Attorney Ko Sang-rok, legal representative for actor Kim Soo-hyun, once again directly refuted the "rumor of dating during military service" raised in connection with the late Kim Sae-ron. On his YouTube channel Jin-gyeok-ui GoByeon, Ko analyzed the contents of a letter reportedly sent by Kim Soo-hyun to the deceased and posted a long message arguing that "it is hard to see it as a love letter."
Ko Sang-rok said the letter the actor sent to the deceased contained no direct expressions of affection, no questions or curiosity about the other person, and emphasized that it did not include common phrases between lovers such as "I love you," "I miss you," or even compliments about appearance.
He added that a typical love letter would be full of joy about talking on the phone after a few days, gratitude for waiting, apologies for not doing well before enlistment, and promises to do better in the future, and noted that the actor's actual 150 love letters were filled with such content. But he drew the line by saying the letter in question showed none of those traces.
Ko explained that the overall characteristics of the letter lacked memories with the other person or concrete promises to meet, and was filled only with the writer's reflections such as the sky being cloudy and personal vows about military life.
He also said there is an awkwardly written part near the end of the letter that reads "I miss you… is it? or not?", but added that even this is hard to see as a phrase specifically aimed at the other person, and noted that if it were a letter to a lover one would naturally expect phrases before a leave like "see you soon" or "I look forward to it," which are absent.
In the post he emphasized again that the actor's letter ends with personal aspirations such as achievements felt during military service, plans to return to acting after discharge, and travel plans, and concluded that it is merely a letter written to inform an acquaintance of one's recent status and is hard to view as a love letter.
Ko said, "My MBTI is ENTJ, and among that I am extreme T, so I focus on fact-checking rather than emotion. Anyone who reads the records carefully will reach the same conclusion," and pointed out that dressing up this letter as something special is inconsistent with the facts.
Finally, Ko emphasized, "Those who claim this letter is a love letter have been swayed by fabricated evidence and agitation," and urged them to live autonomously and think freely.
This remark is drawing attention amid a heated dispute over the truth after photos left by the deceased and Kim Soo-hyun's letter were presented as "evidence of a relationship" and the actor's side repeatedly issued rebuttals.<
[Photo] Kim Soo-hyun SNS, "Jin-gyeok-ui GoByeon"
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