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The controversy surrounding actor Kim suhyun and his alleged inappropriate
relationship with the late Kim Sharan has rocked the K
drama world, prompting both media outlets and Sarn's family to
reveal more details. After her aunt's interview went viral, additional
stories started emerging, including a text message Sarahn supposedly sent
to Suhyun. In the message, dated March nineteenth, twenty twenty four,
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Saraan allegedly pleaded for more time to repay a debt
after being hit with a lawsuit from the company. She
explained that she was doing her best to pay him back,
offering a percentage of her earnings from each job. Although
she reassured him that repaying him was a priority, the
amount demanded by the company was too much for her
to handle at the time. She wrote, It's not that
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I won't, but I can't. Do you really have to
take it as far as a lawsuit? Please save me.
I beg of you give me some time. The message
was absolutely heartbreaking, leading to strong reactions from Netizen's. One
commenter wrote he exploited her since she was fifteen, then
ditched and threw her under the bus the moment she
hit rock bottom, then decided to torment her just to
still assert power over her. He's so evil. Then Dispatch
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got involved as well with a scathing expose on Suhun.
According to the article released on March twelfth, everything that
had been reported about Suhun and Searan had been true.
They started the article by confirming that Gold Medalist had
indeed asked for the debt to be repaid by sending
a notice to Saron on March twenty twenty four. The
notice demanded that she paid compensation for the damage she caused,
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as according to them, she still had four hundred seventy
three thousand dollars left to pay back, with the deadline
being December thirty first, twenty twenty three. Gold Medalists demanded
full repayment and even threatened legal action when she couldn't
pay up. But according to Dispatch, Saran simply didn't have
the money. She had been supporting her family since she
was young, and after her DUI she was stuck trying
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to provide for them while also dealing with the agency's
financial demands. At one point, she was their biggest star,
but when her contract ended, she assumed the debt had
been quietly so. However, this belief was shattered when she
was delivered the official notice, leaving her with no choice
but to try and get in contact with Suhyun. This
is when she sent the text that was shared by
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the media, in which she pleaded with him to save
her and give her some time. The article continued with
the media outlet confirming that the two were indeed in
a relationship at some point, which is why Sarn joined
Gold Medalist in the first place. Back then, the decision
didn't make much sense since she had left a powerhouse
agency like YG Entertainment to join Suhun's one person agency.
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Despite this, Suhyun didn't respond to her message, so Sarain
had no choice but to post the picture of them
together to try and get his attention. Dispatch also reported
that when the photo was first posted, they had reached
out to Saron to ask her if she was going
to release a statement. To this, she responded, no, I
never said I was going to release a statement. It
seems that they were misinformed about the necessity of releasing
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a statement. Saraon specifically asked them not to include the
conversation in their article, wanting to keep the situation from escalating.
Dispatch noted that she avoided making a public statement for
that reason, believing that the issue with Gold Medalist had
been quietly resolved. The agency even claimed they wouldn't demand
repayment due to her circumstances, but that turned out to
be a lie. In the article, Dispatch highlighted the agency's contradictions.
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A single photo wouldn't have changed Saron's reality, but it
was enough to shift things for Suhyun. While Dispatch couldn't
confirm exactly what was said between Saran and Gold Medalist,
one thing was clear. She wanted to keep things quiet,
while the agency was quick to control the narrative with
a one sided statement. In gold Medallist's words, the two
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had never been romantically linked and claimed that the picture
was taken when they were both under the same agency.
They also said that they had no idea what Saron
was trying to do by posting the picture online. After
Saron's passing, Dispatch once again reached out to Gold Medalist
to clarify whether her debt had ever been settled. The
agency responded by saying that the production company behind Blood Hounds,
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the drama she was removed from, following her DUI demanded
four hundred eighty two thousand dollars in damages. Gold Medalists
claimed they had covered the cost upfront on her behalf.
When asked why they had sent the certified notice, Gold
Medalist insisted it was just a standard procedure to prevent
any legal issues, and claimed they never actually intended to
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collect money from Saran. However, when Dispatch pressed them on
whether Saron knew it was just a formality, the agency
dodged the question, only mentioning that her manager had been
in touch with her to handle the paperwork. This led
Dispatch to question why, if it was all just routine,
Saron had been so visibly distressed upon receiving it. To this,
they replied, she was told the company paid out the compensation.
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We knew we couldn't get such a large amount from her.
We told her she could pay it back when she
brings in a profit for the company or when she
can afford it. Furthermore, Gold Medalists stated that Searan had
given them around twenty four thy one hundred dollars, which
came from selling the car she was driving on the
night of the accident. Since it was never repaired, They
also claimed that after that she didn't make any further payments.
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Dispatch reported that Saran did everything she could to repay
the money, she sold her car and even got rid
of any convertible bonds she owned, managing to gather around
one hundred thirty eight thousand dollars. Despite knowing she couldn't
cover the full amount, gold Medalists still sent her a
notice demanding repayment. It was also revealed that Saran had
invested in Golden S, a Coast stock listed company acquired
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by gold Medalist and Siwan School. She participated in the
acquisition as a convertible bond investor. Notably, gold Medalist is
entirely owned by Suyun and his cousin, director Lee Sarang.
When they took over Golden S, Dispatch reported that their
investments saw a four hundred percent return, so the fact
that they were asking for money after all this was baffling.
Dispatch stood by their claims about the relationship, stating they
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had verified it through multiple sources. An alleged close acquaintance
of Suyun reportedly said that the actor would never acknowledge
it publicly due to Searan's age. In their closing remarks,
Dispatch didn't point to a single cause for Saron's passing,
but suggested it was a mix of different factors, media coverage,
online speculation, and personal struggles. However, their sharpest criticism was
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aimed at Gold medalists, questioning whether the agency truly had
Saron's best interests at heart considering how they had handled
the whole thing. After Dispatch confirmed the reports, more evidence
came to light, with Garro Sero Institute sharing additional photos
and statements supporting the accusations against Suhyun. One of the
photos included a handwritten letter from Suhuon to Seheron during
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his time in the military, where he signed it off
as Private Soldier Kim far Away. The letters also showed
that he frequently referred to her as Saro Nero. Another
piece of evidence was a postcard that Sujyon reportedly sent
to Saron while he was in Paris. In it, he wrote,
Sarah Niro, I had a drink in Paris. I love you,
Sara Niro. You make me so proud. Sara Niro, You're
so amazing. After the postcard surfaced online, fans quickly realized
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that the nickname Sujon used to hide their identities had
already been mentioned by both of them before. In twenty sixteen,
when she was just sixteen years old, Saran posted a
photo on Twitter with the caption Saro Nero. Suhyun, on
the other hand, has a habit of signing off his
messages in a similar style. He frequently uses variations like
Kim place or Kim thing when talking to fans on Bubble.
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This was also evident in the letters and postcards he
reportedly sent Saron, where he referred to himself as Private
Soldier Kim or Kim Paris. Other pictures showed Suyon kissing
her on the cheek, one where they're leaning in for
a kiss, and several from his time in the military
which he had allegedly sent to her, including shots of
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him in uniform and receiving IVY treatment. Additionally, in a
second interview with Garro Serro Institute, her aunt revealed that
it was Suhyun who pursued Saron, even though she was
only fifteen and he was twenty seven, not to mention
that he was technically her superior. According to her Saran
initially tried to reject Sujuon's advances, questioning his intentions due
to their significant age gap. She went on to explain
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that Saraan didn't I meet tell her mother about the relationship.
The family only found out after Suyun continued sending her
personal photos, prompting them to intervene. Saron had initially told
him not to mess around with someone so much younger,
but he reassured her by saying he was serious and
genuinely cared for her despite the age gap. She eventually
believed him. He even promised to look after her once
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he started his own company, claiming he would take responsibility
for her. This is why when her contract with YG
Entertainment ended, she didn't look for a new agency, but
decided to join his as they were already in a relationship. Additionally,
the aunt mentioned that Suhyun had brought up the idea
of marriage to Seyn when she was in her early twenties,
making the situation even more disturbing. With all of these
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things coming out one after the other, all Gold Medalists
had to say was that they would release a full
statement next week, which baffled Neticence. To them, the situation
was way too serious for the company to take a
full week to address everything. The comments from netizens read,
so you're going to start fabricating proofs in the meantime,
and they'll probably say he indeed dated Kim Sarin, but
if he made the bigger mistake. Meanwhile, Suhyon's career is
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crumbling down. Suhyon is currently the face of around fifteen
brands such as Shinhan Bank, Prada, Homepless and DNTO. However,
following the recent accusations against him, many companies are distancing
themselves from him. Brands like Eider and K two have
removed all content featuring Suyon from their websites and social media. Furthermore,
DNTO confirmed that they've put all activities involving Suyon on hold,
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while tos le Jor stated they have no plans to
renew his contract. As a result, it's estimated that Suhyon
could face up to thirteen point eight million dollars in
contract penalties. He has also lost nearly half a million
followers on Instagram and most of his fans have closed
their fan pages. Career is slowly coming to an end.