Gold Medalist Clarifies the Relationship Between Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron and Denies Circulating Allegations

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Secondupdate.com – The agency Gold Medalist has finally spoken out regarding rumors about the relationship between actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late Kim Sae-ron.

In an official statement released on Friday, the agency denied claims that Kim Soo-hyun had a romantic relationship with Kim Sae-ron when she was still a minor.

According to a report by Soompi, the agency emphasized that their relationship only began in the summer of 2019, after Kim Sae-ron was legally considered an adult, and ended in the fall of 2020.

"Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron were in a relationship from the summer of 2019, after Kim Sae-ron legally became an adult, until the fall of 2020. It is not true that Kim Soo-hyun dated Kim Sae-ron when she was still a child," the agency stated.

Previously, a person claiming to be Kim Sae-ron's aunt alleged on the YouTube channel Garosero Research Institute that the two had been dating since 2015, when Kim Sae-ron was only 15 years old and Kim Soo-hyun was 27. Gold Medalist firmly denied this claim.

The agency also responded to photos uploaded by Kim Sae-ron on her Instagram Stories on March 24, 2024, which were later featured on the HoverLab broadcast on March 11, 2025.

"All the photos presented by HoverLab as evidence that Kim Soo-hyun had been dating Kim Sae-ron since she was a child were actually taken after she became an adult. HoverLab’s repeated claims that there is a 'photo taken in 2016' are baseless, as the two were not in a relationship at that time," the agency stated.

The photos were actually taken during the winter of 2020, not in 2016 as claimed by HoverLab.

As evidence, the agency pointed out that the clothing Kim Sae-ron was wearing in the photos was only released in June 2019. This proves that their relationship only began after Kim Sae-ron had reached legal adulthood.

Gold Medalist also clarified the matter of a letter Kim Soo-hyun sent to Kim Sae-ron during his military service.

The agency emphasized that it was not a love letter but rather a regular letter sent to a close friend, as is common among soldiers.

Regarding allegations that Kim Soo-hyun ignored Kim Sae-ron’s financial difficulties, the agency denied them.

They stated that they had helped pay off debts that Kim Sae-ron was unable to settle and also supported her in covering penalties and compensation following her drunk driving incident.

However, after the incident, Kim Sae-ron’s financial struggles worsened, making it impossible for her to pay off the remaining debt.

In December 2023, Gold Medalist ultimately recorded the debt as a loss and reported it in their financial audit on April 1, 2024.

With this statement, Gold Medalist aims to clarify the various circulating rumors and emphasize that the relationship between Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron is not as widely reported.