sudden death of our agency’s actress, the late actress Kim Sae-ron.”
They stated, “However, the act of distributing unauthorized photos of actress Kim Soo-hyun’s body is a serious act that cannot be overlooked, and there is concern that this will happen again in the future, so we have no choice but to file a complaint against the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron.” They warned, “If the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron and Ga Se-yeon continue to spread false information in the future, Gold Medalist cannot help but inform you that we will have no choice but to take full legal action for the sake of our agency and the actress’s reputation.”
Meanwhile, ‘Ga Se-yeon’ and the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron stated that Kim Soo-hyun had been dating Kim Sae-ron since November 19, 2015, when she was 15 years old. They claim that they dated until July 7, 2021. Kim Soo-hyun‘s side denied the relationship itself, but on the 13th, they admitted that they dated from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020, after the late Kim Sae-ron became an adult, but emphasized, ”It is not true that I dated Kim Sae-ron when he was a minor.“
[Statement on the accusations by Ga Se-yeon et al.]
1. Gold Medalist, the agency in charge of actor Kim Soo-hyun’s management, has filed a complaint against Kim Se-ui, the operator of the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute (hereafter referred to as “Ga Se-yeon”), who posted a photo of actor Kim Soo-hyun with his pants off on a live broadcast of his YouTube channel, and an unidentified person claiming to be the late actress Kim Sae-ron‘s aunt who provided Kim Se-ui with the photo and caused Kim Se-ui to post it, for violation of the Act on Special Cases Concerning the Punishment, etc. of Sexual Crimes (Distribution of Materials Filmed Using a Camera, etc.).
2. As mentioned in our previous statement, Gold Medalist is heartbroken by the news of the death of the late actress Kim Sae-ron, who was once with Gold Medalist, and we mourn the deceased. However, the photo of actor Kim Soo-hyun posted by Ga Se-yeon on her YouTube channel was taken when actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late actress Kim Sae-ron were dating when they were adults, and it is a photo of a body that could cause sexual shame to actor Kim Soo-hyun, and it should not be released to the public, and there is no reason for it to be released. Posting this on a YouTube channel is clearly a criminal act, and Ga Se-yeon is threatening actor Kim Soo-hyun by saying that she will continue to release the above photos in the future, so Gold Medalist has no choice but to take strong legal action against such actions. Distributing or publicly exhibiting/screening a photo of another person’s body that could cause sexual desire or shame against the will of the subject is a serious crime, and we hope that such actions will not be repeated.
3. In addition, the false facts spread by the bereaved family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron and Ga Se-yeon on broadcasts are still spreading in real time on the Internet, continuing to spread groundless rumors. Gold Medalist has been refraining from taking legal action against the family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron out of mourning for the sudden death of our agency‘s actress, the late actress Kim Sae-ron. However, the act of distributing unauthorized photos of actor Kim Soo-hyun’s body is a serious act that cannot be overlooked, and there is concern that it will be repeated in the future, so we have no choice but to file a complaint against the family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron. If the family of the late actress Kim Sae-ron and Ga Se-yeon continue to spread false information in the future, Gold Medalist cannot help but inform you that we will have no choice but to take full legal action for the sake of our agency and actress‘s reputation. End.
2025. 3. 20.
Gold Medalist Co., Ltd.’s Accusation Agent
LKB & Partners Law Firm
Jeong Hee-yeon, Donga.com Reporter shine2562@donga.com
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