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A South Korean court ruled on November 13 that actor Kim Soo-hyun must pay about 1.16 billion won (roughly 1.1 million dollars) to a health supplement company, FROMBIO, in a damages lawsuit over halted advertisements. The Suwon District Court's Civil Division 14 partially ruled in favor of the plaintiff, ordering the defendants to jointly pay 1,158,984,000 won plus interest, according to Chosun Ilbo and other outlets. The ruling came shortly after Kim appeared in court on November 11 as a witness in the trial of Kim Se-ui, head of the YouTube channel Garo Sero Research Institute, who was indicted on charges of spreading false information about the actor. Korean media framed the decision as a setback for Kim, with headlines noting he had just regained his reputation before the court ordered the payment.