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I think less. He earned ₩ 3.2B KRW just from QOT. He owns GoldMedalist (taking a slice of all his clients earnings), has earned plenty from advertisements & other roles, and must have a huge investment portfolio. The penalty will hurt but it's not gonna break him. Now add penalties for Knock Off 1 & 2 (should D+ pull the plug) and we're starting to get somewhere.

Industry insiders estimate KSH could face a penalty of around ₩1.32 billion KRW (about $911,000 USD).

Read the families statements. They have been concise and focused and consistent from the start. They even asked GM to stop trying to bribe them off. If they were about a payoff, they would have taken it a week ago. If they were about destroying him, they would have released everything a week ago, all at once.

Compare that to GoldMedalist's statements. They have been verbose, confusing and changing course to react to every new development. This reeks of panic and desperation. Now they are on the offensive, trying to change the story from being about him to slandering her.

Dramas about news reporters should include a Fantasy tag because they perpetrate the illusion that journalists are independent idealists seeking to root out corruption and expose evildoers. When the reality is, the same private equity firms and oligarchs. who own the studios, networks, luxury brands & other advertisers—they also own the news and entertainment media companies. KSH doesn't just represent the elite of SK acting & brand representation, but he also owns a top studio (GoldMedalist). He is one of them, and the system is designed to protect their own.

Any journalist who is willing to report unaltered truth wouldn't get hired by any of these firms. And if one of them has a change of heart, they will quickly be fired (or worse!)

Only a snowball effect of a story like KSH's scandal garnering widespread global interest has a chance to crack this behemoth. And the chance is slime to none. (Yet I hold out hope!)

I expect they will time it to drop immediately after the next presentation by Sae Ron's family. They will use the press conference to change the story to pull the focus away from him and onto her. (Look here! Not there!) And the willing media will comply as he is a huge part of the industry which pays their bills.

The family released that photo first BECAUSE it doesn't reveal his face. They are giving KSH every opportunity to come clean before too much damning evidence is put into the public domain. They chose that dishwashing photo because they expect he recognized it and hoped it would motivate him to capitulate. They also said they have video as well which does show his face. (I forget whether the picture is a video still or a separate photo). Each new release is more damning to gradually increase the pressure. The family doesn't want to slander KSH., They want him to admit the truth of the relationship and apologize.

Also, AI can also be identified via forensics,

But there is proof in the form of prime facia (demonstrative) evidence: photos & videos of them together containing hair style/bangs, t-shirts and eyewear all dated to when she was a minor. The family is having these authenticated by forensics experts and I expect it will subsequently be elevated to the level of hard aka real evidence.

The New York "marry" photo has a Facetune app watermark

x.com/slyvaineaster/status/1902389749119382013#m

The New York "marry" photo has a Facetune app watermark

x.com/slyvaineaster/status/1902389749119382013#m

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Rumors are circulating that GoldMedalist's damage control teams are offering huge sums in cash and contracts to anyone in the industry willing to share anecdotes about KSR which put her in a bad light at their upcoming press conference. They are also seeking to purchase any compromising evidence which might be used as leverage against any of these individuals who might resist the first offer. Carrot & stick.

I presume any & all celebrities, politicians, & salespeople to be untrustworthy until proven otherwise.

That said, I'll give the benefit of the doubt to just about anyone I meet fact-to-face that they are as they present themselves to be. (Until proven otherwise.)

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That article says his fee represents a major portion of the QOT budget. Now I wonder, what did Kim Ji Won earn? She was the star and central character. Why do women earn so much less than men? Could it be that most viewers are women and they watch because of the love interest rather than the protagonist?

Taiwanese outlet ET Today reported that KSH's fan event is now in danger of being canceled. Industry insiders estimate he could face a penalty of around ₩1.32 billion KRW (about $911,000 USD).

koreaboo.com/news/kim-soo-hyun-in-danger-facing-billion-won-penalty-upcoming-fan-meeting/

Innocent of what exactly? Grooming a minor, dating her, staying with her in her apartment alone, forcing her to leave her agency to join the one he owns so he would have more control over her, forcing her to switch messaging apps to one (Telegram) where the content quickly gets deleted automatically, or lying about it?

It's always so obvious in hindsight! I think we (most anyway) naturally want to think the best of people.

Now that you mention it, I just ate some with my sandwich. I hadn't realized! 🤣😂

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Birds of a feather:

Lee Jin ho previously claimed that Kim Sae Ron's relationship with Kim Soo hyun was all a delusion, but it turned out to be a lie. LJH also claimed that KSR didn't work part-time, but it turned out to be a lie.

Kim Soo Hyun also claimed that he and Kim Sae Ron never dated, but it turned out to be a lie. KSH insisted he never visited KSR's apartment, but it turned out to be a lie.