According to the actor's agency's statement, Kim Sae-ron was 19 at the start of the relationship and Kim Soo-hyun was 31.

Gold Medalist released detailed statements about the ongoing controversy involding Kim Soo-Hyun and Kim Sae-Ron. It addressed their dating scandal and accusations that the actor and his agency were forcing her to pay them back the amount that they lent her to compensate for the losses during her DUI case.

On Feb. 16, 2025, Korean actress Kim Sae Ron was found dead at home. The death of the 24-year-old, who had risen to popularity as a child actress, was later ruled a suicide. Reports soon began to emerge that Sae Ron had owed 700 million won (S$652,000) to her former agency, Gold Medalist, at the time of her death.