K-drama actress Seo Yea-ji denies she dated Kim Soo-hyun, says rumours making her ‘fed up’

Rumours linking Seo to Kim Soo-hyun emerged following allegations about a relationship between the actor and the late actress Kim Sae-ron

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Seo Yea-ji in a still from K-drama series Eve. The Korean actress has denied rumours she dated actor Kim Soo-hyun. Photo: tvN

Published: 11:45am, 14 Mar 2025Updated: 7:27am, 17 Mar 2025

Korean actress Seo Yea-ji has addressed rumours linking her to actor Kim Soo-hyun.

“As a human being, I also feel overwhelmed, exhausted, fed up, sad and suffocated. I endure and endure …,” Seo posted to her online fan community.

“Can we just … stop now? I have no connection to him or his cousin,” she continued, adding: “I don’t even know why I have to clarify this.”

A screenshot shared with her post showed an internet user asking whether she had an affair with Kim while he was in a relationship. Seo responded, “Stop. Please, just stop. It’s exhausting to endure this. I have not met the person you are talking about, nor his cousin. Stop it. It’s suffocating.”

She was previously an actress under Gold Medalist, the agency Kim Soo-hyun and his cousin co-founded.

Previously, YouTube channel Hoverlab, better known as Garo Sero Institute, claimed that Kim started dating actress Kim Sae-ron when he was 27 and she was 15. Kim Sae-ron was found dead at her home in Seoul on February 16.

Kim Soo-hyun at the closing party of Korean drama Queen of Tears in Seoul, South Korea, in 2024. Kim Sae-ron’s family allege that the two were in a relationship for six years. Photo: Getty Images