Actor Kim Soo-hyun and his agency, Gold Medalist, filed several criminal complaints against members of the late Kim Sae-ron’s family and a person accused of impersonating her aunt.
Kim Soo-hyun largely suspended his activities after allegations about his private life involving the late Kim Sae-ron emerged in March 2025.
Kim Soo-hyun’s side denied the claim that they had dated while she was a minor and pursued criminal complaints and a damages claim.
Kim Soo-hyun resumed activities in July 2026 with an advertising shoot for the Philippine clothing brand Bench.
Kim Soo-hyun appeared on RCTI’s 37th anniversary live broadcast on August 23, 2026, and sang “Dreaming” from the drama “Dream High.”
Actor Kim Soo-hyun and his agency, Gold Medalist, filed several criminal complaints against members of the late Kim Sae-ron’s family and a person accused of impersonating her aunt. On October 26, 2026, the agency disclosed the police findings and said Sae-ron’s mother and a lawyer for her family had been referred to prosecutors. It said her father was not referred. The agency also said Kim Se-ui of the YouTube channel Garo Sero Institute had previously been detained and indicted in a related case.
Gold Medalist said Sae-ron’s mother and the alleged impersonator were among those referred on allegations that included defamation through allegedly false statements, distribution of camera-recorded footage and attempted coercion. Its statement did not specify which allegations applied to each person. The agency said they had joined Kim Se-ui in spreading false information and that police had found grounds for the referrals.
According to Gold Medalist, police separately investigated people who had not been named in Kim Soo-hyun’s original complaints. The agency said family lawyer Boo Ji-seok was referred on defamation allegations under criminal and information-network laws, while Kwon Young-chan, operator of the YouTube channel Kwon Young-chan TV, was referred on an allegation involving distribution of camera-recorded footage. The agency alleged that the 2 men led 2 news conferences using altered KakaoTalk material and manipulated audio.
Kim Soo-hyun largely suspended his activities after allegations about his private life involving the late Kim Sae-ron emerged in March 2025. At the time, Garo Sero Institute and members of her family claimed the two had dated while she was a minor. Kim Soo-hyun’s side denied the claim that they had dated while she was a minor and pursued criminal complaints and a damages claim. His side also challenged the reliability of material released amid the allegations. In July 2026, police declined to refer a separate child-welfare and false-accusation complaint filed against him by Sae-ron’s family, finding no grounds for the allegations.
Kim Soo-hyun resumed activities in July 2026 with an advertising shoot for the Philippine clothing brand Bench. Kim Soo-hyun appeared on RCTI’s 37th anniversary live broadcast on August 23, 2026, and sang “Dreaming” from the drama “Dream High.” He then presented a popularity award at The Fact Music Awards at Busan Asiad Main Stadium on September 19, 2026. It was his first official appearance in South Korea in about 1 year and 6 months.
An appeals court upheld the 7-year sentence in the Nana home-intrusion case, alongside updates on SeeU's livestreams and Suzy's housing contract.
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The 7-year prison sentence for a man who entered actor Nana's home was upheld on appeal. On October 22, the Seoul High Court dismissed appeals by both the defendant and prosecutors in the aggravated robbery case. It found the original sentence within a reasonable range, neither too severe nor too light. The trial court issued its ruling in June.
Nana and her mother were threatened by a man who entered her home in Guri in November 2025. He was charged after allegedly entering with a weapon and demanding valuables. Nana was injured while she and her mother subdued the intruder. Nana sustained injuries assessed as requiring 33 days of treatment. Her mother's injuries were assessed as requiring 31 days. The man later filed an attempted-murder and aggravated-assault complaint against Nana, saying he had also been hurt. Police found that Nana had acted in self-defense and did not refer his complaint for prosecution. A false-accusation complaint filed by Nana's side against the intruder was referred to prosecutors.
SeeU, a former partner of Kim Hyun-joong, has reportedly begun working under that name with TikTok livestream agency Lightning Central. She currently hosts 2 livestreams a day and plans to expand into beauty, health and entertainment content. Her agency said she is raising a child on her own and that legal disputes with Kim over parental and custody rights have concluded. The two previously dated and later fought legal battles concerning alleged assault and paternity. SeeU gave birth to a son in September 2015, and a subsequent paternity process established Kim as the father. In 2020, South Korea's Supreme Court upheld a lower-court ruling requiring SeeU to pay Kim 100 million won in defamation damages. Kim married a woman outside the entertainment industry in 2022 and had a son that year.
Singer and actor Suzy reportedly signed a purchase contract for L'Arbre 27, a residential development under construction in Seoul's Samseong-dong. Her unit type and contract price have not been disclosed. Built by Hyundai Engineering & Construction, the project comprises 2 buildings with 5 basement levels and 7 above-ground floors, for a total of 27 homes. Some penthouses are reportedly priced in the 40 billion won range, but there is no evidence Suzy contracted for a unit at that price. Actor Shin Se-kyung has also reportedly signed a contract there. Jang Keun-suk, Jisoo and Seo Jang-hoon have been named in reports concerning contracts or applications, but whether they will move in has not been confirmed.
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