The Hallyu wave has taken over the world, including India, with top stars in K-dramas like hyun bin and son ye jinSong Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won are enjoying global popularity thanks to their smash-hit shows like crash landing on you, descendants of the sun And queen of tearsBut who among them is the highest-paid actor and actress of 2024? Scroll down to know…
Not Hyun Bin and Sun Ye Jin or Song Joong Ki and Kim Ji Won; Meet the highest paid K-drama actors of 2024 who charge around Rs 20 crore for a show
Highest paid K-drama actor of 2024 kim soo hyunaccording to Tatler AsiaKim Soo Hyun – who is also the richest K-drama actor with a net worth of ₩983 crore – charges ₩500 million (about Rs 3 crore) per episode of the K-drama. Hallyu actor gets total pay check of Rs 25 crore for headlining an ordinary dayWhich consists of eight episodes.
However, Kim Soo Hyun took a pay cut to make headlines queen of tearsDue to her longtime association with Park Ji Yoon, the acclaimed writer of rom-com melodramas. Kim Soo Hyun reportedly charged a total of ₩5 billion (approximately Rs 30 crore) for this queen of tearsWhich also stars Kim Ji Won and consists of 16 episodes (₩300 million per episode).
Highest-Paid K-Drama Actresses of 2024 song Hye Kyoaccording to New Straits TimesSong Hye Kyo – who is one of the richest K-drama actresses with a net worth of ₩298 crore – charges ₩200 million (about Rs 1.2 crore) per episode.
Hallyu actress gets total pay check of Rs 19.6 crore for headlining GloryWhich consists of 16 episodes. Notably, Song Hye Kyo won the Baeksang Award for Best Actress – Television for her stellar lead performance in the revenge psychological thriller K-drama.
