Hoverlab, a South Korean news commentary site on YouTube, claimed that the actor and the late actress Kim Sae-ron had been in a six-year relationship since she was 15 years old.

South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun is facing mounting backlash over allegations that he was in a relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor. The controversy has intensified both in South Korea and in China on Friday,

Rumours linking Seo to Kim Soo-hyun emerged following allegations of a past relationship between the actor and the late actress Kim Sae-ron.

According to the actor's agency's statement, Kim Sae-ron was 19 at the start of the relationship and Kim Soo-hyun was 31.

According to Goldmedalist – an agency established by Kim Soo-hyun and his cousin – the actors dated from the summer of 2019, after she became an adult, to the autumn of 2020. Kim Sae-ron was born in July 2000, while Kim Soo-hyun was born in February 1988.

Kim Soo Hyun's agency issued a statement on Mar. 14 confirming that the Korean actor had indeed been in a relationship with late actress Kim Sae Ron. But it denied that she had been a minor at the time.

The agency of Kim Soo-hyun released a new statement addressing allegations that the Korean actor dated the late Kim Sae-ron while she was a minor.

In the same report, Dispatch cited a source—described as a close acquaintance of Kim Soo Hyun—who allegedly stated that there had been an "open secret" relationship between the actor and the late actress. The report quoted the unnamed source as saying, "Kim Sae Ron's age is the issue, which is why they will never officially admit to dating."

After denying their relationship several times, South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun has finally admitted he dated late actress Kim Sae-ron but denied she was underaged at the time. His talent management agency Gold Medalist issued a statement today (March 14): "Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron were in a relationship from the summer of 2019 to autumn of 2020.

The controversy involving Kim Soo Hyun and the late Kim Sae Ron has escalated with Garo Sero Research Institute threatening to release damaging material unless he issues an apology. Allegations state their relationship began when she was a minor,

Italian luxury brand Prada has reportedly terminated its contract just months after tapping Korean star Kim Soo-hyun, who is currently in the center of the controversy involving him and the late Korean actress Kim Sae-ron.