Kim Soo Hyun’s agency has refuted the claims made by a YouTube channel regarding dating rumors involving the late Kim Sae Ron.

On March 10, YouTube channel HoverLab Inc. released a video alleging that Kim Sae Ron had been in a romantic relationship with Kim Soo Hyun for six years, starting when she was 15 years old. The channel stated that their claims were verified with Kim Sae Ron’s parents and included a phone interview with a member of Kim Sae Ron’s family who participated directly without voice modulation.

Later that day, Kim Soo Hyun’s agency GOLDMEDALIST released a statement, saying, “The claims made by ‘HoverLab Inc.’ in their YouTube broadcast regarding actor Kim Soo Hyun are clearly false.”

Read the agency’s full statement below:

Hello, this is GOLDMEDALIST.

We would like to provide an official statement regarding the recent claims made by YouTube channel HoverLab Inc. concerning our actor Kim Soo Hyun.

The claims made by HoverLab Inc. in their YouTube broadcast about Kim Soo Hyun are clearly false and baseless.

In their broadcast, HoverLab Inc. alleged that our company and Kim Soo Hyun colluded with YouTuber Lee Jin Ho to harass the late actress Kim Sae Ron. They further claimed that Kim Soo Hyun and the late Kim Sae Ron were in a romantic relationship starting when she was 15 years old, that our company acted improperly in handling the aftermath of Kim Sae Ron’s DUI incident, and that a manager from our company has a close relationship with YouTuber Lee Jin Ho. These malicious claims directed at our company and actor Kim Soo Hyun are entirely false and cannot be tolerated under any circumstances. We are currently reviewing the strongest possible legal actions against HoverLab Inc. for spreading these falsehoods.

Our company is deeply saddened by the passing of the late Kim Sae Ron, who was once part of our agency, and we mourn her loss. However, the dissemination of such false information by HoverLab Inc. mirrors the very behavior of so-called “cyber wreckers” that caused the late actress so much pain during her lifetime. Their actions, driven solely by self-interest, not only damage our company but also tarnish the honor of the deceased, and thus we will respond to this matter with the utmost seriousness.

We earnestly request that these baseless falsehoods not be further spread, amplified, or reproduced in any way.