section_path: Personal life/Relationship
section_name: Relationship
paragraph_text: Relationship
  
  On March 24, 2024, actor Kim Soo-hyun denied dating rumors with Kim, after a close-up photo of them that she briefly posted and deleted on Instagram circulated online. His agency, Gold Medalist, stated that the rumors were false, explaining that the photo was taken when they were under the same management and that they were unaware of her intentions in sharing it. The agency also warned against defamatory content. In March 2025, Kim's mother criticized Gold Medalist's 2024 statement, which falsely portrayed her as a confused young woman who lied.
  
  Shortly after Kim's suicide, the YouTube channel Hoverlab alleged that Kim Soo-hyun began dating her when she was underage, at only 15 years old. To support the claims, Hoverlab released materials said to be from the actress' family. His agency, Gold Medalist, denied the allegations and threatened legal action against Hoverlab. On March 14, 2025, Gold Medalist published a statement confirming that Kim Soo-hyun dated Kim, though they claimed that their romantic relationship only lasted from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020, when the actress was 19 to 20 years old; the actor was 31 to 32 at the time. However, Gold Medalist stated that Kim Soo-hyun and Kim's photo released by Hoverlab was taken in the winter of 2020. There were inconsistencies in the statements of Gold Medalist that keep changing. They also said that a leaked letter he had written to Kim when she was 17 was casual and platonic, asserting that "the expression 'I miss you' was a casual expression that a soldier using while serving in the military with close acquaintances".
  
  On March 24, 2024, actor Kim Soo-hyun denied dating rumors with Kim, after a close-up photo of them that she briefly posted and deleted on Instagram circulated online. His agency, Gold Medalist, stated that the rumors were false, explaining that the photo was taken when they were under the same management and that they were unaware of her intentions in sharing it. The agency also warned against defamatory content. In March 2025, Kim's mother criticized Gold Medalist's 2024 statement, which falsely portrayed her as a confused young woman who lied.
  
  Shortly after Kim's suicide, the YouTube channel Hoverlab alleged that Kim Soo-hyun began dating her when she was underage, at only 15 years old. To support the claims, Hoverlab released materials said to be from the actress' family. His agency, Gold Medalist, denied the allegations and threatened legal action against Hoverlab. On March 14, 2025, Gold Medalist published a statement confirming that Kim Soo-hyun dated Kim, though they claimed that their romantic relationship only lasted from the summer of 2019 to the fall of 2020, when the actress was 19 to 20 years old; the actor was 31 to 32 at the time. However, Gold Medalist stated that Kim Soo-hyun and Kim's photo released by Hoverlab was taken in the winter of 2020. There were inconsistencies in the statements of Gold Medalist that keep changing. They also said that a leaked letter he had written to Kim when she was 17 was casual and platonic, asserting that "the expression 'I miss you' was a casual expression that a soldier using while serving in the military with close acquaintances".