Meari21

If the allegations are true that they had a relationship for 6 years since she was 15 and he had started pursuing her when she was a lot younger, then there could've been serious psychological effects on her. Her DUI accident happened just a year after they supposedly broke up. Her friends and family claimed that the break up devastated her to the point that she started drinking. Take a look at the known Hollywood child actors who weren't guarded by helicopter parents like Justin Bieber and Corey Haim. They were allegedly raped and molested when they were kids. One of them got hooked on drugs and eventually took his own life. I'm not saying Saeron was molested (although she could've been), but her relationship with Soo Hyun definitely had an effect on her psychologically. The age gap and imbalance in power dynamics can deeply affect a young mind. It could've affected the way she lived her life, her choices, and even future relationships. Imagine you were in a romantic relationship with the same man since you were 15 and this man was also your boss who demanded you immediately pay up the full 700 million won you owed his company that they claimed you don't need to pay and they even said this to Dispatch, a known celebrity news site. He was ignoring your pleas, refusing to see you or take your calls. This man was your first love and probably the only man you really loved. How would you feel? I think many people don't know that Gold Medalist is Soo Hyun's company, he is the big boss, his so-called cousin/stepbrother is just a figurehead. He had all the authority to help her. All she asked for was time to pay the debt. But he ignored her completely. She posted that photo of theirs to get his attention. I think she knew that if she acted like she was threatening to expose their relationship, he would respond. It worked. Gold Medalist sent her a message threatening to sue if she released more photos and affected the drama Queen of Tears. But think about it, if she truly was some kind of mastermind out for revenge, she would've released a statement and all the evidence she had right after that to taint his image and get a deal out of it so she wouldn't have to pay her debt. But she didn't. Even when she was being harrassed by countless reporters, bullied by his fans, destroyed mentally and emotionally by the fact that she had nothing left, she chose to stay silent. We can never really know what she was thinking or feeling when she decided to end her life that day, but if she had been angry, she wouldn't have stayed silent.

If she was so enraged, she would've exposed him herself using all the evidence she had in her possession and gone to Garosero herself to speak out about everything. If she truly wanted revenge by ending her life, she could've left a suicide note addressed to him, blaming him for all her suffering. But she didn't. Her last letter to him that he never received didn't sound vindictive to me. In fact, she sounded like she wanted to move on. The fact that she legally changed her name, found a Korean-American man and had a whirlwind romance with him, married him, and fled to the States all point to her wanting to start over. But according to her husband, they realized they rushed things and weren't really suited for married life so they divorced. She returned to Korea and died alone. And to think she had a very promising career before she left YG Entertainment to sign under Soo Hyun's Gold Medalist as its first artist apart from Soo Hyun himself. That move alone is iffy. YG Entertainment is one of the biggest agencies in Korea and they managed her career well. She was a multi-awarded child actress and was poised to become the next "it" girl. But she left them and signed with an untested new agency that Soo Hyun happened to own? Her career took a nosedive the moment she transferred. Besides, this isn't just about what Saeron's family has revealed so far, but also the collection of Soo Hyun's past interviews, old blind items about him, negative articles written about him that are more than a decade old, and other controversies linked to him that had nothing to do with Saeron. If there's smoke, there's fire. I don't fully believe all the allegations against him but his actions and the sheer number of circumstantial evidence against him are hard for me to ignore.

Your comment reminds me of how people blame women for getting raped, believing they instigated the whole thing and seduced the men simply because of the way they dress. Just because a woman enjoys getting male attention, it doesn't mean they want to be sexually assaulted. Saeron was no saint but the mental and emotional pain she went through was real. What people don't understand about suicide is it's not an easy choice to make. People choose to go through with it because they feel that there's absolutely no other way out for them. The sense of hopelessness is what pushes them to end everything because that can grant them the escape that they so desperately need. What you said is not only insensitive but also ignorant. May you or any of your loved ones never experience that kind of anguish.

I don't normally criticize people's looks but I never found him handsome at all. I've met ordinary Korean men who are more attractive. lol

This is why I come here to get news. Whenever I go into Facebook or Threads, all I keep seeing are made up stories being spread by his rabid fans. I'm pretty sure they will try to debunk this by saying it's AI. Everything is manipulated and AI these days when they want to deny the authenticity of something.

Sounds like Uncle Roger's ex-wife. lol

Because he has no choice??? The people are saying that usually when a big scandal like this breaks out it's because the politicians want to cover something up or distract people from the more relevant political issues like the impeachment. I won't be surprised if this scandal exposes a left-wing politician or bureaucrat.

I think this is largely the reason why the guys at Garosero are pursuing this. There are talks among Koreans that Soo Hyun has connections with the leftists and the fact that he is being represented by the same law firm that are against the right-wing president is making that claim a little more convincing. If that is the case, then it's no wonder Garosero, who are known for their right-wing ideals, are going after Soo Hyun like rabid dogs. This is not to diminish the evidence against Soo Hyun, though. It's just a supposition of how this controversy became a national issue and why Garosero chose to expose all this when no one else would touch this topic. I would also like to add that if this "makjang drama" is indeed politically charged, then Garosero would be backed up by the rightists as well. Maybe there was a reason why Saeron's family chose to go to Garosero despite their questionable reputation. Maybe there really is more to this scandal than meets the eye. Hmmm...

Your lie in April! 🤣

And why shouldn't I? I have known her personally for 3 years and she has been nothing but kind to me despite the fact that I'm a foreigner. How long have you personally known your Kim Soo Hyun? Have you met him? Talked to him or spent time with him before he got famous? Guess what, she did. And she has proof. I chose not to believe her before but because of the recent allegations against him, I am more inclined to believe her now.

According to my friend, people thought he was lazy and unserious about school, quite immature too. I remember her asking me if I was a fan because she didn't want to offend me with that information.

So the rumors are true. I heard from a Korean friend that everyone who has ever worked with or for Gold Medalist knows that he's the one who calls the shots and that he may seem nice and friendly, but he drives everyone nuts. I also heard from another friend, who went to the same college as he did and had a chance to make his acquaintance, that it took him 10 years to finish college because he was always taking gap years. People who were acquainted with him at that time found him strange because Koreans are generally serious with their studies and those who don't finish college on time are considered "not normal". I didn't believe these rumors before but I remembered them recently because of this scandal.

You hit the nail on the head! He does strike me as someone with psychopathic tendencies. For the longest time I couldn't put my finger on it but I've always felt something was off with him like he was mentally unstable and not quite right. That press conference was very disturbing to me. It's like he was pretending to be human and it was his stage.

I've always found his acting very performative, which is why I can only say that he's a decent actor. I noticed that a lot of actors make their crying scenes somewhat of a spectacle, either crying prettily or crying in a way that would tug at your heartstrings for theatrical purposes. But when they cry for real, it's not the same. You see their bloodshot eyes, snot dripping down their noses, saliva everywhere, it's gross and it's not easy to watch (although there are some actors who cry like this in their dramas/movies too, which makes their performance more genuine). He looked like he usually does in his crying scenes, no difference whatsoever.

According to my Korean friends, he's not convincing the majority of Koreans either. One of them even laughed while talking about him crying in public.

True. I have friends who are practically ajumma and fans of his still. They refuse to see reason or even scrutinize the situation and be objective at least. They defend him like they personally know him. They keep comparing this case to every other K-pop idol or K-drama actor who was bullied unfairly for petty reasons. But this is different. He seemingly didn't just make one mistake, he made several and he needs to address them first and prove his innocence. He should've done that from the get-go instead of waiting a whole month to talk about a quarter of the allegations thrown at him, and yet he didn't really prove or disprove anything in that presscon, which is frustrating. I want to give him the benefit of the doubt but I don't know if I can anymore.

He's trending on Weibo but the consensus is not positive. Most Chinese netizens are doubting his sincerity. They keep making fun of the many times he had to drink water during the presscon because he had to keep crying. Damn, C-Netz are brutal!

I've always thought that K-Ent is a cesspool and the fans are even more toxic. I dislike the cancel culture in Korea, especially since I think some of the reasons they got cancelled for seem petty and shallow. But this scandal is different. I don't know why but I'm invested. I honestly still don't fully believe all the allegations against Kim Soo Hyun, but it has become more apparent to me that he isn't a very good person to begin with, and that I can't really trust whatever he says. Yes, it's true that many of the players in this game aren't saints either. The guys at GaroSero are certainly milking this for all it's worth and using it to attack leftists, I don't really trust what comes out of their mouths. I don't even think Kim Sae Ron was completely innocent. But I can trust the evidence. Even though most of the evidence is circumstantial, so far Sae Ron's party have given us more than just conjecture and hearsay. So unless Soo Hyun presents his own proof, I am inclined to believe the other side.

Yes. I wasn't fully convinced about the authenticity of those chat messages, but I am now. He just made it all the more obvious that he's guilty and he's trying to gain people's sympathy by appearing pathetic. If he truly did nothing wrong, then he should present his own evidence to refute the ones that came out. But no, he just wants people to give him a pass because he might end himself too if they don't stop pressuring him.

So he basically just played the victim and went for the "pity me" route. He didn't even address the evidence presented? There's proof (whether real or not) that they had a romantic relationship when she was in her early teens. He could've at least talked about those. But I guess he couldn't because he can't refute them.