Jeon Ji Hyun is in the top of the highest earning stars in Korea, No1 is even better

According to the latest statistics from TMI News, names that are so familiar to the audience such as BTS, Lim Young Woong, Lee Byung Hun, and Jeon Ji Hyun are all in the top half of the famous stars with the highest income in Korea. early 2022. The amount of money these artists earn is even more startling to the audience.

Top 5 - Lee Byung Hun

During his nearly three-decade acting career, Lee Byung Hun has maintained a stable performance and rising fame despite past private life scandals.

According to TMI News, the return to television after a 4-year absence with the main role in Our Blues has brought the 7X actor a significant source of income, contributing largely to his total income of about 6 million USD in the first half of 2022. In addition to movies, Lee Byung Hun is also in the real estate business and runs the entertainment company BH Entertainment, including a series of stars such as Han Ga In, Han Hyo Joo, Han Ji Min, Park Bo Young, Lee Jin Wook, Ahn So Hee, Kim Go Eun...

Top 4 - Ma Dong Seok

As a rare Asian star famous for Hollywood, up to now, the Korean-American actor holds a huge film fortune including many famous blockbusters both at home and abroad. With the title of "guaranteeing" the box office, it is not too difficult to understand when Ma Dong Seok is among the most successful celebrities in Kbiz in the first half of 2022 with a total income of about 9 million USD.

Only participated in one work, but the great commercial success of the film helped the actor born in 1971 to have a "huge" income. According to the real-time box office statistics of the Korean Film Council, the action film The Roundup starring Ma Dong Suk has set a record of surpassing 10 million tickets after only 25 days of release. This achievement helps The Roundup become the first Korean movie to reach 10 million views after "Parasite" by director Bong Joon Ho in 2019.

Top 3 - Jeon Ji Hyun

As the only female actress to feature in the top 5, Jeon Ji Hyun really proved to all the audience what the big sister class of a top Korean star is. According to TMI News, even though there was no movie released in the first half of the year, Jeon Ji Hyun is still in the top 3 highest-earning stars in Kbiz thanks to advertising and real estate business. According to Naver, in just the first 6 months of the year, "Mother Chiu" signed 22 advertising contracts with brands in different fields such as food, fashion, beauty...

In addition, the figure of nearly 10 million USD in the total income of the actress born in 1981 also includes profits from the real estate business. According to Chosun, Jeon Ji Hyun is one of the real estate giants of Korean showbiz. In addition to the apartment living in Samseong-dong and 3 shopping centers in Deungchon-dong, Ichon-dong, Samseong-dong, Jeon Ji Hyun has just owned a commercial building in Gangseo district, Seoul worth more than 40 million USD.

Top 2 - BTS

It is not surprising that BTS is in the top of the highest-earning artists in Kbiz today. According to data from TMI News, in the first 6 months of the year, the average income of each member is about 26.8 million USD. This number partly shows the outstanding influence of the house group HYBE.

According to Billboard, BTS' income includes revenue from concert tours, album sales and advertising contracts with famous brands. The Rolling Stones page said that the 4-day Permission To Dance On Stage concert series in Las Vegas attracted more than 200,000 spectators, earning about 35.9 million USD. In addition, the product Proof released on June 10 also became the best-selling Kpop album in 2022 with more than 2.7 million copies based on first week sales.

Moreover, the fact that BTS's new album swept the digital music charts both at home and abroad also helped the group increase their revenue significantly. In particular, on the world's leading paid music platform, Spotify, Proof holds the record for the album of a K-pop artist with the highest online streams in history. Besides, this album also topped the iTunes charts in at least 65 countries around the world.

In addition to music, BTS also proves their strong influence in the advertising field when becoming the face of famous brands. This year, 7 members continue to cooperate with big brands such as Samsung, Coway, Xylitol, Coca-Cola...

Top 1 - Lim Young Woong

Topping the Korean celebrity chart with the highest income is male trot singer - Lim Young Woong with 28.6 million USD. As an unfamiliar face to international fans, the star's popularity in the homeland of the star born in 1991 is "invincible", especially after winning the Mr.Trot contest 2020.

According to Naver, with a knack for trot music - Korea's oldest traditional pop genre, Lim Young Woong is recognized as one of the most successful solo singers in Korea. The album IM HERO released in early May by male star 9X hit the million-copy mark after only 3 days of release. This is an achievement that very few Kpop idols have achieved in their career.

Not only in the album sales segment, but also on domestic digital music charts, the male singer has repeatedly won the dominant position, surpassing big names such as BTS, BlackPink, Big Bang... Although fans of the music genre trot is mainly in middle age, Lim Young Woong's competitiveness is still not inferior to other singers of the same time.

Most of his performance videos have attracted millions of views. This partly shows the male singer's large fan base in the Korean market. In addition, regularly performing at music events as well as holding domestic tours also brings him a significant source of profit.

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