Kim Soo-hyun's Agency Sues YouTuber & Kim Sae-ron’s Family Over Unauthorized Photo

Mar 20, 2025

Kim Soo-hyun's Agency Sues YouTuber & Kim Sae-ron’s Family Over Unauthorized Photo



Actor Kim Soo-hyun's agency filed a complaint against not only the Horizontal and Vertical Research Institute, but also the bereaved family of the late Kim Sae-ron.

On the 20th, the agency Gold Medalist filed a complaint against Kim Se-eui, the operator of the YouTube channel Horizontal Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as "Gaseiyeon"), who posted a photo of Kim Soo-hyun without his pants on his YouTube channel live broadcast today, and Kim Se-eui, the bereaved family of the late actor Kim Sae-ron and the unnamed victim, who claimed to be the aunt of the late actor Kim Sae-ron, on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (anti-fabrication of photographs using cameras, etc.)" he said.

"The photo posted by Ga Se-yeon was taken at the time when actor Kim Soo-hyun and the late actor Kim Sae-ron, who was an adult, were dating, and the photo of a body that could cause sexual shame for actor Kim Soo-hyun to post it on the YouTube channel is a clear criminal act, and Ga Se-yeon is threatening actor Kim Soo-hyun, saying that she will continue to release the above photo in the future, and the gold medalist has no choice but to take strong legal action against the above act."




In addition, false facts spread by the bereaved family of the late actor Kim Sae-ron and Se-yeon on broadcasts are still spreading on the Internet in real time and continue to spread unfounded rumors"(The act of distributing photos of actor Kim Soo-hyun's body without permission is not only a serious act that cannot be overlooked, but it is also inevitable to file a complaint against the bereaved families of the late actor Kim Sae-ron," he said, stressing that he will take full legal action in the future.

Meanwhile, Gase-yeon revealed the back of a man, saying, "Kim Soo-hyun is washing dishes at Kim Sa-ron's house in a missing pants," and demanded Kim Soo-hyun admit that she had been dating since she was a minor and apologize. In response, Kim Soo-hyun refuted, saying, `Kim Sae-ron only dated for a year or two when he became an adult.'

Kim Soo-hyun's Agency Sues YouTuber & Kim Sae-ron’s Family Over Unauthorized Photo
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1. As an agency in charge of actor Kim Soo-hyun's management, the gold medalist filed a complaint against Kim Se-eui, the operator of the YouTube channel Horizontal Research Institute (hereinafter referred to as 「Gaseiyeon">, which posted a photo of actor Kim Soo-hyun without pants on his YouTube channel Live Broadcasting, and Kim Se-ui, who provided the photo to Kim Se-eui to post it, on charges of violating the Special Act on the Punishment of Sexual Violence Crimes (anti-fabrication of photographs using cameras) and others.

2. As mentioned in the previous statement, the gold medalist is heartbroken by the news of the death of the late actor Kim Sae-ron, who was once a gold medalist, and mourns the deceased. By the way, the photo of Kim Soo-hyun posted by Se-yeon on her YouTube channel was taken at the time when Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron, who was an adult, were dating, and the photo of Kim Soo-hyun's body, which can cause sexual shame, should not be released to the public, and there is no reason for it to be released. Posting it on a YouTube channel is a clear criminal act, and Se-yeon is threatening actor Kim Soo-hyun, saying she will continue to release the above photos in the future, and the gold medalist is forced to take strong legal action against the above actions. The act of disseminating or openly exhibiting or screening a photograph of another person's body that may cause sexual desire or shame is a serious criminal act, so I hope the same act will not be repeated.

3. In addition, false facts spread by the bereaved family of the late actor Kim Sae-ron and Se-yeon on broadcasts are still spreading on the Internet in real time and continue to spread unfounded rumors. The gold medalist was refraining from taking legal action against the bereaved families of the late actor Kim Sae-ron in mourning the sudden death of his actor. However, distributing photos of actor Kim Soo-hyun's body without permission is not only a serious act that cannot be overlooked, but it is also inevitable to file a complaint against the bereaved families of the late actor Kim Sae-ron. If the bereaved family of the late actor Kim Sae-ron and Se-yeon continue to spread false information in the future, the gold medalist has no choice but to take full legal action for the honor of his agency and actors. 2025. 3. 20.






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