Kim Soo Hyun sues the family of late actress Kim Sae Ron

According to News1 on March 20, the management company Gold Medalist said that it has entrusted a lawyer to protect Kim Soo Hyun's honor and rights. The company has accused Kim Se Eui - the operator of the YouTube channel Garo Sero Institute, the family of actress Kim Sae Ron and the person claiming to be Sae Ron's aunt for spreading the actor's private photos.

According to Kim Soo Hyun, the photo of him washing dishes at Sae Ron's house was taken during their dating period, when Kim Sae Ron was already an adult. Putting sensitive photos on a YouTube livestream could have embarrassed and hurt Kim Soo Hyun. The actor's lawyer said that the act of distributing private photos without the consent of the person in the photo is a violation of the law.

The company also accused Garo Sero Institute of threatening Kim Soo Hyun by saying "continue to publicize similar photos", putting the actor under great pressure.

In the statement, Gold Medalist expressed condolences to Kim Sae Ron's family for the loss following the actress's passing. However, the company could not ignore "illegal acts", so it took strong measures to protect its artists.

Gold Medalist said that they had restrained and given in to the actor's relatives, but could not continue because the family and Garo Sero Institute "released baseless information" that affected Kim Soo Hyun's reputation. Meanwhile, Kim Sae Ron's family said that Kim Soo Hyun dated Sae Ron when she was a minor, and demanded that the actor make a public apology.

The scandal involving Kim Soo Hyun broke out on March 10, when Garo Sero Institute quoted Kim Sae Ron's relatives, accusing the actor of "having sex with a minor" and "demanding money from Kim Sae Ron, pushing her to the brink of death."

On March 14, Soo Hyun admitted that he loved Kim Sae Ron from 2019 to 2020, when she was an adult. Gold Medalist said that they paid off Sae Ron's debt, and that they did not pressure the actress to pay the debt.

Kim Soo Hyun faced a wave of criticism from hundreds of thousands of Asian audiences. Some brands canceled advertising contracts with the actor. He has been active in the entertainment industry for 18 years, and is the ideal lover of many girls thanks to a series of roles in Dream High, Moon Embracing the Sun, My Love from the Star, The Thieves, It's Okay to Not Be Okay, Queen of Tears.Soo Hyun is considered a face that guarantees success for television projects.

Actress Kim Sae Ron was born in 2000, famous since childhood with the films The Man from Nowhere, A Brand New Life, A Girl at My Door. She passed away on February 16, Kim Soo Hyun's birthday. According to News1, the police determined that Kim Sae Ron "made an extreme choice", however, the authorities did not find a suicide note.