Kim Soo-hyun To Song Hye-kyo: 7 Highest Paid K-drama Actor

Dimpy Bhatt
Oct 03, 2024

Kim Soo-Hyun

Kim Soo-hyun, a renowned Korean drama star, gained fame with Kimchi Cheese Smile in 2007. His projected salary for each episode is $423,000.

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae, known for his role in Netflix's Squid Game, became the first Korean actor to win best actor awards at Critics Choice, Screen Actors Guild, and Primetime Emmy. His projected salary for each episode is $248,000.

Song Joong-Ki

South Korean actor gained international recognition for his role as a special forces soldier in the acclaimed Descendants of the Sun (2016) K-drama. His Projected salary for each episode is $228,500.

Song Hye-Kyo

Song Hye-kyo, a renowned female Korean actress, won the Baeksang Arts Award for Best Actress in 2023 for her role in the web series Glory. Her pay per episode is projected to be $163,000.

Jun Ji-Hyun

Gianna Jun, also known as Jun Ji-Hyun, is a prominent Korean entertainment star known for her role as Ashin in the 2020-21 Netflix horror-thriller Kingdom: Ashin of the North. Her pay per episode is projected to be $163,000.

Hyun Bin

Hyun Bin, a highly paid actor in South Korea, is known for his successful roles in successful dramas like Crash Landing on You, a popular South Korean cable television series. His projected salary for each episode is $133,000.

Lee Young-Ae

Lee, a renowned Korean actor, stars in Inspector Koo, a 2021 television series portraying a cop-turned-insurance investigator involved in a murder investigation. Her projected salary for each episode is $160,000.

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