Namoo Actors, the agency which has represented actress Kim So Yeon for more than 10 years, issued a statement to address her recent lawsuit allegations.
On April 25, representatives for Kim So Yeon addressed several issues in the dispute which allegedly involved her boyfriend, the head of an electronic cigarette company. Namoo Actors addressed the alleged relationship, in their official statement, citing that the cigarette executive was a school acquaintance of the 34-year-old actress. The talent agency strongly denied that the K-Drama star and businessman were romantically involved.
Previous reports which were published by Korean outlets on April 23 confirmed the relationship between the two parties. The actress, who is currently portraying the title role in the jTBC series “Falling for Soo Jung,” was reportedly named in a lawsuit involving the unnamed executive.
The lawsuit involves a product known as Puff Bar, which was allegedly patented in Korea but may have been imported from China. The unnamed executive is accused of swindling money from investors, who were allegedly duped into believing that Puff Bar was an original concept.
In the statement which was translated into English by allkpop, Namoo Actors is adamantly maintains the innocence of the actress, while denying the claims made by the businessman. The second line within the statement delivers a firm message, “We want to clearly state that the Plaintiff's accusations are false. Unlike the Plaintiff's accusations, Kim So Yeon had no promotions or financial matters with the company Puff Bar.”
The statement issued by Namoo Actors also outlined the irrelevance of the parties involved in the lawsuit and their minimum contact with the star, “Kim So Yeon has absolutely on relationships to the Plaintiffs that she couldn't even predict why they were suing her.”
Namoo Actors acknowledged that Kim So Yeon had brief contact with her school acquaintance’s sister and provided him with an autograph, as a form of fan service. Her agency went on to explain her cooperation with police during the investigation, while expressing optimism that the actress would no longer be involved in the lawsuit.
