Suga BTS and a series of K-pop idols have a 'left hand' job that makes money that few people know

Becoming a K-pop star requires years of arduous and lengthy training to hone vocal and dance skills and prepare to become a public figure.

However, some idols don't stick to their main job and broaden their horizons professionally.

With acting, modeling and MCing programs are the side jobs of most idols, but some stars also switch to other types of jobs such as business, food industry, etc.

Here are 8 K-pop stars with a "left hand" job that makes money.

1. Suga BTS - Producer

Suga's production skills have been known since the early days when he joined BTS.

As the group's career progressed, the rapper began producing music for artists other than his labelmates, and he won music awards for his amazing talent.

Some of the artists Suga produced are Suran (with Wine), IU (Eight) and Epik High (Eternal Sunshine).

2. Sandara Park - YouTuber

Sandara Park has worked many jobs during her rich and long career in the entertainment industry but that hasn't stopped her from doing other things.

In fact, the female idol has an interactive YouTube channel through which she rebooted "2NE1 TV" into "Dara TV" to share everyday moments in her life and profession.

3. Zico - CEO

The best thing about being an idol that has been around for a long time is that they can leverage their experience to start their own agency.

Zico has certainly learned a lot and has been the CEO of the company KOZ Entertainment since 2019.

In this role, he manages other artists while focusing on his career.

Dvwn (Read Dawn) is the first artist to sign a contract with Zico's management company.

4. Epik High's Tablo - Writer

Tablo is one of the most poetic and wisest musicians to exist both nationally and internationally.

With this in mind, his creative talents extend to books. The rapper has published not one but two books, which are released in both Korean and English.

Published in 2008, his first book was a collection of short stories titled Pieces of You.

Eight years later, Tablo published BloNote, featuring some of his most memorable quotes from his radio show Tablo's Dreaming Radio.

5. Eric Nam - Podcaster

Eric Nam is a man with many talents and he is not afraid to share them with his fans.

In the Daebak Show podcast, he shares his knowledge about the amazing side of the K-pop industry and celebrates the music and history behind it.

Needless to say, the show was a huge success and has its own place. If you haven't heard of it, now is your chance to dig deeper.

6. Jessi - Talk show host

Jessi has always been known for her spontaneity, honesty, and savagery. These 3 traits among her many other great traits make up the perfect recipe for an entertaining talk show.

Viewers may also enjoy watching Jessi's attitude change according to the celebrity guest invited on each episode.

7. miss A's Fei - Chef

For some idols, talent goes beyond the entertainment industry and into the kitchen. Such is the case with Fei, whose incredible cooking skills have earned her a spot on many cooking shows.

She placed second in "Master Chef Korea Celebrity" and "Cook King Korea" in 2013 and 2014, respectively.

8. IZ*ONE's Sakura - streamer

Contrary to her innocent, feminine face, Sakura of the group IZ * ONE has a hobby of playing games. The singer worked hard to play games from PC, PS4 to even the Nintendo Switch. She loves the game Fortnite and regularly livestreams on her own YouTube channel to interact with fans. Currently, her channel has reached 521,000 thousand subs.

And of course, she has "fished" a lot from this side job.

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