明星 2025年5月7日 星期三13:55 Tracy
Deceased actress Kim Saeron’s legal representative, lawyer Soh Jiho of the law firm ‘Fuyu,’ held a press conference today with YouTube channel ‘Horizontal Research Institute’ (abbreviated as ‘Hengyan Institute’) representative Kim Seo-ee, publicly disclosing pre-death recordings of Kim Saeron accusing actor Kim Soo-hyun and revealing the recent attack on the holder of the recording in the United States. This is the second statement from the family after the press conference on March 27 this year, 40 days later.
Recording Content: Accusations of ‘Coercive Relationship’ and Misconduct by Kim Soo-hyun
Kim Seo-ee publicly released a recording claimed to have been taken on January 10, 2025 (US time), stating that the recording was a conversation between Kim Saeron and an informant at a cafe in New Jersey a month before her death. According to the recording, Kim Saeron revealed the following accusations:
▼ Dating and breakup times: Dated Kim Soo-hyun since middle school, broke up in early college, and stated, ‘I felt exploited since middle school.’
▼ Disputed sexual relationship: First intimate encounter during sophomore winter break, admitted ‘now thinking it was coerced,’ and mentioned facing external criticism of mental state for not resisting.
▼ Insulting others’ privacy: Accused Kim Soo-hyun of sending intimate photos with other idols (original words: 그 짓 하는 사진이요/Photos of doing that), and labeled the other person’s phone contact as ‘Seaweed’ for the reason of ‘seaweed taste.’
Talent agency’s failed 4 billion KRW acquisition of recording
Kim Seo-ee further revealed that a senior official from Kim Soo-hyun’s talent agency ‘Gold Medalist’ had contacted the holder of the recording, offering to acquire the recording for 4 billion KRW, following which Kim Soo-hyun’s legal team also attempted to contact the person, but no agreement was reached.
Holder of recording attacked, family accuses ‘incitement to murder’
The press conference was prompted by the recent attack on the holder of the recording in the United States, with even the daughter being implicated. Lawyer Jiho Soh pointed out:
▼ The individual was attacked by Korean and Chinese nationals of Korean descent on April 30 in the United States, stabbed 9 times in the neck (according to the publicly available medical report at the scene, there were also injuries to the head and neck, as well as a concussion, totaling 32 stitches).
▼ The assailant entered the United States from JFK Airport in New York, and the case is currently being investigated by the FBI.
▼ The family believes the incident is ‘incitement to murder’ and decided to publicly disclose some evidence to prevent the situation from escalating.
▼ The holder of the recording’s wife is a foreign national, and in the interview, it was mentioned that actor Won Bin provided a lot of help.
The public release of the recording content and the attack case may have put Kim Soo-hyun in a legal and image crisis. Currently, ‘Gold Medalist’ has not responded to the accusations.