Actor Kim Soo-hyun is continuing a legal battle over allegations of a romantic relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron, who was a minor, and the ex-lovers of both individuals are being mentioned. There are concerns that seeking out Kim Soo-hyun's ex-girlfriend and the late Kim Sae-ron's ex-boyfriend could lead to secondary victims and blur the issues.

On the 26th, a media outlet reported that Kim Soo-hyun dated actor A, who is from the idol group iDOL, for three years from 2016 to 2019. According to the report, Kim Soo-hyun and A built a friendship as seniors and juniors in the same agency, and Kim Soo-hyun broke up with A around the spring of 2019, three months before his military discharge.

Since Kim Soo-hyun dated the idol-turned-actress A from 2016 to 2019, it is interpreted that there is no possibility he was dating the late Kim Sae-ron at the same time, which supports Kim Soo-hyun's claim that he was in a relationship with the deceased from 2019 to 2020. The media outlet cited entertainment industry officials as saying, "There is no possibility he was dating the late Kim Sae-ron at the same time."

Kim Soo-hyun is currently embroiled in accusations of so-called 'grooming' regarding a romantic relationship with the late Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor. The family of the deceased claims that based on the late Kim Sae-ron's texts and letters, she was in a relationship starting in 2015 when she was 15 years old and Kim Soo-hyun was 27. They supported their claims by disclosing messages from 2016 and 2018, such as 'text' and 'When can I fall asleep holding you?'.

In response, Kim Soo-hyun held a press conference and said, "The family is framing me as a pedophile and a minor groomer. However, I am not the person who exchanged KakaoTalk messages with the deceased in 2016 and 2018; it was someone else. To prove this, I submitted the KakaoTalk conversations from 2016, 2018, and this year that I had with acquaintances to a scientific analysis agency. The agency concluded that it was not me in the messages from 2016 and 2018."

While reports of Kim Soo-hyun's relationship with the idol-turned-actress lend weight to his claims, some internet users doubted whether Kim Soo-hyun was seeing multiple people at once and speculated about who the idol-turned-actress that dated him for three years could be. Given that it was reported they were in the same agency, the speculation is not difficult. Consequently, there is a possibility of secondary victims arising.

The late Kim Sae-ron is also experiencing secondary victimization. The search for her ex-boyfriend has caused frowns. YouTuber B, who was sued by the family of the deceased for defamation, claimed that the late Kim Sae-ron married a man in New York City, USA, and has even raised speculation about her inheritance.

Following this, a media outlet exclusively published an interview with the late Kim Sae-ron's boyfriend. In the interview, her ex-boyfriend claimed that the deceased's death was not due to Kim Soo-hyun but because of the 'New York man' she married earlier this year.

Moreover, YouTuber A claimed that the late Kim Sae-ron was in a relationship with a certain singer from early 2021 until May 2022. Internet users speculated that this singer was Wooz, and Wooz's side stated, "It's private, so it's impossible to confirm. We ask for your understanding." Wooz is currently serving in the military and is set to be discharged in July.

Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun has sued the family and an unidentified person claiming to be her aunt for defamation and also filed a damage compensation lawsuit for approximately 12 billion won against them.

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