Alleged “School Bully” Actress Breaks Years-Long Silence, Surprising Fans With Update

It was on March 7, 2021 (KST) when actress Park Hye Su (also known as Park Hye Soo) took to her Instagram and left a long message to her fans, defending herself from the allegations that she was a “ringleader” bully and firmly denying all claims of school violence. The K-Pop Star Season 4 contestant-turned-actress has since remained away from the social media platform—until September 20, 2025 (KST), that is.

Actress Park Hye Su | @hyesuuuuuya/Instagram

Breaking her silence for the first time in four years and six months, Park Hye Su has returned to her social media platform, sharing snippets of her spending relaxed time with her friends.

Fall has come.

— Park Hye Su

While Park Hye Su hasn’t provided too much in the update, her fans are still glad to see her resume activities online.

Back in 2021, before the broadcast of the KBS K-Drama Dear M, Park Hye Su was accused of having been a school bully. At the time, she strongly denied the claims as “false information” and filed a defamation lawsuit against the accusers. However, as the scandal grew, the broadcast of Dear.M was indefinitely postponed, and she suspended all activities.

The actress later starred in an independent K-Movie, The Dream Songs, which was invited to the 2022 Busan International Film Festival. There, she appeared before the public for the first time in a year and eight months and stated that she is in the process of “resolving the situation.” The legal battle is still ongoing.

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Between the initial allegations and her most recent update, it was made known to the public that Park Hye Su had opened and is running her own café in Paju. So it seems, in addition to making a slow but steady return to the screens, the actress is keeping herself busy off the camera, too.

As for Dear.M, it finally got some air time in 2025. Read more:

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