LE SSERAFIM member Kim Garam, who left LE SSERAFIM, announced a full-scale new start as an actress.
On the 10th, her agency Management Gu released Kim Garam's new profile photos. The released profiles captured Kim Garam showing a more mature atmosphere, drawing attention.
According to Management Gu, Kim Garam has been steadily training toward her new goal of becoming an actress and has been honing her skills. To demonstrate her potential as an actor, she has been steadily building skills in many areas such as acting, foreign languages (English·Japanese), and exercise, preparing step by step for her leap forward.
At the same time, "Kim Garam is constantly working to show the public a new side of herself," and "through this profile we wanted to show the diverse charms and potential she has as an actress. We will spare no support so she can show a more grown-up side in good works in the future," the agency said.
Management Gu also said on its official social media, "Actress Kim Garam, who possesses diverse charm and limitless potential, has joined Management Gu. Please give Kim Garam, who will greet you in more varied ways in the future, lots of support and love," urging fans for support.
Earlier, Kim Garam debuted as a member of LE SSERAFIM in May 2022. However, allegations of school violence surrounding her were raised even before debut, and the agency called the matter "a malicious slander that cleverly edited issues that occurred when she was making friends early after entering middle school," adding, "It was confirmed through third-party testimony that she was a victim of malicious rumors and cyberbullying while attending middle school," and sued the accuser. Nevertheless, additional exposés later surfaced, and part of a notification of the school violence countermeasure committee result, in which Kim Garam's name appeared under the perpetrators list, was released, furthering the suspicions.
Particularly shocking was the revelation that Kim Garam was found to be a perpetrator of school violence and received a level-5 sanction, and Kim Garam soon stopped activities after debuting and then announced her withdrawal from LE SSERAFIM and termination of her exclusive contract in July 2022. Afterward, LE SSERAFIM reorganized as a five-member group and received much public love, and Kim Garam, who left the team and remained silent, entered Konkuk University in 2024, majoring in media acting, starting a new leap.
Then Kim Garam, who opened a personal Instagram account last year and shared updates, started YouTube activities this year and revealed her daily life studying acting. Meanwhile, in June this year news of an exclusive contract with Management Gu was made public, marking the launch of her acting activities. At the time of the exclusive contract, Management Gu explained, "We consistently watched Kim Garam's YouTube activities and were deeply impressed by her potential for growth as an actress and her diligent attitude. Her daily efforts and progress toward achieving her dream were an important factor in deciding to sign an exclusive contract."
In addition, "Actress Kim Garam has been continuing steady training and research to improve her acting skills, and has shown a noticeable growth trend in a short period. She has consistently invested time in learning English and Japanese as well as acting, and has been self-teaching guitar performance, among other pursuits, never stopping challenges and learning in new fields. She invests most of her time in preparation and self-development to achieve her dream of becoming an actress, and we highly evaluate her constant effort to fill her own shortcomings," the agency offered generous praise.
They also emphasized, "After internal discussions, we judged that her future growth potential and latent ability are very great, so we decided to sign an exclusive contract. Kim Garam's diligence, passion, and her constant attitude of learning and growing will be great assets in her future acting activities," and added, "We will spare no full support so that Kim Garam can carry out broader activities."
After not delivering much news, Kim Garam revealed new profile photos three months after the exclusive contract announcement, showing she is preparing for a debut. Management Gu said, "Starting with this profile release, she plans to meet the public through various works and content," adding, "Kim Garam is currently carefully reviewing her next work and is about to start full-scale acting activities." However, as the 'school violence' label still remains, various views follow the news of Kim Garam's acting debut. Attention is focused on whether Kim Garam can succeed in a new start as an actress amid the public's sharp reactions toward her.
[photo] Management Gu
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