Promoter confirms actor Kim Soo-hyun’s 2014 ‘badminton incident’ in Thailand, but denies coercion


The promoter denied that South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun had forcefully demanded a badminton court be set up. -- PHOTO: SOOHYUN_K216/INSTAGRAM

SEOUL (The Korea Herald/ANN): Korean Culture Alliance (KCA) Thailand, a now-defunct event promoter that organised South Korean actor Kim Soo-hyun’s first fan meeting in Thailand in 2014, confirmed that the actor played badminton at the event venue, but denied that he forcefully demanded a court be set up.

This came after an X user, who claimed to be a staff member at the fan meeting, said he was forced to set up a badminton court at Kim’s request.

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