Kim Soo Hyun's legal battle over relationship rumors with the late Kim Sae Ron takes a new turn as text messages sent by Kim Sae Ron before her tragic passing are now brought to light.
Revealed by the Garosero Research Institute (GaSeYeon) on March 10, the YouTube channel that first uncovered the alleged six-year romance between the two based on claims from Kim Sae Ron's family, a recent video was released on the 11th.
The video's thumbnail displayed a text message supposedly from Kim Sae Ron to Kim Soo Hyun, accompanied by a photo showing Kim Soo Hyun planting a kiss on Kim Sae Ron's cheek when she was 16, still in middle school.
The unveiled text message reads, "Oppa, I’m Sae Ron. I got a certified letter. I’m suing you. You said you’d give me plenty of time, so I’m diligently preparing for my comeback, and I’ll pay you back a few percent of each project little by little. It’s not that I won’t pay it back, but if you ask for 700 million right away, I really can’t do it. It’s not that I won’t, but I can’t. Do I really have to go to court? Please save me. Please give me time."
GaSeYeon also alleged that the blurred-out phone number in the screenshot belonged to Kim Soo Hyun.
The text message was dated March 19, 2024, merely five days before Kim Sae Ron shared a picture with Kim Soo Hyun on her social media accounts. Promptly following the post, Kim Soo Hyun's agency, Gold Medalist, swiftly refuted the dating speculations, which were later deemed as Kim Sae Ron's self-dating controversy.
Previously, on March 10, GaSeYeon highlighted a statement from Kim Sae Ron's family, which disclosed, "The deceased dated Kim Soo Hyun for six years since she was 15. She later switched to another agency at Kim Soo Hyun’s suggestion but did not receive sufficient support from either the agency or Kim Soo Hyun."
In response, Gold Medalist firmly denied the claims, stating, "These are baseless allegations that we strongly condemn, and we intend to pursue the most stringent legal actions against Garosero Research Institute for spreading misinformation."
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