Actress Kim Hye-soo, 38, denied rumors concerning her relationships.
SidusHQ, Kim's agency, officially rejected rumors of Kim having relationships with a yakuza boss or trot singer Na Hoon-a on Thursday.
Kim is a popular actress who starred in the movies "A Good Day to Have an Affair" and "Eleventh Mom" last year. She won the Best Actress award at Blue Dragon Awards for her role in "Tazza: The High Rollers" ("The War Of Flower") in 2006.
Na, 61, is a renowned trot singer who began his singing career in 1960s. He starred in movies in the 1980s and released many hit songs. But he disappeared after canceling a concert March 2007.
Rumor has it that Kim is the mistress of a yakuza boss in Korea and entered into an illicit relationship with Na, which resulted in the yakuzas harming Na.
The rumor spread like a wildfire through the Internet. Kim believed the rumor has damaged her reputation and decided to deny the misunderstandings.
According to the press release, Kim met Na only once when she was hosting a talk show named "Kim Hye-soo Plus You". The program was cancelled in 2000.
Another actress involved in the rumor, Kim Seon-ah, 33, also denied her relationship with the trot singer in a telephone interview with an Internet news agency.
The police secretly investigated the yakuza-related rumor and concluded that the rumor was groundless. However, Na's is confirmed to be in Korea.
English 
