The ongoing controversy involving actor Kim Soo Hyun and the late actress Kim Sae Ron continues to heighten with new claims released by HOVERLAB (Garo Sero Research Institute) and the latest statement released by Gold Medalist.
With the continued back-and-forth between the two parties, various online communities and social media platforms have been teeming with coverage of Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron.
Recently, one netizen brought to attention Kim Sae Ron's appearance in a reality show where she was seen cooking at home. Four years ago, Kim Sae Ron appeared on a variety show that follows celebrities through the day, revealing their daily life. In the show, Kim Sae Ron revealed that she likes to cook at home and showed off the dishes she made.
During the show, Kim Sae Ron also shared that she enjoys inviting friends over to cook and spend time at home.
The netizen brought to light one of the claims made by Kim Sae Ron's aunt. The netizen shared, "She attended a cooking academy for three years during high school and made all the dishes herself. According to her aunt, she only had dates (with Kim Soo Hyun) at home."
This netizen then shed light on the situation Kim Sae Ron must have been in during the time she dated Kim Soo Hyun. The netizen wrote, "She dropped out of high school due to bullying, and spending six years with an older man meant she spent a third of her life dating someone significantly older than her peers. Even for an ordinary student, a high school relationship can have a huge impact. But for a teenager who wasn’t attending school, only occasionally acting, the influence of a boyfriend must have been even greater. He told her he would take responsibility and marry her. Even when she left her agency, he said he would take responsibility. That’s why she moved to Kim Soo Hyun’s newly established company."
Many Korean netizens revisited the situation and re-evaluated the controversy, with many expressing concerns about Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron's relationship. They commented:
"Private dates at home... lol. Even for adults, if you only have private dates at home, you start to wonder 'what is this?'"
"At her age, she must've been on social media a lot and at that age, you want to show off and do a lot of things. But she only enjoyed home dates... That's terrible. Kim Soo Hyun is definitely not in the right mind... What was he doing with such a young child? This is so heartbreaking."
"It's so terrifying how they 'only' had home dates."
"You should avoid guys who prefer home dates. They’re a red flag. There's a 99% chance they know they don’t measure up compared to other couples outside, don’t think highly of their girlfriend either, and are just trying to be cost-efficient. It’s not because they’re introverted or homebodies—they just see their girlfriend as someone who comes over for that."
"Kim Soo Hyun is one thing but I really don't understand her parents. No matter or even if he said he would take responsibility, how can they sit and watch their young daughter date an older man like that? They didn't say anything until now. I can only see it as them wanting to get some money from him. They only see their daughter as a means to earn money, even when she was alive and even when she passed."
"What were her family doing...?"
"I've come to realize how dangerous grooming crimes are through this incident. They are especially harmful to minors who have not yet developed a stable sense of self."
"So she dated him for six years like that and the (DUI) accident supposedly happened 7 months after break up. Which means she must've been having a hard time over the breakup."
"This is so heartbreaking."
"I expected this since there was no sighting of the two by people outside."
"I guess that's why the only video they have of Kim Soo Hyun is him doing the dishes."
"This is so heartbreaking because she never even had a proper date at that age... This is making me tear."
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