After tough moves to "keep the stance", threaten to sue those who spread false rumors, and deny all allegations, on March 14, the company (representing Kim Soo Hyun) had to go into the water.
After nearly 4 days of the escalating crisis, Kim Soo Hyun had to admit the things he denied.
More than once, Kim Soo Hyun and the agency have strongly denied that the actor is dating Kim Sae Ron. Even though this is "false" information.
However, when he realized that the more denial flared up, the more public outrage and further attacked Garosero's actions, Kim Soo Hyun "turned around" and admitted that he had dated Kim Sae Ron for a period of time.
This recognition makes the previous denials a play staged to distract Kim Soo Hyun's public opinion, also meaning that Kim Soo Hyun lacks sincerity and dishonesty with the audience.
In addition, in 2024, when Kim Sae Ron posted a photo with Kim Soo Hyun, the company's "cold" statements clearly plunged Kim Sae Ron into criticism and public attack.
Kim Soo Hyun could have acted differently, reducing the level of hits for his ex-girlfriend.
Kim Soo Hyun is a powerful actor with the highest salary in Korea. This actor is considered the most successful of his generation. Under the heat of Queen of Tears in 2024, Kim Soo Hyun is a pioneer artist of the new Hallyu (han Luu) wave.
The crisis related to Kim Sae Ron over the past few days has dragged many aspects of public opinion predicting Kim Soo Hyun's future. A series of questions were raised, how could a powerful artist like Kim Soo Hyun be affected after this incident?
In fact, many Korean actors are still forgive after their personal scandals. Lee Byung Hun is always a typical example. Lee Byung Hun was repeatedly accused of cheating, at the peak of 2014, when he was married to Lee Min Jung, Lee Byung Hun was accused of cheating with two female stars and was blackmailed by them.
The scandal shocked at a time when Lee Byung Hun's wife was pregnant, the actor's career was predicted to collapse. However, Lee Byung Hun returned very quickly after that, the actor also appeared in the most famous projects in Korea, Squid Game (Squid Game) both parts 1 and 2, Our Blue...
Also appearing with Lee Byung Hun in the film of the year Squid Game was Lee Jung Jae who has been involved in a series of personal scandals in the past. Lee Jung Jae was detained by the Gangnam Police Department for causing an accident while driving while intoxicated, being involved in fights twice, making sensitive statements... Lee Jung Jae was still honored with many awards after acting in Squid Game.
Another name, Jang Dong Gun - a former screen god - was also involved in a prostitution scandal with vulgar chat comments about women's bodies, but after 3 years of hiding, Jang Dong Gun has also returned to acting.
Ha Jung Woo, Joo Ji Hoon... were all involved in drug scandals, but have returned and have many new works. Joo Ji Hoon has just made a splash on the screen with the work "Trauma Care Center".
Therefore, Kim Soo Hyun's career may not be affected too much. The actor still has a project on filming.
What Kim Soo Hyun lost most was the trust of the audience.
