On May 7, the media and social media were stirred up when the lawyer representing the late actor Kim Sae Ron's family and YouTube channel Garosero held a press conference, announcing the recording that was believed to have been made by Kim Sae Ron himself in January 2025, at a coffee shop in New Jersey (USA).
In the recording, the voice, said to be Kim Sae Ron, confessed that she had dated Kim Soo Hyun since high school, and that the two had sex when Kim Sae Ron was just in high school.
Gold Medalist - Kim Soo Hyun's management company - was accused of offering billions of won to the information provider to get the recording. When the person who provided the information refused to provide evidence, he was said to have been threatened and attacked, endangering his life on May 1.
Notably, Garosero channel released a voice message from the wife of the record keeping. In it, this woman suddenly sent her thanks to actor Won Bin for quietly going to the US to help after her husband was attacked.
I am also grateful to Won Bin. At first, I didn't know who he was, I didn't know he was famous in Korea. He arrived quietly. His kindness is meaning beyond our imagination, the woman said.
This detail has been noticed and discussed. Because Won Bin and Kim Sae Ron have a good relationship.
When Kim Sae Ron was only 10 years old, she co-starred with Won Bin (then 32 years old) in the movie "The Man from Nowhere" released in 2010. The chemistry between the uncle and nephew co-stars left a deep impression on the screen.
The media also revealed that Won Bin was a heavy smoker, but he decided to quit because he had to work a lot with his child actor, afraid that Sae Ron would inhale cigarette smoke.
On February 17, Won Bin was one of the earliest artists to appear at Kim Sae Ron's funeral. He clearly showed his sad face and red eyes, feeling endlessly sorry for the passing of his young grandmother and grandchild.
Won Bins wife, who had never even worked with Kim Sae Ron, also sent a wreath to the funeral.
After Kim Soo Hyun's management company denied that the recording of Kim Sae Ron's voice was fake and that the record keeping was a scammer, the public raised many questions about the reason Won Bin was mentioned.
Many viewers question whether Won Bin's immediate flight from Korea to the US to visit the attacked man was real or not? What is the relationship between this man, Kim Sae Ron and Won Bin, for the famous actor to do so?
Some viewers reasoned that if the record keeping person was a real scammer, mentioning Won Bin was a detail that helped increase public trust. Because the actor is known to respect and love Kim Sae Ron.
However, since the scandal between Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron broke out, although Won Bin has been mentioned many times, he has never spoken out to express his views.
