Kim Soo Hyun’s lawyer demands proof behind alleged KakaoTalk claims involving late actress Kim Sae Ron

Actor Kim Soo Hyun’s legal representative, attorney Go Sang Rok of law firm Phil, has demanded that Garo Sero Institute host Kim Se Ui and the late Kim Sae Ron’s family publicly disclose the evidence supporting their claims.

On October 27, Go Sang Rok stated via social media, “Please clearly present to the public the basis for identifying the person in the KakaoTalk conversations from June 2016 and April 13, 2018, as actor Kim Soo Hyun.”

He continued, “The photo that the deceased posted and quickly deleted during the airing of ‘Queen of Tears’ was actually taken in February 2020, when she was entering her second year of college. However, the draft statement circulating online falsely claimed that it was a photo taken in 2016.” Go added, “The late Kim Sae Ron, who knew this truth better than anyone, was anxious and made sure that this document would not be leaked to the public.”

Go went on to say, “Since I joined as legal representative and publicly refuted some of their claims while requesting they release their alleged evidence on September 30, they have remained completely silent for nearly a month.”

He also stated that the alleged KakaoTalk messages between Kim Sae Ron and Kim Soo Hyun were fabricated. “At the time, Kim Soo Hyun was filming the movie ‘Real’. On June 22, he was on set at Yeongjongdo from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. filming action scenes. He left his Seongsu-dong home at 5 a.m. and spent the entire day shooting, making it physically impossible for him to meet or arrange any appointments elsewhere that day,” Go explained.

He concluded, “I urge them once again to clearly present the evidence identifying the person in the June 2016 and April 13, 2018 KakaoTalk conversations as actor Kim Soo Hyun. I also request that Mr. Kim Se Ui submit the full contents of the group KakaoTalk chat he mentioned during his March 18 broadcast to the investigative authorities.”