Kim Sae Ron’s Family Responds To Rumors Of Her Relationship With Popular Idol

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Recently, Korean media outlets reported on the alleged relationship between Kim Sae Ron and a popular idol, “A,” in 2018.

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The reports stated that Kim Sae Ron and “A” broke up briefly in 2019 but reunited in early to mid-2022. This was when Kim Sae Ron was suffering from her drunk driving incident. It is said that “A” lent a large sum of money to Kim Sae Ron as she struggled financially.

On May 22, KST, a rRon’sentative of Kim Sae Ron’s family, talked to Hankyung over a phone call, addressing these reports. They denied that Kim was romantically involved with the said idol, adding that she was too sincere in her feelings toward Kim Soo Hyun to get involved with anyone else.

Kim Sae Ron was by no means a promiscuous person. She was always sincere when meeting people and originally had a laid-back personality with many ‘male friends’…During her relationship with Kim Soo Hyun, her feelings for him were deep. So as far as I know, she didn’t even have the leisure to meet anyone else.

— Kim Sae Ron’s representative

They continuedRon’stating that Kim Sae Ron’s family was distressed because of the “indiscriminate information and distorted facts” being spread around by YouTubers. “Regardless of the truth of the content, the excessive intrusion into her private life is causing the family immense pain,” they added.

Previously, Kim Sae Ron’s side had claimed through Garo Sero Research Institute’s YouTube channel that she dated Kim Soo Hyun from late 2015, when she was in middle school, until July 2021. Text messages that Kim Sae Ron is believed to have sent to an acquaintance while alive proved this. However, the authenticity of the text messages revealed to the public is yet to be confirmed.

Both the parties have had their names muddied in multiple accusations since the first exposé, with every aspect of their private lives becoming open to public scrutiny. Kim Sae Ron’s family and Kim Soo Hyun are currently engaged in multiple lawsuits, involving the matter.

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