South Korean star Kim Soo-hyun is currently facing backlash following allegations that he was in a six-year-long relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron. The relationship reportedly started when she was 15 and he was 27 and ended in 2021.

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron were in a relationship. However, the former actor’s agency denied alleged involvement in Kim Sae Ron’s financial struggle and death.

On Feb. 16, 2025, Korean actress Kim Sae Ron was found dead at home. The death of the 24-year-old, who had risen to popularity as a child actress, was later ruled a suicide. Reports soon began to emerge that Sae Ron had owed 700 million won (S$652,000) to her former agency, Gold Medalist, at the time of her death.