soompi forums > Top 10 Highest Paid Korean Stars For 2007

JJ.exot5ia

Nov 9 2007, 07:56 PM

WAHHHHHHH go BoA!!!!!
dbsk's not on there? O.O
but YEH is 6th? she should
be 4th...

-Rebecca

WillBeLoved4eva

Nov 9 2007, 08:30 PM

wow!! they make a lot of money!

ButterTina

Nov 9 2007, 08:34 PM

huraah, im so proud of yoon eun hye.

and im pretty sure that rain is one of the high paid artist in korea. no doubt at all. haha

x Meh Vt Tooh x

Nov 9 2007, 09:04 PM

I knew Bi, BoA, Hyori, and YEH would be on the list. the others i'm like whoa whoa. hahaha. =]

kdramafanusa

Nov 9 2007, 10:42 PM

Reported by TVN <ENEWS> on November 6th
Ranking based on advertisement (CF), copyright, album, stocks, etc.

1. Bae Yong-joon (actor) - 43.2 Billion Won
(TV drama 5 billion + CF 5 billion + stocks 33.2 billion)

2. Rain (singer/actor) - 25.0 billion Won
(world tour 10 billion + CF 5 billion + stocks 10 billion)

3. BOA (singer) - 18.3 billion Won
(album 15 billion + CF 3 billion + stocks 300 million)

4. Lee Hyo-ri (singer/actress) - 5.5 billion Won
(album 500 million + TV appearances 500 million, CF 4.5 billion)

5. Jun Ji-hyun (actress) - 5 billion Won
(film 1 billion, CF 4 billion)

6. Yoon Eun-hye (actress) - 4 billion Won
(TV drama 340 million + CF 3 billion + new company contract fee 1 billion)

7. Yoo Jae-suk (MC) - 3.5 billion Won
(TV program 2.34 billion + CF 1.5 billion)

8. Kim Joon-hee (MC) - 2+ billion Won
(shopping website + TV program)

9. Park Myung-soo (MC/) - 1.5 billion Won
(TV appearance 1.5 billion + individual enterprise income)

10. Yoon Jong-shin (singer/songwriter/DJ) - 1.3 billion Won
(TV appearance 400 million + TV program 100 million + CF 800 million)

Char27

Nov 9 2007, 11:17 PM

i dont understand why Se7en is not there?? then again i dont want him to just make money because he is a markateable commodity so that's fine by me.. the most important thing for me is that he stays true to his talents and fans..and that's just what he is doing.

Se7en sse SARANGHAYEO

ViV04

Nov 10 2007, 12:03 AM

Hyori is only at number 4?

starzl

Nov 10 2007, 01:55 AM

was surprised to see Park Myung soo on the list
he earned that much!
yoon eun hye is only at number 6?

cc_yang

Nov 10 2007, 01:57 AM

wow!!! hehe!!! well... i knew that the first 5 were the top highest paid Korean stars...
all the other ones after them 5... i did not know about... hehe!!! thankies for sharing...

tomatotooty

Nov 10 2007, 03:15 AM

wow. $40 million and he's not been really active.
i love jjh !

OPZ

Nov 10 2007, 03:54 AM

Wow...
Congratulations for all^^
Thanks for sharing...

CharlotteDarcy

Nov 10 2007, 09:43 AM

Besides the top 3, I feel like celebs in Korea don't make very much.

bohemianheart.

Nov 10 2007, 09:50 AM

Bae Young Joon always gets paid the most, he's like all over the world these days. har har. But I an expect that Yoon Eun Hye would be on there, she's so popular now i love it! haha. Their soooo rich i envy them. (:

1S0ULL

Nov 10 2007, 09:56 AM

BoA and Hyori . of course haha. and Bi too . <3

QUOTE

WAHHHHHHH go BoA!!!!!
dbsk's not on there? O.O
but YEH is 6th? she should
be 4th...

-Rebecca

I'm not surprised that DBSK isnt on there...They don't make a lot of money X(

theresacpy

Nov 10 2007, 10:03 AM

wow......
boa also got it......

thanks for sharing.....

chula

Nov 10 2007, 10:07 AM

go yoo jae suk and park myung soo ... they're laughing to the bank right now

YEH really deserves it

VANNIE_YANG

Nov 10 2007, 10:07 AM

The first guy surprises me becuase
I havent heard of him since
Winter Sonata! But anyways
Bi Rain and Boa on that list doesnt surprise me.
Boa is a shareholder for Sm Town. That girl
knows her business!

c i e l`

Nov 10 2007, 10:11 AM

Happy that BoA & Hyori made it *.*

<3

andyroxs

Nov 10 2007, 10:27 AM

uhh... is this after tax deductions? and what does the 432억+α stand for?

kimalli92

Nov 10 2007, 10:41 AM

6 of my most adored korean artists are here! great!
i hope 2008 will be much much better for all of 'em!

greentea:vee xo

Nov 10 2007, 11:58 AM

Glad Boa, Hyori, Bi, and YEH are on the list. Korean celebs do so much and don't make what they really deserve

blissfully_unaware13x

Nov 10 2007, 02:08 PM

the only person i really like from that list is yoo jaesuk. the others are ok. ew bae yong joon in that pic looks so......ugh...sorry sorry sorry
i like boa's dress

johnnifer

Nov 10 2007, 02:25 PM

yea, i wasn't much surprised either seeing Bi, Boa, Hyori, or Yoon EunHye. i liked YEH's photo

--Jenn Ly

tammy2012

Nov 10 2007, 02:41 PM

whoo hoo!!!!!!!!! yoon eun hye made the list!
n i'm not surprised that boa n hyori, or rain made the list!
they're like known world wide!
but mc yoo n PMS did! anyway good job guys!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks for posting!

-trang-

Nov 10 2007, 02:59 PM

i was kinda shocked to find Yoon Eun Hye on the list! i thought shes a newbie? but then again, her drama goong & coffee prince were a huge hit!

강유미

Nov 10 2007, 03:17 PM

QUOTE(PINKXDREAMER @ Nov 8 2007, 07:45 PM)

yoon jong shin? really? i didn't see that coming.

QUOTE(LaZClaraBear @ Nov 8 2007, 07:46 PM)

WOH LOL sameee O.O;;

Are you kidding me? He's in a rich family already. Duh?

J.lee

Nov 10 2007, 03:20 PM

QUOTE(andyroxs @ Nov 11 2007, 03:27 AM)

uhh... is this after tax deductions? and what does the 432억+α stand for?

20억 won is equivalent to 2 Million $.You do the Math.

from what i understand
α= If a movie,Drama sells alot/ they get more./Bonus/plus plus.

summerdamsel

Nov 10 2007, 03:21 PM

i so agree with the whole list..

sushi_couture

Nov 10 2007, 03:45 PM

I thought we Asians were supposed to be good at math.

J.Lee is right. 20억 (or 2 billion won) = $2 million (2 million dollars)

Thus 43.2억 = $4.32 million...

When converting from Won to Dollar, just subtract 3 zeros.

Does the article say that BYJ earned 432억 or 43.2억?

EDIT.

The article says 432억. Wow.

lovelyxdream

Nov 10 2007, 03:48 PM

haha~
the list seems pretty reasonable, i'm not surprised at all

helloimbarney

Nov 10 2007, 05:29 PM

HmmMM i find it so surprising that Song Hye Gyo is not on the list but im glad that bi and hyori made the list.

kimkim

Nov 10 2007, 05:37 PM

BYJ didn't surprise me.. im proud of YEH.way the go...
i thought kwon sang woo is in A-list star..i remember someone mentioned it. but he isn't on the list...

boonorbane

Nov 10 2007, 09:09 PM

wow, so comedians earn a lot huh?

dumbangel1314

Nov 10 2007, 09:19 PM

ohhh...yeah these artists must earned a lot during 2007.
i hope their forthcoming years will be as much or more.
i'm surprise that park myung soo is up there, but he does make a lot of money being the CEO and attending the variety shows.

starbabiee

Nov 10 2007, 10:56 PM

just added CharlotteDarcy's translation for some of the actors

teddy_bear_blue

Nov 11 2007, 01:04 AM

YEH's hardwork is finally paying off.
Proud of her.

mzzbabyG

Nov 11 2007, 01:32 AM

Kul list...Hyori's picture is soo prettii. KInda expected most of them to be there.

starbabiee

Nov 11 2007, 02:05 AM

QUOTE(kdramafanusa @ Nov 10 2007, 12:42 AM)

Reported by TVN <ENEWS> on November 6th
Ranking based on advertisement (CF), copyright, album, stocks, etc.

1. Bae Yong-joon (actor) - 43.2 Billion Won
(TV drama 5 billion + CF 5 billion + stocks 33.2 billion)

2. Rain (singer/actor) - 25.0 billion Won
(world tour 10 billion + CF 5 billion + stocks 10 billion)

3. BOA (singer) - 18.3 billion Won
(album 15 billion + CF 3 billion + stocks 300 million)

4. Lee Hyo-ri (singer/actress) - 5.5 billion Won
(album 500 million + TV appearances 500 million, CF 4.5 billion)

5. Jun Ji-hyun (actress) - 5 billion Won
(film 1 billion, CF 4 billion)

6. Yoon Eun-hye (actress) - 4 billion Won
(TV drama 340 million + CF 3 billion + new company contract fee 1 billion)

7. Yoo Jae-suk (MC) - 3.5 billion Won
(TV program 2.34 billion + CF 1.5 billion)

8. Kim Joon-hee (MC) - 2+ billion Won
(shopping website + TV program)

9. Park Myung-soo (MC/) - 1.5 billion Won
(TV appearance 1.5 billion + individual enterprise income)

10. Yoon Jong-shin (singer/songwriter/DJ) - 1.3 billion Won
(TV appearance 400 million + TV program 100 million + CF 800 million)

QUOTE(CharlotteDarcy @ Nov 9 2007, 08:32 PM)

According to the TVN source, Top 10 Highest Paid Korean Stars for 2007 are as follow:

there's even a news clip about this coverage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnbTxdTLbbs Unfortunately, it's only a cut of Rain.

1. Bae Yong Jun (He is a main stockholder in Key West . He has 30%) Main income: stock- market and playing movie
Sum of income: 43.2 billion won or 46 million U.S. Dollars

2. RAIN Main income: concert, shooting CF, movie
Sum of income: 25 billion won or 27 million U.S. Dollars

3. Boa Main income: single -album, CF
Sum of income: 18.3 billion won or 20 million U.S. Dollars

4. Lee Hyori Main income: CF
Sum of income: 5.5 billion won or 6 million U.S. Dollars

5. Jeon Ji Hyun Main income: CF
Sum of income: 5 billion won or 5 million U.S. dollars

6. Yoon Eun Hye Main income: CF
Sum of income: 4 billion won or 4 million U.S. dollars
____________________________
The rest wasn't provided. sorry

By the way, I used Yahoo Currency Converter to put it in U.S dollars. Please correct me if i'm wrong. The exchange rate is as of today so it should be pretty acurate.

What surprise me is the gap between TOP 3 and the rest is so wide. Geez!

Thank You!

Kara_Hyori

Nov 11 2007, 03:40 AM

wow! Hyori+Boa Fighting!

Maybelline Li

Nov 11 2007, 05:59 AM

wasn't surprised that eunhye was on there XD

NEVER

Nov 11 2007, 07:12 AM

do u mean saraly????

OMG my myongsu O-O

krystaldew

Nov 11 2007, 10:17 AM

Woah, huge difference between one and 2
Glad that Bi's still stong

nGk2M

Nov 11 2007, 11:35 AM

yeah i heard yoojaesuk gets paid a ridiculous amount for the tv shows he does..and he does like 5
wow jjh still gets a lot from cf's despite the fact that she hasn't been doing much else..
and i'm not surprised to see bi, baeyongjoon, boa, and hyori up there
i thought jang donggeun would be up there too..but he's not. he should get a lot from cf's too

dbsk_star

Nov 11 2007, 11:51 AM

the last couple suprised me
i didnt know YEH is now one of the top highest paid

im so happy lol, she has done a lot thes year

_starxkiss36

Nov 11 2007, 12:36 PM

wow...haha
i agree with some of the tops...
lol
but idk who the person that doesn't have a picture is..haha
and yoon jong shin?
wow...haha

uws

Nov 11 2007, 12:44 PM

yoon jong shin might seem very random to a lot of people, but not only is he a personality on tv he's also a very well-known and talented singing-songwriting composer. he wrote a lot of sung si kyung's recent material.

mis5.veE

Nov 11 2007, 02:14 PM

holy smokes, the gap between bi and bae young jun is almost 20 million o_o;
I'm not surprised at the first four, rather I'd be surprised if they weren't there!
And wow CF endorsements pay well!

psquare6806

Nov 11 2007, 03:01 PM

i knew hyori was going to be on this list.

alicimoo

Nov 11 2007, 02:59 PM

Damn Bae Yong Jun has a huge share of stocks! o_o

x3DOLPHiN

Nov 11 2007, 03:08 PM

QUOTE(adaytodiefor @ Nov 8 2007, 06:45 PM)

Boa's left arm look's weird...

i KNOW ! it looks awkward
but i think its just the angle .
buh ehhhh .