South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has recently been embroiled in controversy due to his relationship with the late actress Kim Sae-ron. Unexpectedly, the brother of the late South Korean actress Sulli (Choi Jin-ri) accused Kim Soo-hyun and his cousin, director Lee Sharon, of forcing Sulli to film a nude scene in the movie "Real" in 3, causing Sulli to suffer tremendous pressure and even receive psychiatric treatment. Kim Soo-hyun's agency also responded on Friday (March 28) and said that it is in the process of confirming the news.
After Kim Soo Hyun's scandal broke out, Sulli's brother Choi has frequently posted suggestive messages on social media platforms, which were seen by the outside world as an attempt to "finish the fight with Kim Soo Hyun." He first posted on the 21st of this month saying "Mr. Kim is about to fall from a great height", and then posted another message to hit back at fans who spoke up for Kim Soo Hyun, "Are you so upset that you can't verify the facts?" and posted a black picture again on the 27th, writing "sadist".
On the 28th, Choi formally asked Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Sharon to respond to three points through Korean media; first, the sex scene between Sulli and Kim Soo Hyun was not clearly described in the original script, and asked Kim Soo Hyun to clarify this; second, there was a stand-in actor present but Sulli was persuaded to perform the nude scene herself. In this regard, did Kim Soo Hyun and Lee Sharon force Sulli to shoot nude and sex scenes? Third, there are claims that the stand-in was unable to attend the funeral due to illness, but other actors at the funeral said that the stand-in was present that day. In this regard, can Kim Soo-hyun and Lee Sharon respond to whether this is true or not?
Lee Jung-seop, the original director of "Real", reposted a post on the social platform X on the 28th, saying that the film's controversial nature had nothing to do with him, and that the content of the filming changed after the director was replaced. Previous reports indicated that during the post-production of "Real", the original director Lee Jung-seop was replaced and replaced by Kim Soo-hyun's cousin and current Gold Medalist company representative Lee Sharon. At the time, the production company only stated that the director was changed due to "differences in creative concepts" without elaborating on the details.
It is understood that Sulli was found to have committed suicide on October 2019, 10 at the age of 14. The news of her death shocked the entire Korean entertainment industry at the time. Before her death, after filming "Real", she posted a painting on social media that seemed to reveal her depression. According to the bereaved family, Sulli told people around her after the filming: "I don't want to make movies anymore," and received psychiatric treatment due to psychological stress.
