Actor Kim Soo-hyun / Courtesy of tvN
Actor Kim Soo-hyun has change into the middle of a rising controversy following allegations that he was in a romantic relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was underage.
The declare, made by the YouTube channel Hoverlab on Monday, has despatched shock waves by the leisure and retail industries, probably damaging the actor’s picture.
Shortly after the declare was made, Kim’s company, Gold Medalist, strongly denied the allegations, calling them „utterly false“ and warning of the „strongest doable authorized motion.“
Hoverlab claimed the 2 had been seeing one another for six years, beginning when she was 15, citing remarks from her bereaved household.
Kim Sae-ron, star of hit movies „The Man from Nowhere“ and „The Neighbors,“ was discovered lifeless at her house final month. She was 24.
The day after the allegations had been made, Hoverlab launched a photograph displaying the actor kissing Kim Sae-ron on the cheek, additional fueling hypothesis.
The backlash has been swift. Viewers are calling for MBC’s selection present, „Good Day,“ hosted by Okay-pop icon G-Dragon, to drop him from the music present’s lineup.
The „Queen of Tears“ star can be set to make his Disney+ debut with „Knock-Off,“ a drama set through the economically tumultuous instances within the wake of the 1997 Asian monetary disaster.
Kim portrays a person whose unusual life is upended by the disaster, propelling him to the highest of the worldwide counterfeit market.
The discharge date for the collection has but to be introduced.
The scandal has additionally positioned firms which have signed him as a model ambassador in a tough place.
Homeplus, a serious grocery chain, not too long ago employed him to assist revamp its picture amid monetary struggles.
„There isn’t any change for now, and we’ll resolve after assessing the scenario,“ the corporate mentioned.
Bakery chain Tous les Jours, owned by CJ Foodville, faces a looming choice as its contract with Kim is about to run out on the finish of this month. The corporate re-signed him in September final yr, 9 years after their preliminary 2012-2015 partnership. (Yonhap)
