Was the image of the ”Queen of Tears” really that important to the ”crying” actor Kim Soo Hyun? Is being a ”coward” something that can be solved?

Actor Kim Soo Hyun appeared in person for the first time in about 20 days to clarify his position after being in an uproar over all the allegations and commotion.

　Kim Soo Hyun held an emergency press conference at the Stanford Hotel Korea in Seoul on the afternoon of the 31th (today) and spoke about his position on the late actress Kim Sae-ron's death and the allegations of dating a minor.

　He first revealed that he had been in a relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron (who was not a minor) for about a year, starting five years ago in 2019.

　He added "I did not date the deceased when he was a minor. It is not true that the deceased made a tragic choice because I ignored him and my agency put pressure on the deceased's debts." These words of his are a direct adherence to the existing position that his agency GOLDMEDALIST have sent to the media.

　Kim Soo Hyun said, "The bereaved family and a YouTube channel (Garosero Institute) have labelled me a 'paedophile' and 'groomer' based on evidence from a KakaoTalk exchange in 2016. This is not true. False testimonies and false evidence continue."

　Kim Soo Hyun revealed that when the deceased uploaded photos of him and Kim Soo Hyun at the time of the broadcast of the drama Queen of Tears (9th Mar - 28th Apr 2024), he did not admit to the fact that they were dating because of the image of the male lead in Queen of Tears, the ripple effect on the drama and his timid character. He revealed that he was a coward.

　He said "At the time of the broadcast of Queen of Tears, I had too many things to protect as a leading actor. If I had admitted at that time that I was in a relationship with someone I had dated a few years earlier, something would have happened to me" and said, “Even if I could go back to the time when ”Queen of Tears’ aired, I would make this choice again."

　Kim Soo Hyun added "I consider myself a coward. I was always too busy protecting what I had. That's why it took me such a long time to stand here", he said shedding tears.

　Kim Soo Hyun's response was unfortunately not quick enough, and as a result he was labelled a liar due to the circumstances surrounding him.

　His agency, GOLDMEDALIST, sent five position statements to the media since the 10th of this month and embarked on a press conference on 31st (today).

　The position statements were consistent in denying the claims of Garosero Institute and the bereaved family. It seemed to concentrate only on the legal defence. Of course, as Kim Soo Hyun said, you cannot say you did what you did not do.

　The law is important, but public sentiment is also important, so much so that he is a popular star. Sometimes the emotional law (?) is more frightening than the actual law. is more frightening.

　However, Kim Soo Hyun was not able to fully resolve the allegations raised and the concerns that the public deserved to have. Once the time to respond is missed, the next move becomes even more difficult.