Seto Kanna: Pedophile KpOp star Kim Soo Hyun faces Criminal Charges over Fornication with an Underage Kim Sae Ron

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Dating A Minor

Kim Soo Hyun recently found himself embroiled in controversy after being accused of having a relationship with the late actress Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor (15), while he was 27.

Could Kim Soo Hyun face criminal charges over alleged romance with an underage Kim Sae Ron? Expert weighs in

During a Korean network broadcast, a legal expert spoke out about the possibility of Kim Soo Hyun being charged for a sexual offence involving a minor.

As more and more evidence of Kim Soo Hyun’s alleged relationship with Kim Sae Ron is released by who claims to be the late actress’ family through the YouTube channel HoverLab (better known as Garosero Institute), K-drama fans can’t help but wonder if the Queen of Tears megastar will face legal action. Being one of the highest-paid Korean actors, Soo Hyun is now embroiled in a controversy that no one saw coming.

Proof of Kim Soo Hyun’s alleged relationship with an underage Kim Sae Ron comes out

However, as the chatter continues to spill what is now starting to appear as credible proof of his inappropriate advances towards then-underage actresses, Hallyu fans have repeatedly brought up the discussion surrounding the possibility of facing criminal charges for a sexual offence involving a minor.

HoverLab has so far alleged that Kim Soo Hyun started dating Kim Sae Ron in 2015 when he was 27 and she was 15. The It’s Okay Not to Be Okay actor’s agency, Gold Medalist, initially vehemently denied the claims. However, as the YouTube channel released past unseen pictures of the two actors, the company was cornered into admitting the pair’s relationship, but maintaining that they were both adults when their romance took shape.

HoverLab alleges that certain photos of the two were taken in 2016 when Kim Sae Ron was underage:

“The photos shared by Kim Sae Ron on her Instagram Stories on March 24, 2024 and those shown in HoverLab’s broadcast on March 11, 2025 depict private moments of the two during their relationship in the winter of 2020. The outfit worn by Kim Sae Ron in those photos was released by a brand in June 2019, making HoverLab’s claim that the photos were taken in 2016, when Kim Sae Ron was a minor, impossible,” the agency added.

Kim Soo Hyun’s agency revises official statement

According to the South Korean agency, Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron dated from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020, after the Bloodhounds actress became an adult. Even though Gold Medalist continues to firmly refute The Producers actor’s past relationship with a then-underage Kim Sae Ron, the incendiary chatter surrounding these claims has already done enough damage to Kim Soo Hyun’s once untouchable reputation.

Legal expert weighs in on Kim Soo Hyun’s scandal

In light of the growing scandal, a legal expert recently weighed in on the chances of the Queen of Tears actor being caught in legal trouble. On March 14, KST, an attorney appearing on YTN’s ‘News Square 2 PM’ explained, “The laws regarding sexual offences against minors were revised in May of 2020. According to the revisions, if an adult engages in physical intimacy or sexual relations with a minor under the age of 16, regardless of whether there was consent, it may be deemed statutory rape or molestation.”

According to AllKpop, the lawyer added, “But before the 2020 revision, the law only applied to minors under the age of 13. This means that in 2015, when Kim Sae Ron was 15 years old, the previous law was still in effect. Because the previous laws only applied to minors under the age of 13, the fact that they were simply in a relationship at the time would not be sufficient grounds for legal punishment.”

Further detailing the complicated situation, the attorney said, “Because she was 15 at the time, in order to legally punish Kim Soo Hyun for a sexual offence involving a minor, there must be proof of sexual contact or relations. Given what information has been revealed so far, it seems difficult to press criminal charges against him for a sexual offence involving a minor.”

Kim Sae Ron was found dead at her residence in Seoul on February 16. She died by suicide, as per the Seongdong Police. The actress stepped away from the limelight after her DUI incident in 2022.