A year after facing allegations of underage dating involving actress Kim Sae-ron, South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun has been vindicated, bringing a dramatic turn to the controversy.

South Korean police have concluded their investigation into allegations that actor Kim Soo-hyun dated actress Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor. The probe found that the accusations against Kim Soo-hyun were false.

South Korean police have concluded investigations, finding that actor Kim Soo-hyun did not date the late Kim Sae-ron as a minor. Allegations were partially based on AI-fabricated material spread by a journalist-turned-YouTuber.

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The last completed film featuring the late actor Kim Sae-ron, 'Everyday We Are,' is scheduled to open in theaters on March 4, over a year after her death.