Court issues arrest warrant for HoverLab chief in Kim Soo-hyun defamation case

The Seoul Central District Court on Tuesday issued an arrest warrant for Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel HoverLab, also known as Garo Sero Institute, on charges of defaming actor Kim Soo-hyun by falsely claiming that he dated the late actor Kim Sae-ron when she was a minor.

The court cited concerns that Kim could destroy evidence or flee as grounds for issuing the warrant.

Kim Se-ui appeared in a YouTube video in March 2025 and claimed that the 37-year-old actor had dated Kim Sae-ron when ...