Among the growing disputes surrounding Kim Soo-Hyun, the new control has been launched on his family ties, in particular his enigmatic relationship with Lee Sa-Rong, a figure wrapped in mystery.
Who is Lee Sa-Rong?
Lee Sa-Rong, also known with the names Lee Jae-Hyun and Lee Ro-Bo, was initially introduced to the public as Kim Soo-Hyun’s cousin. However, a bomb shipping survey in 2017 discovered surprising details on his profound involvement in the film “Real” and his alleged attempts to obscure his true relationship with the actor.
According to Dispatch post in 2027, Lee Sa-Rong not only founded the Cove Pictures production company, but also hired the role of director for “Real”All while operating under two different alias. His involvement has become a source of important disputes, in particular since the film has failed both critical and commercially, leaving many real reasons behind his production.
The “real” controversy
Despite its substantial production budget of 11.5 billion KRW (about 7.93 million USD), “Real” He was accepted with criticisms widespread for his disconnected narrative, subpare editing and unin impressive special effects. The overall execution of the film raised serious concerns about how such significant budget was assigned.
Dispatch’s investigation has traced the origins of “Real”The return funding to Real Munjeonsa, a company founded in 2015, with Lee Jae-Hyun listed as CEO. This company has specialized in the management of cinematographic investments and has successfully guaranteed substantial financial support from Korean and Chinese investors. So, in 2016, another company was founded, Cove Pictures, with its first production “Real”. A key discovery in the dispatch report was that both companies shared the same official address: a luxury residential complex in Seongsu-Dong, which was also the address of the recorded house of Kim Soo-Hyun.
In the same year, Lee Jae-Hyun underwent a change of name, adopting the new identity of Lee Ro-Bo. According to Dispatch, the name “Ro-Ve” derived from the Korean pronunciation of the English word “love”. Given that “Love” translates into “Sa-Rong” in Korean, this actually constituted the name “Lee Sa-Rong”, which was the hill accredited as director of “Real”.
Initially, the film was to be directed by Lee Jeong-Seob. However, it was subsequently replaced by Lee Sa-Rong, despite the fact that the latter had no previous experiences in cinema. The initial items suggested that Lee Jeong-Seob’s departure was linked to the accusations of embezzlement. However, in an interview with Dispatch, Lee Jeong-Seob personally refuted these statements, clarifying that he had left the project due to irritable “creative differences”.
To release, “Real” He was greeted with overwhelming reception. Dispatch has severely criticized its weak narrative structure and amateur cinematography, further condemning the way female characters were portrayed. The outlet wrote, “Female actresses are used only for scenes involving sex, drugs and casino”, draw attention to the problematic representation of the women’s film. One of the most controversial aspects of the film was a nude scene with the deceased singer Sulli, who turned on a remarkable repercussions and further fueled the public indignation on the questionable creative direction of the project.
The accusations of “family scheme”
In the end, Dispatch labeled the project a “family scheme”, claiming that a brother managed the financing and the direction while the other has given his stellar power to attract attention. The report also stated that Lee Sa-Rong was not only Kim Soo-Hyun’s cousin, but his half-brother, a voice supported by some insiders in the sector.
Online discussions attempted to put together the family background of Kim Soo-Hyun, with speculations that suggest that Lee Sa-Rong is the son of Kim Soo-Hyun’s mother and her first husband, while Kim Soo-Hyun was born from her second wedding. In addition, the biological father of Kim Soo-Hyun, who has remarried, has a daughter, the singer Kim Joo-Na.
By adding another level to the dispute, Lee Sa-Rong is also known as the co-founder of the gold medal, the current Kim Soo-Hyun agency.
Netizen reactions
With the resumption of the dispatch exposure in online communities, the public feeling towards Kim Soo-Hyun has had another success.
Comments on Theqoo:
- So, I thought I had been deceived by him to film, but now he seems to have only realizing his imagination.
- I found it suspicion from the beginning, but it was going so well that I thought I was wrong ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹
- Wait, so it’s not just a cousin but a half -brother ?? And Kim Joo-Na is his half-sister? This is really so complicated ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹ã…‹
- So, I thought the actor was used by his family after seeing the quality of the film ã…‹ã…‹
- I turned it off because watching a film of this garbage has just ruined my mood, but in the end, it was all for the money. I feel bad for the actresses.
- These guys are totally chest.
As the controversy deepens, what had once been fired as a little unfortunate film project seems to be a much more tangled network of hidden ties, financial patterns and family secrets, leaving the public to question what Kim Soo-Hyun’s success was modeled by the forces behind the scenes.
