how serious is this issue in korea?? will directors still cast him? i think even squid game actors had bad controversies…
It is very serious indeed.
KSH is at the very top of celebrity status and product influencing. And he owns his own agency, which totally fumbled the crisis in a most embarrassing way (getting caught in lie after lie, being exposed for attempts to intimidate and bribe), many other celebrities and industry figures have been exposed as cowards or slaves to gag orders and nondisclosure agreements, and the SK media is likewise exposed as feckless stenographers for elites who typically remain above the law.
This appears to be a seminal moment where business-as-usual no longer applies and just about anything might happen next.
I watched it when it first aired. I don't hate this drama whatsoever, but neither do I care about the ratings drop due to the reaction to recent revelations about the male lead. I honestly do not understand why MDL ratings would be a cause of concern for you or anyone. It's not like it has any real meaning.
I think KSH has fled the country. He may never return. I saw some reports that he left via air immediately after…
Getting caught in the first lie (that they never dated) was proof enough, already. Then GoldMedalist Studio kept issuing additional statements (7 in total) because they kept getting caught in lies. Fleeing the country is just icing on the cake!
I saw some comments pointing fingers at her family that they've failed to protect and educate her. While they…
Well his parents divorced and one of his half-brothers is also his cousin, so that means that either his dad married his ex-wife's sister, or they tried to hide their shame by lying about the "cousin's" true relationship. So yeah, KSH lacked positive role models.
KSH' shopping mall/ panties scandal gets even worse!
After this incident, he got dropped from an Olympus deal and his agency had to pay penalties (3X the initial pay). There's an article about him crying about it at his college entrance exam. So he knew exactly how KSR would feel when the threatening certified letters were sent by GoldMedalist a year ago.
In the United Kingdom, calling someone a groomer is enough to get you thrown in prison for a decade. I am not exaggerating. (So is silently praying inside your own home if you live too close to an abortion clinic.) The world is nuts!
Grooming is not only prevalent in SK entertainment industry, Hollywood is also a bedrock of pedophiles. https://news.un.org/en/story/2024/03/1147247With…
You are not wrong, but UN Peacekeepers are notorious for perpetrating sexual abuse!
There might be another victim after Kim Saeron , he needs to be investigated asap .
The momentum needs to keep building until the entire industry is exposed and individuals are freed to speak their truths. It seems there are more than a few people with stories to tell that should be shared without stigma or retribution against them, so real change might occur.
Seems like the only thing you will take as evidence is Soohyun saying it himself. How convenient for him. Meanwhile…
Many examples of several types of evidence are already available.
Besides GoldMedalist's retraction of their initial lie that the actors "never dated" to tentatively admit "some dating occurred", the actors' own social media photos have been presented to provide some compelling evidence that the studio is still fudging the facts. And being caught in a lie elevates that evidence in both the court of public opinion as well as in a court of law.
The studio was forced to reframe their statements (again) after shrewd netizens compared outfits, eyeglasses and hairstyles to verify that the relationship started much earlier (and lasted longer) than GoldMedalist had stipulated, after—again—having to retract their initial lies and admit their the relationship was in fact, real.
You can see the slippery slope of the studio's changing statements here:
He fled the country. Right now, he is probably huddled on the floor in the closet of his hotel suite, madly scrolling…
Yeah, we don't know. I thought I saw something about him at the airport—hence my comment—but I can't find anything now. He was last spotted at the Good Day filming (his presence was unexpected, but they did not dare turn him away) on the 13th.
I hope he won’t be able to comeback ever again but why do I feel like his case gonna be like those actors in…
Because KSH is more than just an actor. He is a cog in a machine which includes multiple studios, multiple sponsors—advertising companies, fashion lines, media publishers, support industries, etc. Lots of people are working and earning on projects revolving around the star/cash-cow/creep, and are looking out for their own interests. Sadly, this usually results in facts being suppressed and victims being sacrificed. It's a bloody business, the entertainment industry. All the glitz is on the outside while the true reality is hidden from view. Few escape unscathed.
He fled the country. Right now, he is probably huddled on the floor in the closet of his hotel suite, madly scrolling through news reports & social media comments while his associates visit all his international banks to make withdrawals before the lawsuits seize his assets.
KSH is at the very top of celebrity status and product influencing. And he owns his own agency, which totally fumbled the crisis in a most embarrassing way (getting caught in lie after lie, being exposed for attempts to intimidate and bribe), many other celebrities and industry figures have been exposed as cowards or slaves to gag orders and nondisclosure agreements, and the SK media is likewise exposed as feckless stenographers for elites who typically remain above the law.
This appears to be a seminal moment where business-as-usual no longer applies and just about anything might happen next.
After this incident, he got dropped from an Olympus deal and his agency had to pay penalties (3X the initial pay). There's an article about him crying about it at his college entrance exam. So he knew exactly how KSR would feel when the threatening certified letters were sent by GoldMedalist a year ago.
koreaboo.com/news/kim-soo-hyun-university-classmates-post-resurfaces-online/
Besides GoldMedalist's retraction of their initial lie that the actors "never dated" to tentatively admit "some dating occurred", the actors' own social media photos have been presented to provide some compelling evidence that the studio is still fudging the facts. And being caught in a lie elevates that evidence in both the court of public opinion as well as in a court of law.
The studio was forced to reframe their statements (again) after shrewd netizens compared outfits, eyeglasses and hairstyles to verify that the relationship started much earlier (and lasted longer) than GoldMedalist had stipulated, after—again—having to retract their initial lies and admit their the relationship was in fact, real.
You can see the slippery slope of the studio's changing statements here:
koreaboo.com/lists/kim-soo-hyun-kim-sae-ron-dating-relationship-gold-medalist-agency-statements-recap-timeline-update/
pannchoa.com/2025/03/theqoo-actress-lee-els-twitter.html
Also, FYI, you can see twitter posts without an account by replacing 'x.com' in the link with 'nitter.poast.org'
nitter.poast.org/2L_ibnida
Considering his inability to grow facial hair, he must be really upset about all the best cosmetic surgeons being back in Seoul.