Kim Soo-hyun Faces 6 Billion Won in Lawsuits Amid Privacy Scandal
May 02, 2025
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The total amount of 3 billion won accused of two other advertisers is about 6 billion won.
According to YTN on the 2nd, company D filed a lawsuit against Kim Soo-hyun and the gold medalist in the Seoul Central District Court on the 25th of last month.
Companies A and B also filed a lawsuit to return model fees and claim damages at the end of last month. The amount of lawsuits in the two places is about 3 billion won.
In response, Kim Soo-hyun's agency Gold Medalist said "It has not yet been confirmed whether a lawsuit has been filed."
Kim Soo-hyun received about 1 billion won to 1.2 billion won in advertising fees in Korea. More than 15 brands, including Homeplus, Eider, and Prada, where he is a model, have all stopped promoting them. It is estimated that the advertising penalty alone will exceed 20 billion won.
Meanwhile, suspicions arose earlier this year that Kim Soo-hyun had been dating for six years since she was a minor during the late Kim Sae-ron's lifetime.
In response, Kim Soo-hyun held a press conference on March 31 and announced that Kim Sae-ron had dated for about a year after becoming an adult.
However, he said he did not date the deceased when he was a minor.
In addition, Kim Sae-ron's bereaved family revealed a reconstructed version of the KakaoTalk conversation, raising suspicions of manipulation and releasing an appraisal.
In response, Kim Soo-hyun filed a criminal defamation lawsuit against the bereaved family of the deceased and YouTube channel Se-yeon and filed a lawsuit for damages worth 12 billion won.
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