On February 16, 2025, South Korean actress Kim Sae Ron was discovered dead at her home in Seoul. According to reports, when she missed a planned meeting, a friend found her unconscious and called the police. Her death has been verified by the police, who are also looking into what caused it. According to reports, it is most likely a suicide case.

An friend of Kim Sae Ron said that she had just changed her name to Kim Ah Im, according to an EDaily story. She made this choice as part of her attempt to start over after leaving the entertainment business due to the criticism surrounding her drunk driving incident in 2022. According to the source, Kim Sae Ron had discussed opening a café and was thinking about changing careers.

This is consistent with a July 2024 TV Daily article that said she was managing a café. Her commitment to operating the counter and supervising day-to-day operations was highlighted by witnesses at the time. Eventually, she wanted to return to the entertainment world, which she had put on hold since May 2022, and open a coffee shop with friends.

After her DUI case in May 2022, Kim Sae Ron came under heavy fire. In Seoul’s Cheongdam-dong neighborhood, she struck a guardrail and a transformer, knocking off electricity to surrounding businesses. When it was discovered that she had first rejected a breathalyzer test, the outrage grew. She was therefore fined 20 million KRW and had her driver’s license revoked.

She tried to reach out to her followers on social media, but public discontent persisted, making her comeback to the spotlight challenging. Her loved ones have expressed their profound grief at her untimely death, given that she was attempting to start again.Many people are shocked by the news of her sudden death, and fans and colleagues in the profession are still paying their respects to the gifted actress who once won people over with her performances.