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How Korean A-lister Kim Soo-hyun's career imploded in scandal after dating young actress who killed herself


South Korea's biggest star Kim Soo-hyun is in the midst of a career-ending scandal after being linked to late actress Kim Sae-ron, who tragically killed herself last month.

Soo-hyun initially denied that he'd ever dated the young star, but later admitted that they had been in a relationship for one year after a flurry of photos of the pair together, along with alleged text messages, were leaked online. The scandal from the crash ended her acting career and left her with a crippling debt, owed to Gold Medalist, of roughly USD $462,000 for lost revenue. In a text message published by Korean news outlet Dispatch (translated by Koreaboo), Sae-ron wrote, 'You said that you would give me ample time, so I'm working hard, preparing to make a comeback.'

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