Correcting Misinformation from YouTuber Lee Jin-ho’s Video Regarding Kim Sae-ron
Lee Jin-ho asserted that Kim Sae-ron had an agency until recently and that he collaborated with a representative from this agency to help her career recovery. However, Kim Sae-ron had no agency. The person Lee referenced, “B”, was a former agency official and merely a friend of his.
B clarified to Ilgan Sports that while Kim Sae-ron briefly signed with Agency C last year, the contract was terminated within months. Afterward, B unofficially assisted her and facilitated her role in the movie “Guitar Man” for a commission. However, B explicitly denied having any contract with Kim Sae-ron or working on content with Lee Jin-ho to aid her comeback.
The thumbnails of Lee Jin-ho’s videos about Kim Sae-ron included sensational titles such as “The Final Fate of the Part-Time Job Seeker: Kim Sae-ron’s Two Faces” and “Kim Sae-ron Deletes Posts Again… Disappearance After Marriage Rumors? I Tried Contacting Her”. After Kim Sae-ron’s passing, Lee quickly deleted all related videos. However, his claim that he was trying to help her is contradicted by the nature of his content, which often fueled controversy rather than support.
Additionally, Lee suggested that Kwon Young-chan, head of the Korea Celebrity Suicide Prevention Association, misrepresented the late actress’s family’s words due to personal bias. However, Ilgan Sports emphasized that if there were inaccuracies in the report, it would be up to Kim Sae-ron’s family—not Lee Jin-ho—to request corrections.
Lee Jin-ho also attempted to verify claims about the family’s statements through his friend B, who later admitted he was unable to ask the bereaved family directly. Despite Lee Jin-ho’s insistence, Ilgan Sports remains firm in its journalistic principles and its stance against sensationalist YouTube channels.
Lee Jin-ho claimed he made videos to help Kim Sae-ron but deleted them out of respect after her passing. However, as the article concludes, his words may be “EZ”, but the truth is “No”.
