[Update] Alleged pic of Kim Soo Hyun kissing Kim Sae Ron emerges, along with apparent text from her begging him to save her

Following the disturbing allegations of grooming and mistreatment leveled against actor Kim Soo Hyun — allegedly by Kim Sae Ron‘s family via Garo Sero Institute — a picture of Kim Soo Hyun kissing Kim Sae Ron has emerged, along with an alleged text message from her to the actor, begging him for more time to repay debts.

Assuming the picture is legitimate, I find it hard for him to credibly deny large parts of the allegations against him. Garo Sero claims the pic was taken one year after they started dating, when she was 16.

As mentioned, she allegedly sent him a message on March 19, 2024, begging him to save her from the debts.

Oppa, this is Sae Ron. I received the letter of certification today, that [your company] is suing me. You said that you would give me ample time, so I’m working hard, preparing to make a comeback. I will pay you back with a percentage from each work. I’m not saying that I won’t pay you back, but if you suddenly ask for [krw]7 ok[/krw] right now, I really can’t do anything. It’s not that I won’t, but I can’t. Do you really have to take it as far as a lawsuit? Please save me… I beg of you. Give me some time.

GOLDMEDALIST has yet to respond to this, though I imagine they’re absolutely going to have to, because on the surface this certainly looks damning to basically everybody.

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Update

Hours after the reveal, GOLDMEDALIST gave a non-response.

We have seen the live stream by Garo Sero Institute, and we are currently discussing how to deal with it. We still do not have any additional things to say. We will let you know as soon as we organize things.

I thought perhaps they were preparing an elaborate rebuttal or something.

Nope, they simply stated their position is unchanged.

On March 12, in response to the additional revelations from Kim Sae-ron’s family, Kim Soo Hyun’s agency, Gold Medalist, stated, “There is no change in our previous stance.”

Yikes.