The court made its ruling on November 13.
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Controversial actor Kim Soo Hyun and his fellow defendants have been ordered to pay more than 1 billion won to a brand he once fronted.
On November 13, media revealed that the Suwon District Court ruled partly in favor of dietary supplement company FromBIO in the company’s lawsuit against Kim Soo Hyun. After signing the actor as a brand model in 2024, FromBIO sued him in May 2025, claiming the controversy surrounding his private life had damaged its brand image and caused losses. The controversy in question erupted over allegations that Kim dated the late actress Kim Sae Ron while she was still a minor.
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While Kim’s side has denied the claims, maintaining that the two only dated after she became an adult, both sides clashed in court over whether the controversy broke a clause in the contract requiring Kim Soo Hyun to uphold certain standards of conduct.
The actor’s representatives pushed back, arguing that unverified allegations or speculative news reports alone could not establish a breach of contract. However, the court ultimately ordered Kim and the other defendants to jointly pay FromBIO roughly ₩1.16 billion KRW (about $869,000 USD), plus interest, along with 30% of the litigation costs.
The ruling comes just two months after the Child Welfare Act case filed against Kim Soo Hyun by Kim Sae Ron’s family and Garosero Research Institute CEO Kim Se Ui effectively came to an end in September. Kim Se Ui is currently on trial after being arrested and indicted on charges of spreading false information about Kim Soo Hyun.
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