Kim Soo-hyun faces possible $4.3 mil. lawsuit in Taiwan over damages

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A Taiwanese media outlet has reported that actor Kim Soo-hyun may face a significant lawsuit from convenience store giant 7-Eleven, which is allegedly preparing legal action over damages from a canceled collaboration.

On Saturday, Taiwanese broadcaster SETN reported that 7-Eleven Taiwan is planning to file a claim against Kim for damages. The actor had reportedly signed a contract to release a range of merchandise through the company and was scheduled to appear at a cherry blossom festival in Kaohsiung in March.

However, following allegations that Kim had dated the late actress Kim Sae-ron while she was still a minor, the planned merchandise collaboration was abruptly halted. Kim also pulled out of the cherry blossom festival just five days before the event.

As a result, 7-Eleven Taiwan is reportedly claiming losses of approximately NT$130 million ($4.3 million) and is preparing to seek compensation.

Meanwhile, Kim Soo-hyun has filed a defamation lawsuit against Kim Sae-ron’s surviving family and the YouTube channel that raised the allegations, also seeking damages of 12 billion won ($8.6 million).

This article from Xportsnews is translated by a generative AI system and edited by The Korea Times.