Kim Soo-Hyun, Bang PD, Go Min-Si and more: 2025, a year of Korean celebrity scandals

The past few weeks have kept fans of Korean entertainment on their toes. It all started from March 10 when Kim Soo-Hyun faced allegations of grooming late actress Kim Sae-Ron when she was a minor. While the family did not directly accuse him of grooming, they said he dated her of six years till 2021. It was followed by the whole pregnancy – abortion – blackmail scandal around footballer Son Heung-Min. The matter had not died down properly when we got the news of Tastefully Yours actress Go Min-Si being caught in a school-bullying scandal…Here is a lowdown…

Kim Soo-Hyun

Kim Soo-Hyun has filed a total of seven cases on Garosero Research Institute and the family of late actress Kim Sae-Ron. They include defamation, slander, release of sexually humiliating material and stalking. This happened after he was accused of grooming the actress when she was just 15. The spate of revelations made by HoverLab rocked headlines all over as it involved Kim Soo-Hyun a bonafide Hallyu star. In more than two months, inconsistencies in the claims of the bereaved family is coming to the fore. Slowly, the public opinion has shifted towards the Queen Of Tears actor. His fans braved through this ordeal to support him through campaigns, logical cross questions and positive social media messages.

Son Heung-Min

Go Min-Si

The latest is Go Min-Si, the actress of Tastefully Yours. She was allegedly a school-bully as posted by some former victim on DC Forum. The concerned person alleged that she abused them, extorted money and mocked people with disabilities. Her agency has denied them as false and baseless. However, she cancelled a public appearance after these rumours came out.

Karina of Aespa

Karina of the girl group Aespa also caught the attention of netizens for allegedly showing support to a right wing Korean political party. She had worn a jacket in black and red with number 2 written on it. People assumed it was for the right wing PPP party of South Korea. She later clarified that it was not her intent.

The latest is BTS founder Bang Si-Hyuk known as Bang PD. He is under investigation for fraudulent securities deal to the extent of USD 290 million. If found guilty, he can face imprisonment in South Korea.