LKB & Partners, legal representative for Kim Soo Hyun's management company - Gold Medalist, stated on March 24: "Kim Se Eui - the operator of YouTube channel Garosero - threatened during a live broadcast on March 21-22, that they would release a video of actor Kim Soo Hyun if Disney+ did not cancel the release of the show Knock-Off.
We have filed a lawsuit against Kim Se Eui for threatening under the Penal Code.
Disney+s Knock-Off has completed production, but its release has been delayed due to growing controversy surrounding the relationship between the main actor Kim Soo Hyun and the late actor Kim Sae Ron.
Knock-Off depicts the process of Kim Sung Jun (played by Kim Soo Hyun), from an ordinary office worker to a counterfeit market boss, after losing his job in the 1997 exchange rate crisis (IMF).
According to IIlgan Sports, Knock-Off is Disney+s most anticipated film in the first half of 2025, with an investment of about 60 billion won. No specific disclosure has been made about Kim Soo Hyun's salary, but it is expected to be up to 800 million won, near the highest in the industry.
Gold Medalist's legal representative also criticized YouTube channel Garosero for mentioning the "N-chatted room" in a recent live broadcast: "They intentionally misunderstood the public that Kim Soo Hyun committed a crime similar to the "N-chatted room" case and that there was a video recording that behavior.
However, like the previous slander, this is completely untrue and a serious crime that cannot be ignored.
Previously, on March 20, Gold Medalist Company sued Garosero for releasing a sensitive photo of Kim Soo Hyun (a photo of himself doing a dishwashing at Kim Sae Ron's house released on March 15), accusing him of violating the Special Law on penalties for Sexual Crimes (including the act of distributing sensitive images).
Kim Soo Hyun expressed deep regret that Garosero continued to repeat the offense by re-posting the photo the next day (March 21): "Garosero's behavior is another crime, showing disregard for the law and the investigation agency, which is unimaginable" - Gold Medalist's legal representative stated.
Previously, since March 10, YouTube channel Garosero has continuously accused Kim Soo Hyun of dating Kim Sae Ron for 6 years, since she was a minor. They confirmed that this information was based on documents provided by the family and acquaintances of the late actor Kim Sae Ron.
In response, Kim Soo Hyun's management company announced that the actor dated Kim Sae Ron from "summer 2019 to Fall 2020", when she was old enough to mature.
