[BREAKING] Court Suggests Ending Lawsuit Against #KimSoohyun as Eider Dramatically Reduces Claim
On July 8, the second hearing was held at the Seoul Central District Court’s 45th Civil Division for the damages lawsuit filed by outdoor brand Eider against Kim Soohyun and his agency, Gold Medalist. Earlier, after suspicions were raised that Kim Soohyun, who had been chosen as the brand’s advertising model last year, had dated the late Kim Saeron when she was a minor, Eider claimed its brand image had been damaged and filed a damages lawsuit in August last year.
At the hearing, Eider withdrew its original damages claim based on the social controversy and reduced the amount it was seeking from about 2.5 billion won to about 400 million won. It said it would now only seek the return of the remaining model fee under the advertising model contract.
However, the court said it appeared Eider had changed the purpose of its claim because it believed its original damages claim would be difficult to have recognized. The court also expressed the view that, “If that is the case, it is questionable whether the revised claim can also be legally recognized.”
The court believed that, in this case, both Eider and the defendants, Kim Soohyun and his agency, were victims of the allegations raised by Kim Seui. It also took into account that Kim Soohyun’s side is in discussions with other advertisers and recommended that Eider consider ending the dispute by withdrawing the lawsuit while keeping the advertising model contract in place, with each side paying its own legal costs.
This hearing is drawing attention because it is the first case since Kim Seui’s detention in which an advertiser withdrew its large damages claim against Kim Soohyun and his agency, seeking only the return of the remaining model fee under the contract. People are watching to see whether this will affect other lawsuits currently being pursued by advertisers.
Meanwhile, the third hearing for Eider’s damages lawsuit against Kim Soohyun and his agency will be held on August 26.
https://t.co/qxtQi4q8On
19 YEARS, TOGETHER
배우 김수현의 빛나는 19주년, 세상에 다정한 온기로 닿기를🌟
✅️ 현재 모금 상황 : 목표 금액의 30% 달성
*달성 목표 : 7/14 까지
김수현 배우의 데뷔 19주년과 반가운 복귀를 기념해
@benchtm BENCH 공식 의류 구매를 위한 기부 모금을 진행합니다.
모금액은 BENCH 공식 의류 구매에 사용되며,
구매한 물품은 김수현 배우의 이름으로 한국의 취약계층 아동에게 전량 기부됩니다.
김수현 배우의 데뷔 19주년을 축하하는 마음이
누군가에게 온기로 닿을 수 있도록 많은 참여 부탁드립니다.
📍모금액은 의류 구매 및 기부 물품 전달 비용으로만 사용됩니다.
📍기부 완료 후, 집행 내역서와 영수증을 포함한 기부 결과는 김팩트 공식 계정을 통해 투명하게 공개됩니다.
19 YEARS, TOGETHER
Celebrating Kim Soo Hyun’s 19th debut anniversary with warmth that reaches even further.🌟
✅️Current fundraising status: 30% of the target amount achieved
*Goal: Until July 14th
To celebrate Kim Soo Hyun’s 19th debut anniversary and his long-awaited comeback, we are raising funds to purchase official BENCH apparel from @benchtm .
All purchased items will be donated in Kim Soo Hyun’s name to underprivileged children in Korea.
Please join us in this donation fundraiser.
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[ENG] JTBC Newsroom: Prosecution Found Audio Used to Accuse #KimSoohyun Shows Signs of Manipulation
Recently, Kim Seui, the head of Garo Sero Institute who was recently arrested and indicted, has insisted that the voice of the late actress Kim Saeron, in which she says she dated actor Kim Soohyun when she was a minor, was not manipulated.
But from JTBC reporting, we found that the Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Forensic Science Division concluded that there were signs it had been manipulated.
After even analyzing the frequency bands of the audio file, they found signs that it had been pieced together.
In May last year, Kim Seui, the head of Garo Sero Institute, released an audio file, saying it was a conversation the late actress Kim Saeron had with someone she knew.
“Yes, I dated Soohyun oppa.”
“You might think I’m crazy and not believe me, but we started dating when I was in middle school, and we broke up after I went to college.”
“Middle school?”
“Yes.”
Kim Soohyun’s side claimed it was a manipulated audio file, but Kim Seui denied it until the very end.
“The private company hired by Kim Soohyun’s side said it was AI manipulation.”
“Are you saying you’re going to believe the private company hired by Kim Soohyun’s side?”
After taking over the case, the prosecution analyzed the audio file again through a security investigation. The Supreme Prosecutors’ Office Forensic Science Division handled it directly.
The prosecution found interruptions in the voice signal and that the frequency bands of the male and female voices were different.
They concluded that it was possible the woman’s voice had been played back from another device and then recorded again.
In other words, the man claiming to be the informant allegedly played a manipulated voice of Kim Saeron that he had made separately, then re-recorded it to make it sound like they were having a conversation.
Procedures are also underway to recover all the profits Kim Seui earned through this alleged manipulation. The Crime Proceeds Recovery Division of the Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office is tracking down all of Kim Seui’s donation accounts and examining them closely.
Since there are so many victims of Garo Sero Institute and so many different cases are involved, it is reported that the process of recovering the criminal proceeds is quite complicated.
Jeong Seongho, South Korea’s Minister of Justice, said they will stop cyber wrecker crimes by thoroughly recovering criminal proceeds and leaving not even a single won behind.
Meanwhile, Kim Seui, who was also indicted on charges of stalking and threatening YouTuber Tzuyang, did not appear for his first trial yesterday. The court gave a strong warning, saying it could issue a warrant to bring him to court.
https://t.co/ia624UuAFj
남의 눈에 눈물 나게 하면 제 눈에는 피눈물이 나는 법입니다.
검찰은 과학수사기법을 통한 감정을 활용해 경찰 수사로 드러난 녹음파일 조작 의심 정황을 재확인하고, 범죄수익을 완전히 박탈하기 위한 보완수사도 진행 중입니다.
최근 이른바 '사이버 렉카'들이 조회수와 후원금을 노리고 검증되지 않은 의혹과 조작된 가짜뉴스를 무분별하게 유포하며 개인의 삶을 파괴하고 사회적 갈등을 부추기고 있습니다.
국민 한 사람 한 사람이 존엄한 인격체인 민주주의 사회에서 타인의 사생활과 고통이 돈벌이의 수단이 되어서는 안됩니다.
허위 가짜뉴스에 대한 엄정한 처벌과, 단 한 푼도 남기지 않는 철저한 범죄수익 환수로 남의 인격을 짓밟고 그 아픔을 수익으로 삼는 '사이버렉카' 범죄를 차단하도록 하겠습니다.
https://t.co/hpFvNPtWCj
@yanix82602870@soohyunupdates you should find and bring an underage photo to support the criminal instead of wasting your time here, since the bereaved family was unable to provide a single photo of underage Kim Saron with Kim Soohyun. they need your help, please
https://t.co/JbKZ7U3Juu
✅️피해자에게 막대한 피해를 준 사실을
명확히 규명했다. 310페이지에 달하는 구속영장청구서 기억난다 ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ
검찰은 “피해자 조사, 대검 과학수사부의 녹음파일 감정 등 보완수사를 통해 피고인이 자료를 임의로 편집하여 왜곡하거나 최소한의 기본적인 사실확인 절차 없이 허위자료를 무분별하게 이용해 피해자의 사생활에 관해 허위사실을 유포함으로써 피해자에게 막대한 피해를 준 사실을 명확히 규명했다”고 밝혔다.
"버전만 최소 4개" 고(故) 김새론 목소리까지 조작해 김수현 등친 '가세연' 폭로
#김수현#김세의#기자회견#유튜브#ai조작#가세연#iMBC연예
'스트레이트' 보도에 따르면, 김세의가 기자회견과 유튜브를 통해 공개했던 "김수현과 미성년자 시절부터 교제했다"는 내용의 김새론 육성 녹음 파일은 경찰 조사 결과 인공지능(AI) 기술로 정교하게 조작된 가짜로 드러났다.
심지어 이 음성 파일을 만든 제보자 A씨는 '가세연'에 자료를 넘기기 한 달 전, 김수현의 소속사인 골드메달리스트에도 먼저 접근했던 것으로 확인됐다. 당시 A씨는 소속사에 "김새론이 성인이 된 이후에 사귀었다는 증거를 주겠다"라며 금전을 요구하고 "향후 무료로 회사 광고를 찍게 해달라"는 황당한 협박까지 일삼았다.
즉, 제보자는 한쪽에는 '미성년자 시절 교제', 다른 쪽에는 '성인 이후 교제' 등 입맛에 맞게 조작한 최소 4가지 버전의 AI 녹음 파일을 만들어 유튜버들과 기획사를 상대로 '폭로 비즈니스'를 벌인 것이다.
🔗https://t.co/qHdCYwopsD
[FULL TEXT] MBC Straight — The Expose of Garosero Institute.
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Kim Seui, the head of the YouTube channel Garosero Institute, had an arrest warrant requested against him on charges including defaming actor Kim Soohyun in connection with the late actress Kim Saeron’s death. He strongly denied all charges, calling the arrest warrant itself a complete fraud.
“The arrest warrant request is clearly packed with outright false facts. I admit nothing. This is an intentional and hastily thrown-together arrest warrant request.”
The police concluded that Kim Seui’s conduct was extremely poor in character, noting in particular that he manipulated KakaoTalk conversations that had been exchanged with Kim Saeron, and that he publicly released a voice recording made with AI as though it were real, without any verification.
Q. “Did you properly verify the tipster from the Garosero side?”
Kim Seui: “Of course.”
Q. “How did you carry out that verification?”
Kim Seui: “That verification was done by the National Forensic Service.”
Q. “No. Did you do it yourself, by any chance?”
Kim Seui: “We, at our, at Gaseyeon, on our own, this…What is your name?”
Q. “I am Lim Myungchan.”
Kim Seui: “Yes, yes. So, MBC, then. Yes. Right now you can clearly see that SBS and MBC are…”
Q. “I am asking whether you properly verified the tip.”
Kim Seui: “I will take it as our verification having been done by the National Forensic Service.”
However, though Kim Seui claimed the verification had been done by the National Forensic Service, the entity that actually requested the verification was the police, and the National Forensic Service’s conclusion was that it could not be verified because the original was not available.
Kim Seui was confident the arrest warrant would be rejected, but the court, finding there was a risk of evidence destruction and flight, issued the warrant. He also filed for a review of the legality of his arrest, arguing the detention decision was unjust, but the court rejected that as well and maintained the detention.
Yu Hyunjae, Professor of Mass Communication at Sogang University said:
“Beyond fake news, now I see they actually manufacture things. This person has shown very clearly just how far someone who has given up all moral standards can go in terms of the scenario they will run, and the level of crime they can commit. So I believe that to the extent society allows, an extremely heavy punishment must be imposed.”
The Garosero Institute YouTube channel has 1 million subscribers and has been making money through provocative claims and videos targeting politicians, celebrities, and other public figures. In the process, countless people have had their privacy and personal dignity violated and suffered serious harm. Because of this, the Garosero Institute has been widely condemned as a social weapon.
✨ 그럼에도 불구하고, 우리는... ✨
긴 기다림 끝에 다시 만나게 된 배우 김수현의 복귀를 진심으로 환영합니다.
우리는 흔들리는 시간 속에서도 묵묵히 자신의 길을 걸어온 김수현 배우를 믿었고, 언제나 그 자리에 있었습니다.
그리고 다시 시작되는 새로운 발걸음을 응원합니다.
우리는 배우 김수현이 보여줄 앞으로의 이야기, 새로운 작품, 새로운 도전까지.
변함없는 마음으로 함께하겠습니다.
💙 Welcome Back, SooHyun 💙
2025년 3월 10일쯤에 BENCH 매장에서 찍은 수현님 광판 사진 몇 장을 찾아서 AI로 살짝 보정해서 포스터로 만들어 봤어.
정말 아깝다… 이 광고, 제대로 홍보도 못 받고 묻힌 거 같아서 안타까워.
그래도 수현님 진짜 너무 멋있다, 칠월에 나올 새 광고 사진도 벌써 기대된다! 📸
#kimsoohyun#김수현
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This jacket was still available when I checked earlier today. A few hours later? SOLD OUT. 😭😂
The power of Kim Soo Hyun is truly something else. We haven’t even seen the new BENCH campaign yet, and fans are already clearing out the shelves. 🤣🩵
At this rate, when the new photos drop, buying BENCH items will feel like securing concert tickets. 😆🔥
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배우 김수현을 믿고 기다려 준 의리의 브랜드, 벤치🖤
7월 14일 필리핀 대표 패션 브랜드 '벤치(bench)'와 광고 촬영으로 배우 김수현이 약 1년 3개월의 공백을 깨고 활동을 재개합니다.
'벤치'사의 결단있고 의리있는 결정을 환영하며
허위사실 유포로 피해를 입은 배우 김수현의 무탈하고 조속한 사회 복귀를 응원합니다🔥
#ksh_truth #proved_byksh
#김수현 #KimSooHyun #벤치 #bench #bench_stood_by_trust
#金秀賢 #キムスヒョン #คิมซูฮยอน
#kimsoohyun_global_fan_union
#WeStandwithKimSooHyun