Kim Soo Hyun’s Agency Addresses Allegations Of Using Seo Ye Ji To Cover Up Misdeeds

On March 18, 2025, GOLD MEDALIST, an agency co-founded by Kim Soo Hyun, spoke up regarding recent allegations of using actress Seo Ye Ji as a shield to bury their own misdeeds. They were accused of framing her in the media as a bully using false claims. The person who stepped up claimed to have been a past worker at the company.

Four years ago, I worked at GOLD MEDALIST but was fired after leaking important information about actress Seo Ye Ji to Dispatch and OSN reporters… What I want to say is that actor Kim Soo Hyun and his cousin Lee Sa Rang had a lot of issues, and actress Seo Ye Ji was used as a shield. Some of the negative claims about her actually came from within the management. GOLD MEDALIST deliberately provided false information about Seo Ye Ji to Dispatch in order to cover up their own wrongdoings. They even paid people to spread lies about her. For example, the claim that Seo Ye Ji was rude to staff was fabricated. It was GOLD MEDALIST that paid people to spread such false claims. Also, it was a GOLD MEDALIST employee who created the plot of Seo Ye Ji having committed school violence during her student years, and this was done under the instruction of Lee Sa Rang, who directed  the reporters to publish articles about these lies.

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Former Employee From Actor Kim Soo Hyun’s GOLD MEDALIST Alleges Actress Seo Ye Ji Was Framed As A Bully And “Used As A Shield”

In response to this, GOLD MEDALIST stated that it was all false.

In its March 17 report, Garo Sero Research Institute (Gaseyeon) claimed, based on an anonymous source, that our company colluded with media outlets to defame Seo Ye Ji. This claim is entirely false and is based solely on an anonymous tip. Even the manager who was responsible for Seo Ye Ji at the time — now resigned — was so baffled by this claim that they reached out to us. We strongly urge you to stop disseminating baseless and irresponsible false information without any evidence or accountability.

— GOLD MEDALIST

Previously, Seo Ye Ji denounced her ties with Kim Soo Hyun and the company after expressing frustrations at rumors that involved her with Kim Soo Hyun. You can read more about it below.

Actress Seo Ye Ji Breaks Silence To Cut All Ties From Actor Kim Soo Hyun And GOLD MEDALIST