On the evening of March 10, Kim Soo Hyun caused a stir on social media when a famous YouTube channel leaked information that he had dated Kim Sae Ron since she was 15 years old. The actor quickly denied the information, but the source of the information also responded harshly.

Kim Soo Hyun accused of being ‘heartless’ towards Kim Sae Ron

Kim Soo Hyun is said to have dated Kim Sae Ron since she was 15 years old.The incident began when Garosero Research Institute (also known as Garosero Institute) – a YouTube channel specializing in “revealing” the “secrets” of the Korean entertainment industry, suddenly released news about the relationship between actor Kim Soo Hyun and actress Kim Sae Ron (who passed away in February 2025). According to a person claiming to be Kim Sae Ron’s aunt, Kim Sae Ron and Kim Soo Hyun started dating in 2015. At that time, the actress was only 15 years old and the actor from My Love from the Star was 27 years old. Their secret relationship lasted until 2021 when it ended.

In 2019, when Kim Soo Hyun established his own management company called Gold Medalist, Kim Sae Ron decided not to renew her contract with YG Entertainment to join the 8X actor’s company. 

The source said that in 2022, when Kim Sae Ron was involved in a drunk driving scandal that caused an accident, Kim Soo Hyun and Gold Medalist offered to solve the actress’s problem. The actor of It’s Okay to Not Be Okay lent Sae Ron 700 million won (more than 12 billion VND) to handle the damage caused by the accident without mentioning the time she needed to pay it back. Through the incident, she was very grateful to Kim Soo Hyun and shared that she would try to work hard to pay him back this amount.

Kim Sae Ron is said to have collapsed when Kim Soo Hyun’s side suddenly demanded debt and this actor cut off all contact with her.

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In 2024, when Kim Sae Ron was financially exhausted and struggling to find work after her career went downhill due to a personal scandal, she received a notice to pay back 700 million won. The unexpected debt collection left the female star born in 2000 confused and under great pressure. She is said to have tried to contact Kim Soo Hyun but to no avail.

At that time, Kim Soo Hyun was causing a stir with the movie Queen of Tears . Sae Ron posted an intimate photo with this actor on social media to attract his attention so that he could contact her again, but failed. In addition, the 8X actor was also suspected of colluding with a famous YouTuber to bring down and bully Sae Ron. Faced with the instability that happened to her, the beauty collapsed and fell into a dead end.

Garosero Research Institute also posted an article that was captioned as a post that Kim Sae Ron had never published. In it, she confirmed that she had been in a relationship with Kim Soo Hyun for 6 years. The female star also mentioned that during her time with Gold Medalist (2020 – 2022), she worked and devoted herself but was not paid appropriately. 

The main character responds

The intimate photo of the two actors caused a stir in the online community last year.

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The above revelations immediately caused a “storm” on Korean social networks, spreading to several countries in the region, becoming a “hot” topic that caused heated discussions among Vietnamese and Chinese netizens. Many viewers criticized Kim Soo Hyun for being “heartless”, pushing Kim Sae Ron to the brink of death, hoping that the suspicion that this actor dated a minor would soon be cleared up. 

The actor’s past statements regarding his taste in girlfriends much younger than him were also “dissected” and widely discussed. Notably, the fact that the actor of the movie “The Unknown” chose to end his life on February 16, Kim Soo Hyun’s birthday, once again caused controversy. Meanwhile, many people questioned the authenticity of the information provided by the Garosero Research Institute and waited for an official response from the 37-year-old actor.

Kim Soo Hyun faces controversy after dating rumors with Kim Sae Ron

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On the evening of March 10, Kim Soo Hyun’s management company, Gold Medalist, responded that the statements made by the YouTube channel were completely false. The company strongly condemned Garosero’s malicious actions and said that they would consider taking strong legal action against the channel for spreading false information. The company expressed their sadness and regret over the passing of Kim Sae Ron, asserting that Garosero Institute’s actions damaged the honor of the late actress and the company, and asked the audience to stop spreading false information.

In response to Kim Soo Hyun’s move, the Garosero Research Institute responded harshly that night. They challenged the actor of the movie Moon Embracing the Sun to take legal action against them. The Garosero Institute also hinted at the possibility that Kim Soo Hyun would soon be accused of having sex with a minor. The channel also questioned the 8X actor: “By the way, even Won Bin attended Kim Sae Ron’s funeral. So why didn’t you come? As a human being, you should at least know some basic morality.”

The move from the Garosero Institute channel further fueled controversial debates regarding the relationship between Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron.