Kim Soo Hyun sent pictures of himself sleeping with an idol to underage Kim Sae Ron, called her 'seaweed': 'I would have¡­'

The ongoing controversy surrounding the relationship between the late actress Kim Sae Ron and actor Kim Soo Hyun took a shocking turn on Wednesday (May 7) as Kim Sae Ron's family held a press conference in Gangnam-gu, Seoul. In a move that has sent shockwaves through the Korean entertainment industry and social media, the family released a voice recording purportedly featuring Kim Sae Ron detailing disturbing allegations against Kim Soo Hyun.

According to reports from the press conference and corroborated by K-media outlet TenAsia, the released audio includes Kim Sae Ron allegedly admitting to having a sexual relationship with Kim Soo Hyun when she was in middle school, specifically when she would have been only 14 years old. This revelation directly contradicts Kim Soo Hyun's previous statements, where he claimed their relationship began only after Kim Sae Ron reached the legal age of consent.

But it doesn't end here. In the recording, Kim Sae Ron can reportedly be heard stating that Kim Soo Hyun would show her photos of himself with other individuals, including an idol, after sexual encounters. Kim Sae Ron allegedly described how Kim Soo Hyun would even show her photographs taken during his sexual encounters with others.

Kim Soo Hyun sent pictures of himself sleeping with an idol to Kim Sae Ron

In a particularly disturbing detail highlighted in the released recording, Kim Sae Ron allegedly revealed that Kim Soo Hyun had saved the contact information of an idol he had slept with under the bizarre and objectifying name "Seaweed," due to her scent.

"But what makes him psycho is that he would show me photos taken while having sex with someone else. But what¡¯s even crazier is that he saved the idol he slept with as ¡®Seaweed¡¯ in his contacts because she smelled like seaweed. If I had the right circumstances, I would¡¯ve exposed everything already," Kim Sae Ron allegedly said in the audio.

Kim Soo Hyun was dating an idol before Kim Sae Ron?

According to a previous report by The Korea Times, Kim Soo Hyun was reportedly in a relationship with a fellow actor and K-pop idol during his military service, spanning roughly from 2016 to 2019.

The two are said to have grown close while working under the same agency, KEYEAST, which Kim joined in 2010 after parting ways with M. Boat.

In 2019, Kim Soo Hyun left KEYEAST and went on to establish his own agency, GOLDMEDALIST, alongside his cousin, director Lee Sa Rang.

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