"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
The family of the late Kim Sae-ron has released a recording alleging that Kim Sae-ron had a sexual relationship with actor Kim Soo-hyun during her middle school years.

On October 7th, a press conference was held in Gangnam, Seoul, by Bu Ji-seok, the legal representative of Kim Sae-ron's family from the law firm Bu-yu. The event was also attended by Kim Se-ui, the head of the YouTube channel 'Garo Sero Institute' (Gaseyeon). This press conference marks the first public statement from Kim Sae-ron's family in approximately 40 days since March 27.

During the conference, Kim Se-ui played a recording, stating, "This is a recording from January 10, 2025, at a coffee shop in New Jersey, a month before Kim Sae-ron's passing, where she disclosed her relationship with Kim Soo-hyun to an informant."
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
"I had sex with Kim Soo-hyun when I was in 2nd year of middle school, I was used"…A voice recorded a month before the death of the late Kim Sae-ron has been released
The recording, allegedly of Kim Sae-ron, includes statements such as, "I really need you to keep this confidential. I dated Soo-hyun oppa. It sounds crazy, but we dated from middle school until a bit after entering college. But Soo-hyun oppa and the people at Gold Medal, they're really scary and can do anything, so you must keep this secret. I feel like I was used since middle school. He sent me photos of him with someone else. Photos of them doing that. He said the idol he slept with smelled like seaweed, so he saved her as 'seaweed.' If I had the means, I would have exposed everything."

She continued, "The first time with him was during the winter break of my second year in middle school. Looking back, I feel like I was taken advantage of. Everyone reacts the same way, calling me crazy and asking why I didn't do anything."

Meanwhile, Kim Sae-ron was found deceased at her home in Seongdong-gu, Seoul, on February 16. Her family has been presenting messages and photos as evidence through Gaseyeon since April 10, claiming that Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun were in a relationship from 2015 to 2021, when she was a minor. Kim Soo-hyun has denied these allegations in a press conference on March 31.

Following these events, Kim Soo-hyun's legal team filed a lawsuit on April 1 against Kim Sae-ron's family, Kim Se-ui, and an unidentified individual claiming to be Kim Sae-ron's aunt, seeking damages totaling 12 billion KRW (approximately 120 million USD).

Reported by Tae Yuna, TenAsia youyou@tenasia.co.kr