Actress Seo Ye-ji strongly refuted the rumors surrounding her and expressed her discomfort.
On the 13th, Seo Ye-ji posted a lengthy message titled “....” on her official fan cafe, addressing the rumors about her and Kim Soo-hyun directly.
She opened up by saying, “As a person, I feel overwhelmed, exhausted, bored, sad, and suffocated,” and added, “After enduring it for so long, I just couldn’t take it anymore today.” She continued, “A foreign fan commented on my SNS asking if I dated Kim Soo-hyun in the past, saying ‘Don’t disappoint us a second time.’ Seeing that comment made me so frustrated that I replied, but eventually deleted it.”
Seo Ye-ji then stated, “I wish this would stop now. I have no relationship with him or his brother,” drawing a firm line. She added, “I don’t even know why I have to clarify this, but today I feel very frustrated.”
Past dating rumors → Rumors resurfaced after Kim Sae-ron's death
Seo Ye-ji gained significant popularity in 2020 while working with Kim Soo-hyun in the tvN drama ‘It’s Okay to Not Be Okay.’ At that time, their chemistry became a hot topic, leading to dating rumors. Later, after Seo Ye-ji signed an exclusive contract with Gold Medalist, run by Kim Soo-hyun’s cousin, suspicions arose again.
Especially after the death of actress Kim Sae-ron on the 16th of last month, the YouTube channel ‘Garosero Research Institute’ (hereafter ‘Gaseyeon’) claimed, citing the family, that Kim Sae-ron had dated Kim Soo-hyun for six years since she was 15. Gaseyeon revealed that Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron were active in the same agency and that Kim Sae-ron was expelled from Kim Soo-hyun’s agency after causing a drunk driving accident.
During this process, rumors emerged that Seo Ye-ji was in a ‘love triangle’ with Kim Soo-hyun, further escalating the controversy.
“It’s mentally exhausting,” Seo Ye-ji expresses fatigue over the rumors
Seo Ye-ji had been on a hiatus until recently. She once faced backlash due to a ‘gaslighting controversy’ with actor Kim Jung-hyun and went into seclusion. She made a comeback in 2022 with the drama ‘Eve’ but then disappeared again.
Earlier this year, Seo Ye-ji signed an exclusive contract with Sublime and began restructuring her career, but she has continued to suffer from various rumors related to her personal life.
Through this clarification, Seo Ye-ji has made it clear that she will no longer tolerate the rumors and has left the possibility of further action open. However, if the spread of rumors continues, the response from Kim Soo-hyun’s side is also expected to draw attention.
Meanwhile, it is reported that Seo Ye-ji is reviewing her next project with the goal of returning in 2025.
[Kim Seung-hye MK Sports Reporter]
