Korean actor Kim Soo-Hyun denies an accusation of dating with a minor

South Korean actor Kim Soo-Hyun denied on Monday (31) allegations that he would have boyfriend Kim Sae-Ron when she was a minor and began to cry by saying that he could not “admit what is not true.”

Brands like Prada cut relations with the actor in the midst of the controversy about her relationship with Kim Sae-Ron, who was found dead in February in a supposed suicide. She was 24 years old.

Kim, 37, said he dated Kim Sae-Ron five years ago for about a year, but not when she was a minor. He stated that an exhibition on YouTube launched this month cited false testimonies and evidence, including messaging screenshots that could not be from the actress.

Kim Sae-Ron was born in July 2000. The age of consent in South Korea is 16 years.

“I didn’t dating the deceased when she was a minor. And it’s not true that the deceased has made a tragic choice because I made a thick look at a press conference on Monday about allegations that their relationship led to her suicide.

Lawyers representing Kim Soo-Hyun and his agency said on Monday that they sued the people involved in the Youtube exhibition for a total of $ 8.15 million in damage and reported them to the authorities for defamation and violation of the information protection law.

A lawyer who represents Kim Sae-Ron’s relatives could not be contacted immediately to comment on the matter.

Kim Sae-Ron was one of South Korea’s most promising actresses until his career was harmed after a drunk driving incident in 2022.

Kim Soo-Hyun gained fame in South Korea and China for his role in successful South Korean dramatic series “My Love of the Stars” and “Queen of Tears”.