South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun on Monday denied allegations that he had a relationship with the late actor Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor, addressing the controversy in a teary press conference.
Kim Sae-ron, who rose to prominence as a child star in the acclaimed film "The Man from Nowhere," was found dead at her home on February 16, coinciding with Kim Soo-hyun's birthday. Her death has sparked renewed discussion over online harassment and the treatment of public figures in South Korea.
Kim Sae-ron, who rose to prominence as a child star in the acclaimed film "The Man from Nowhere," was found dead at her home on February 16, coinciding with Kim Soo-hyun's birthday. Her death has sparked renewed discussion over online harassment and the treatment of public figures in South Korea.
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00:00First of all, I'm sorry.
00:10I think so many people are suffering because of me.
00:20And I'm sorry that you can't sleep well.
00:40That's all.
00:50I think I'm a coward.
01:03I think I've always been in a hurry to protect what I have.
01:15Even when the Queen of Tears was on air, there were so many things to protect as the main actor.
01:30If I admit my relationship with the person I dated a few years ago, what will happen?
01:45The actors who act with me.
01:49All the staff who stay up all night on the set.
01:56The production company that is in charge of everything in this work.
02:02And our company staff.
02:08What's going on?
02:16Every time Kim Soo-hyun, a human being, and Kim Soo-hyun, a star, make a wrong choice,
02:29I think I've made a choice as a star Kim Soo-hyun.
02:36I'll tell you what you're most curious about.
02:51When I was a minor, I didn't go to church.
03:01And it's not true that our company made a tragic choice because of my appearance.
03:23Except for the fact that they're both actors, I was an ordinary couple, just like everyone else.
03:38We met with good feelings, and we broke up again over time.
03:50Since then, I haven't been able to contact my ex-lover.
04:00Like most lovers, it was careful to contact each other separately while breaking up.
04:17My ex-lover claims that I drove him to death because I was his ex-boyfriend.
04:32And he's forcing me to confess to something I didn't even do.
04:41He says, I've been playing with orphans since I was a minor.
04:47You forced an orphan to die with money.
04:57So you're a murderer.
05:03The first message I sent to my ex-lover is the same.
05:12This message is...
05:20There are so many wrong things that an orphan wrote.
05:31The picture of 2016 was also a picture of 2019.
05:42And if you're an orphan, you can't tell the age difference between me and the orphan.
05:57There are so many wrong things that an orphan wrote.
06:03I sent the message to the verification agency that analyzes the statements of my acquaintances.
06:24As a result, the agency concluded that the person in 2016 and 2018 were not the same person.