Kim Soo Hyun’s First Korean Event Post-Scandal Draws Heated Response

It was met with backlash. Koreaboo 6 minutes ago Actor Kim Soo Hyun is officially set to make his long-awaited return to a major public event in South Korea, but the announcement has already been met with a noticeably divided response. On August 28, the organizing committee for the 2026 The Fact Music Awards (TMA) announced that Kim Soo Hyun will attend the ceremony as an award presenter on September 19 at Busan Asiad Main Stadium. The appearance will mark Kim Soo Hyun’s first major domestic public schedule in approximately a year and six months, following the press conference he held in March 2025 amid the controversy involving late actress Kim Sae Ron. Kim Soo Hyun had largely disappeared from public entertainment activities in Korea following allegations that he had dated Kim Sae Ron while she was a minor. The actor acknowledged that the two had previously dated but maintained that their relationship began after she became an adult. The controversy resulted in enormous professional consequences for the actor. His Disney+ series Knock-Off was indefinitely postponed, advertising contracts were affected, and Kim Soo Hyun became embroiled in a series of legal disputes. However, the ...