Kim Soo-hyun cancels Taiwan fan meeting amid controversy

Actor Kim Soo-hyun canceled an upcoming fan meeting in Taiwan following allegations that he dated the late actress Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor.

On Tuesday, Taiwan’s 7-Eleven announced via its official social media that the Kim Soo-hyun fan meeting, originally scheduled for March 30, had been canceled due to scheduling adjustments.

The event had drawn attention as it would have been Kim's first public appearance since the dating controversy surfaced. The cancellation fee is reportedly around 1.3 billion won ($970,000).

The controversy began on March 10 when the YouTube channel Hoverlab claimed that Kim had been in a relationship with Kim Sae-ron while she was still underage, and released photos of the two together.

Kim’s agency later acknowledged that the two had dated, but insisted that the relationship began after Kim Sae-ron became an adult. The actor also filed a criminal complaint against Hoverlab operator Kim Se-ui for blackmail and other charges.

This article from the Hankook Ilbo, a sister publication of The Korea Times, is translated by a generative AI and edited by The Korea Times.