Kim Soo Hyun publicly denied dating Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor

Kim Soo Hyun has been in the eye of a hurricane since the multiple declarations from the late actress Kim Sae Ron’s family about the actor. Ultimately, Kim Soo Hyun was under public scrutiny for allegedly dating her as a minor.

On March 31, Kim Soo Hyun had enough and granted a press conference at Stanford Hotel in Sangam, Mapo-gu, where he confessed they had a relationship, but not in the terms the media outlets have pointed out.

“The late Kim Sae Ron and I were in a relationship for about a year, five years ago — which is four years before Queen of Tears aired. We did not date while she was a minor. We dated for about a year in 2020, four years before Queen of Tears aired. At the time, I denied the relationship. It’s only natural that people criticize me for that, and I understand if they don’t believe what I’m saying about our relationship. I’ve always thought of myself as a coward. It took me a long time to stand here today. Every time something about my private life was exposed, I kept thinking, ‘Maybe I should just tell everything tomorrow,’ or ‘Let’s just end this hellish situation.’”