Embattled South Korean superstar Kim Soo Hyun has personally addressed a growing scandal about the nature of his relationship with late actress Kim Sae-ron for the first time, in a closely watched saga that has roiled the country’s entertainment industry.

South Korea has been abuzz over the sensational allegations against actor Kim Soo-hyun following the suicide of Kim Sae-ron. Kim has been accused of having a relationship with the late actor when she was 15 and he was in his late 20s.

Kim Soo Hyun is under fire for allegedly dating the late actress Kim Sae Ron when she was just 15, while he was 27. While the actor and his agency, Gold Medalist, acknowledged the relationship, they repeatedly denied the allegations of the actor dating Kim Sae Ron when she was a minor.