10 Of The Highest Paid Korean Actors And Actresses With The Best Fashion
You bet that these power earners are putting their money to good use!
The topic: the richest of the rich in K-drama land. We're putting heavy focus on the stars that not only have coveted jobs but wardrobes as well! These K-drama actors and actresses are considered industry legends for being some of the best stars of all time. With over decades of acting experience under their belts, it's no surprise that most of them can earn 30 million to 100 million won per episode. On top of that, they can also charge for modeling and advertisement fees as much as 1 billion won! You can just imagine how much it costs for luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton, Fendi, Loro Piano, Chaumet, and Roger Vivier to book these stars for a year or so to represent the brand in a global scale.
From Hometown Cha Cha Cha's Shin Min-ah, Hyun Bin of Crash Landing On You, Song Joong-ki of Vincenzo, and Hallyu queens Song Hye-kyo of the upcoming drama Now, We Are Breaking Up and iQIYI's Jirisan star Jun Ji-hyun, and more, take a look at the gallery down below to find out who else made our star-studded rich list.
Highest Paid Actors and Actresses
Highest Paid Actors and Actresses
10 Park Shin-hye
Park Shin-hye is deemed a dream girl for a reason. If you’ve seen her thriller drama ‘Sisyphus: The Myth’ earlier this year, you should know that she earned 30 million won per episode in that series.
Photo Credit: Photo from W Korea
Just this year, she also bagged multiple campaigns with Valentino and Prada!
Photo Credit: Photo from Elle Korea
9 Shin Min-ah
‘Hometown Cha Cha Cha’ darling Shin Min-ah is a power earner as well. The 37-year-old actress is currently earning 30 million won per episode.
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If you’ve been an avid fan of the series, you would know how much she loves her city girl-gone-rural style. In real life, Min-ah is a global ambassador of Roger Vivier! You can already tell how much she loves her bejeweled buckle pieces by just looking at her Instagram feed.
Photo Credit: Photo from Allure Korea
8 Ji Chang-wook
Star boy Ji Chang-wook earns 59 million won per episode! After starring in ‘Lovestruck in the City’, Chang-wook has been busy filming for three more dramas. We all know what this means for his bank account.
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He’s still the face of Calvin Klein and he’s been styling his go-to pieces while riding his big bike around Seoul!
Photo Credit: Photo from Calvin Klein
7 Lee Min-ho
You’d have to be living under a cave if you still don’t know about Lee Min-ho’s Louis Vuitton partnership. He’s been all over the world with his LV luxury streetwear outfits!
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After the height of ‘The King: Eternal Monarch’ last year, we found out that he earned 94 million won per episode. Not surprising for a Hallyu king like him!
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6 Hyun Bin
Hyun Bin is considered one of the best actors of all time in South Korea. According to estimates, he earned 130 million won per episode for 'Crash Landing On You'.
Photo Credit: Photo from Loro Piana
In recent news, he's named as the first Korean global ambassador for Loro Piana, a high-end luxury Italian brand worn by billionaires, royalty, and the other one-percent of the richest of rich!
Photo Credit: Photo from Loro Piana
5 Song Hye-kyo
An Instagram post from Song Hye-Kyo costs millions, 500 million won to be exact! On top of that her advertising fee is at a whopping 900 million won. Just imagine how much she earns per episode! Her upcoming drama ‘Now, We Are Breaking Up’ is definitely worth the wait.
Photo Credit: Photo from Fendi
As a brand ambassador for both Fendi and Chaumet, Hye-kyo has garnered following from fashion enthusiasts all over the world. The amount of power and influence she holds is insane!
Photo Credit: Photo from Vogue Korea
4 Lee Seung-gi
It's no surprise that multi-talented actor, singer, and host Lee Seung-gi's endorsement fee is a staggering 700 million won.
Photo Credit: Photo from @leeseunggi.official
Almost always in Burberry and Gentle Monster, you'd have to have a quick eye to find out what brand he's wearing!
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3 Song Joong-ki
Already a household name in South Korea, the popularity of Song Joong-ki has translated into him earning 200 million won per episode. You can just imagine how much he earned from his small screen comeback with 'Vincenzo'!
Photo Credit: Photo from GQ Korea
On top of that, his modeling fee is now at 1 billion won! Let those numbers sink in.
Photo Credit: Photo from @hi_songjoongki
2 Kim Soo-hyun
One of this year's top earners is still Kim Soo-hyun. The star of last year's 'It's Okay To Not Be Okay' is in a pool of 13 billion won this year since he earned 200 million won per episode for that series!
Photo Credit: Photo from @soohyun_k216
In fashion news, we're quite surprised to see Soo-hyun team up with Tommy Hilfiger for a couple of ads and campaigns.
Photo Credit: Photo from @soohyun_k216
1 Jun Ji-hyun
Hallyu queen Jun Ji-hyun is still at the top of this year’s most paid Korean actors and actresses. Ji-hyun can charge as much as 100 million won per episode and 1 billion won for her advertisements. Her upcoming drama ‘Jirisan’ is something you should watch out for!
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Ji-hyun is also lucky enough to be part of Alexander McQueen’s roster of brand ambassadors. In fact, for her premiere outfits for ‘Jirisan’, she only wore Alexander McQueen.
Photo Credit: Photo from Alexander McQueen
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