Former LE SSERAFIM Member Kim Ga-ram to Relaunch Career as Actress After Bullying Controversy; New Profile Photos Released

Kim Ga-ram (김가람), a former member of the K-pop girl group LE SSERAFIM, is reportedly preparing for a new start as an actress after a period of hiatus following her departure from the group. Her latest status has been revealed through newly released profile photos.

Her agency, Management Koo, released new profile photos of Kim Ga-ram on May 10 and announced that they had officially signed an exclusive contract with her. The agency stated, “Actress Kim Ga-ram, who possesses diverse charms and infinite potential, will be working together with Management Koo.” They also called for public support and affection for Kim Ga-ram, who will soon greet audiences with a variety of new looks.

In the photos, Kim Ga-ram is seen wearing a black sleeveless top, looking directly at the camera with long, straight black hair and a composed expression, exuding a mature aura distinctly different from her girl group days.

Kim Ga-ram officially debuted as a member of LE SSERAFIM in May 2022 but became embroiled in school bullying controversies before and after her debut, leading to a temporary suspension of activities. In July of the same year, her agency, Source Music, announced the termination of her exclusive contract, and she officially withdrew from the group.

After leaving LE SSERAFIM, Kim Ga-ram gradually shifted her focus to acting. In 2024, she enrolled at Konkuk University, majoring in Media Acting, and in March of this year, she launched a personal YouTube channel, regularly uploading acting practice videos.

Now, with Kim Ga-ram officially joining a new agency and embarking on a new chapter as an actress, her future entertainment activities are drawing public attention.

Below are translated comments from Korean netizens

1. Why can someone who bullied others become an actress?
2. It's surprising that she still wants to be a celebrity after what happened.
3. The agency that signed her is strange; this will keep causing controversy.

4. It's natural for her to want to be a celebrity, but it's strange that an agency would sign her.
5. There are many foolish fans, so of course, she wants to be a celebrity to make money. The agencies that sign and want to nurture her are astounding.
6. Her shoulder line is amazing, wow.

7. It's rare that she still wants to be a celebrity again.
8. Bullying celebrities are cut from dramas, yet she can promote?
9. They really only look at appearance...

10. When did the acting profession become so undignified?
11. It seems many people are superficial.
12. I still remember that blackboard graffiti.

13. Turning someone who was a singer trainee into an actress all of a sudden? Huh.
14. How did she get chosen?
15. Huh? How could this be?

16. In an entertainment industry where even drug-using actors can promote openly, bullying is probably not a big deal.
17. Wow, the entertainment industry really treats the public like pigs and dogs, worse than politics.
18. Anyway, drug users, drunk drivers, and sex offenders are all doing well, so if she were prevented from promoting just for bullying, she'd feel unfairly treated.

19. Actors, please stop causing trouble... I have no dramas left to watch.
20. She probably got the dream by watching those hardworking bullying actors.
21. Well, in the acting world, bullying of this extent is considered a minor crime, hahaha.

22. The acting world is also full of criminals.
23. The acting world's morality is dead; this news has spread.
24. The bullying misunderstanding was resolved long ago, and she left the group. Isn't that enough? It's endless, hahaha. Those people still fawn over drug-using idols and watch dramas with drug-using actors as leads, hahaha.

25. The thought of my favorite actor possibly working with her makes me tremble...
26. Why can bullying be so brazen?
27. Even drug users and adulterers can return, hahaha. Besides the acting world, there's nowhere else for her to go.

28. Who would hire her? To be honest, she's not that well-known.
29. Wasn't there a victim of bullying? How can people still support her?
30. Even if a director of a bullying drama is exposed as a bully, they'll still work together on the next project. That's their morality. No matter how thoroughly consumers boycott, if their favorite actor appears, they'll pretend not to see it and say, 'It's not my favorite actor who caused trouble,' and keep watching.

31. I just think it's one thing for her to want to be a celebrity, but it's astonishing that an agency would hire her and give her a chance. What is their moral bottom line?
32. Was that short celebrity life so good? Huh.
33. She's really something, hahaha.

34. If she plays an innocent character, photos of that blackboard graffiti will surely circulate everywhere, hahaha.
35. There are plenty of good actors; there's no need for her specifically... Her looks aren't particularly outstanding or unique.
36. As expected, once you've tasted the entertainment industry, you can never go back to a normal life.

37. The biggest problem with the acting world is that people keep hiring them.
38. Does she have strong connections?
39. Anyway, drug users have returned, adulterers have returned, and other bullies are doing well, so what difference does one more make?

40. Stray Kids' Hyun-jin is also a global star, Kim So-hye is well-loved, and I.O.I has reunited. What can't she do? Those people didn't even pay a price, but she was cursed by the whole nation right after her debut and was expelled from LE SSERAFIM.
41. But well... losing the most important LE SSERAFIM debut opportunity in her life and resting for several years—isn't that already a huge price? While it's hard to become a lead actor or a commercial star, there are many roles an actor can play. There's no need to throw stones even at her desire to act. A child who is only twenty years old will always have things she wants to do.
42. How amazing, a person who bullied others can appear so brazenly, and everyone speaks up for her, hahaha. It's really too easy.

43. Do we really have to see her on screen??? Do we have to see someone who bullied others doing well??? Go away hand-in-hand with traitors.
44. Whatever she does, she should live in reflection.
45. Why sign controversial people and make the public so tired?

46. The acting world is really like a trashy psychiatric ward, hahaha.
47. It's absurd that someone who bullied others still craves public love.
48. She's really pretty, wow. She'll succeed as an actress.

49. I don't understand why people who bullied others still appear.
50. To still appear in the media is utterly selfish.
51. Because of the blackboard graffiti image, she probably can't play innocent or intellectual roles. High-end commercials won't look for her either.

52. Even drug users can make a comeback.
53. The acting world is more harmful than the singing world, ugh.
54. Whether male or female, if a controversy breaks out, they shouldn't promote anymore.

55. The agency that accepted her is the problem.
56. The acting world will probably use her, hahaha, there are so many criminals.
57. Seeing that people with criminal records can make successful comebacks, she probably switched to acting for that reason.

58. After what happened, she still hasn't given up on her dream...?
59. That world is truly amazing.
60. Is being an actor that easy?!

61. Doesn't the acting world already have countless male actors who've been caught drunk driving and doing drugs, huh?