According to the actor's agency's statement, Kim Sae-ron was 19 at the start of the relationship and Kim Soo-hyun was 31.

After denying their relationship several times, South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun has finally admitted he dated late actress Kim Sae-ron but denied she was underaged at the time. His talent management agency Gold Medalist issued a statement today (March 14): "Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron were in a relationship from the summer of 2019 to autumn of 2020.

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun's agency, Gold Medalist, has finally addressed the controversy over his alleged past relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron. Although Gold Medalist initially announced that they would release a full statement on the issue next week,

Kim Soo Hyun 's agency, GOLDMEDALIST, has issued a detailed statement addressing the ongoing controversy surrounding the actor's past relationship with the late actress, Kim Sae Ron. The statement, released on March 14, 2025, comes earlier than the agency's previously announced timeline for a response.

According to Goldmedalist – an agency established by Kim Soo-hyun and his cousin – the actors dated from the summer of 2019, after she became an adult, to the autumn of 2020. Kim Sae-ron was born in July 2000, while Kim Soo-hyun was born in February 1988.

On Feb. 16, 2025, Korean actress Kim Sae Ron was found dead at home. The death of the 24-year-old, who had risen to popularity as a child actress, was later ruled a suicide. Reports soon began to emerge that Sae Ron had owed 700 million won (S$652,000) to her former agency, Gold Medalist, at the time of her death.

Gold Medalist reacted to claims about Kim Soo-Hyun being in an inappropriate relationship with Kim Sae-Ron ever since she was 15. While the agency strongly rejected the accusation of the actor dating a minor,

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Kim Soo Hyun's agency released an official statement earlier than scheduled on Friday to address the recent allegations surrounding the actor.

In the same report, Dispatch cited a source—described as a close acquaintance of Kim Soo Hyun—who allegedly stated that there had been an "open secret" relationship between the actor and the late actress. The report quoted the unnamed source as saying, "Kim Sae Ron's age is the issue, which is why they will never officially admit to dating."

Actor Kim Soo Hyun's agency has released a new statement earlier than originally scheduled. While Kim Soo Hyun's agency GOLDMEDALIST had previously