On the 27th, local media News1 and others reported that a person claiming to be a former staff member of Gold Medalist, the agency to which she was formerly affiliated, responded on his social social media in response to comments made by the family of the Korean actress Kim Sae Ron (then 24 years old), who passed away in February this year, saying that she "worked without receiving a guarantee."

According to the article, the former staff member claimed, "I worked as a creative director, handling the company's branding and visual direction, from the early days of Gold Medalist, before it even had a logo."

He continued, "My job was to direct the visuals of all the actors at Gold Medalist, including debut candidates and rookies." "(The comments from Kim Sae Ron's family) denied everything I had done for the past five years at Gold Medalist, so I decided to issue this statement."

He also expressed anger at the family's words, saying, "As an early member of the agency, I was the one who gave her (Theron) visual direction. The statement that she was 'working without pay' is a complete lie."