Kim Sae-ron's mother demands an apology from actor Kim Soo-hyun for allegedly dating daughter when she was a minor

Kim Soo-hyun has been facing intense public scrutiny following the death of Kim Sae-ron and shocking allegations made by her family. In recent developments, the mother of the deceased actress, who was found dead by suicide on February 16, 2025, released a new statement via Garosero Research Institute on March 15, 2025.

The statement asked the actor to apologize for being in a relationship with Kim Sae-ron when she was just fifteen years old. An excerpt from the letter published by All Kpop reads:

"We demand that Kim Soo Hyun officially admit to having been in a relationship with Kim Sae Ron while she was a minor and issue a formal apology."

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More demands made by Kim Sae-ron’s mother to Kim Soo-hyun and his agency in the letter

The late actress’ mother, in the second point in the letter, demanded an apology from the Gold Medalist for its past and most recent misrepresentations to the public —claiming that Sae-ron only started dating the actor when she was of legal age and not age fifteen as claimed by her family. Kim Soo-hyun’s agency on March 14, 2025. added that the couple dated from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020.

The third demand raised by the late Korean star’s mother was for Soo-hyun’s agency and talent management company to recognize the efforts of Sae-ron in the creation of the company and to recognize her as a founding member of the Gold Medalist. The deceased’s mother also raised the issue of the 700 million KRW paid by the late singer/ actress to the Gold Medalist and demanded a refund of the said sum.

Furthermore, Sae-ron’s mother clarified that the first statement released by herself and the family did not mention the Queen of Tears actor’s name because they were dealing with false accusations from Lee Jin Ho and other YouTubers who were focused on spreading misleading information about the issue. She emphasized that her family only wanted an apology from Kim Soo-hyun and his agency.

“Our previous statement did not mention Kim Soo Hyun because we were focused on addressing false accusations from Lee Jin Ho and other cyber leakers. We seek only an official apology from Kim Soo Hyun and his agency.”

The next point of the letter addressed the family’s decision to release the scandalous photo of Kim Soo-hyun doing dishes at the late actress’s house without wearing any bottoms. Lastly, the letter revealed that Kim Sae-ron’s family planned to file a legal complaint against YouTuber Lee Jin-ho in the coming week. The family also expects a sincere apology from him.

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As of the time of writing this article, neither the Queen of Tears actor nor his agency has replied to the seven-point letter written by Sae-ron’s mother.