Was Kim Sae Ron Married? Claims of Abortion And Controlling Husband Emerge Amid Kim Soo Hyun Controversy
The controversy surrounding Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Sae Ron has taken a new turn, following claims that the late actress was secretly married before her tragic passing in February 2025.
Kim Sae Ron death: The controversy surrounding Kim Sae Ron and Kim Soo Hyun has taken a new turn, following claims that the late actress was secretly married before her tragic passing in February 2025. On Wednesday, YouTube commentator Lee Jin Ho reignited discussions with explosive allegations, suggesting that Kim Sae Ron’s family is suppressing details about her marital status to keep the focus on Kim Soo Hyun.
Was Kim Sae Ron married?
According to Lee Jin Ho, in January 2025, Kim Sae Ron posted a series of photos featuring an unidentified man—his face intentionally blurred—along with a single-word caption: “Marry.” The images were swiftly taken down, with her agency later dismissing the post as part of a conceptual shoot with a close friend.
The YouTuber claims to have obtained voice recordings of Kim Sae Ron conversing with a former agency staff member. In these alleged clips, the actress can be heard denying that she was the one who uploaded the wedding-related images. Instead, she reportedly stated that her boyfriend had posted them following a heated argument. When pressed about her marital status, she allegedly admitted that they had already tied the knot—just not in Korea.
YouTuber Lee Jin Ho claimed that the late Kim Sae-ron was married to a Korean-American living in New York in January 2025 and had an ab*rtion.
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Voice recordings between Kim Sae Ron and a previous agency staff member about the photos.
Recording: https://t.co/8GgE4Ad6x4 pic.twitter.com/VzCGarlvUX
Did Kim Sae Ron get pregnant?
In the recordings, Kim Sae Ron purportedly described her relationship as turbulent. She allegedly confided in the staff member that she had no intention of marrying her boyfriend but was compelled to do so after an unexpected pregnancy. She later terminated the pregnancy but claimed her partner pressured her into marriage regardless.
Transcript excerpt (via Koreaboo):
Staff: “What’s up with these photos?”
Kim Sae Ron: “I didn’t upload them. My boyfriend did.”
Staff: “Isn’t he crazy? Sigh.”
Kim Sae Ron: “What?”
Staff: “He’s crazy.”
Staff: “Did you perhaps already have the ceremony?”
Kim Sae Ron: “Yes, we already did it.”
Staff: “In Korea?”
Kim Sae Ron: “Overseas.”
Staff: “What happened with your ex?”
Kim Sae Ron: “While I was dating my current boyfriend, I happened to meet up with my ex while I was in Korea. There’s problems to do with the company and B, so he said that he would just help me out with the issues even though we were broken up. So when we met up then, we were already broken up. I told everything to my ex, and that I had a boyfriend, and we said goodbye like that. I was also not going to marry my current boyfriend, and was actually about to break up with him. But then, I suddenly got pregnant.”
Staff: “Are you pregnant right now?”
Kim Sae Ron: “No, I got an abortion. But because of that, we ended up getting married.”
Staff: “You got married because you got pregnant, but you said that you aborted it?”
Kim Sae Ron: “He kept subtly threatening me about it. He’s kinda insane.”
A controlling relationship?
Lee Jin Ho further claimed that Kim Sae Ron’s husband was a non-celebrity employed by a major conglomerate in New York.
According to the report, she described him as controlling, particularly when intoxicated. He allegedly had access to her private messages, including KakaoTalk and Instagram, and monitored her digital interactions. To escape his control, she reportedly deleted her accounts. Additionally, the report suggested that her husband wanted their marriage to be public, which led him to upload the now-deleted wedding pictures.
Transcript excerpt (via Koreaboo)
Kim Sae Ron: “He’s just a normal person who works at a conglomerate in New York. We met through acquaintances. As time went by, although he’s normal regularly, when he gets insecure occasionally, as we are apart (long distance) – I even deleted my KakaoTalk, right? My boyfriend has access to my KakaoTalk and my Instagram. So he manages everything. And I was unable to use anything, and now I’m able to use normal messages and Telegram a little, but he told me he didn’t know why I kept hiding the fact that I was married. He wanted to make it public. So we ended up fighting and he uploaded the post. I told him to delete it just now, so he did. Anyway, that’s my situation.”
Staff: “God… You can’t back out of the marriage even.”
Kim Sae Ron: “Yeah, I can’t. Anyway, I changed my Instagram and deleted my KakaoTalk. Sigh. When he drinks, he suddenly gets insane.”
It was also alleged that Kim Sae Ron’s parents were aware of the situation but chose to support her husband instead. At one point, she reportedly spoke about bidding farewell to an ex-boyfriend in Korea before proceeding with her overseas marriage.
Kim Soo Hyun's involvement
Lee Jin Ho contends that Kim Soo Hyun was unfairly dragged into the scandal, emphasizing that the real issue was Kim Sae Ron’s marriage. He claimed she had been residing in the United States with her husband before her passing. Dismissing allegations that Kim Soo Hyun forced her to use Telegram and delete KakaoTalk, he asserted that it was actually her husband who imposed these restrictions.
“The bereaved family raised issues about Kim Soo Hyun, but the truth is, Kim Sae Ron was married and living her newlywed life,” Lee Jin Ho stated.
Kim Sae Ron’s family takes legal action
Kim Sae Ron’s family has taken legal action against Lee Jin Ho, accusing him of defamation and harassment. They argue that his claims are baseless and paint an unfair picture of the late actress.
Their lawsuit also references his previous remarks, in which he accused Kim Sae Ron of posting photos with Kim Soo Hyun during Queen of Tears promotions merely for attention. Furthermore, he allegedly criticized her upbringing, suggesting she “practically grew up on set” and mocking her for working at a café following her DUI incident.
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