Some time ago, Netflix the Korean drama "Dark Glory" was popular all over the Internet. Song Hye Kyo plays the heroine in the play who was injured by her classmates in middle school and was tortured inside. Many years later, as the class teacher of the rival child, she exhausted all her wisdom and strength to seek revenge. With the superb performances by her partners, the exquisite and engaging story, and the shocking emotional impact, the drama has become another masterpiece of Song Hye Kyo, and has also helped her become one of the highest-paid actresses in South Korea.
According to Korean media reports, Song Hye Kyo's single episode remuneration for starring in "Dark Glory" is as high as 200 million won, about 1.1 million yuan, which means that the remuneration paid to her for eight episodes of the first season of the show has been as high as 1.6 billion won, about 8.81 million yuan, and the speed of attracting money is comparable to a money printing machine.
With this number, Song Hye Kyo tied and Jun Ji Hyun , and the two tied for the throne of the highest-paid Korean drama queen.
However, Song Hye Kyo's salary is still dwarfed by that of male stars. For example, her ex-husband Song Joong Ki 's single episode salary is 100 million more than her, reaching 300 million won. According to this figure, he can earn 4.8 billion won, equivalent to more than 20 million yuan, for the 16 episodes of " The Youngest Son of a Chaebol".
It can be seen that the gender gap in Korean star pay is still quite large, and Song Joong Ki is not the absolute top among male stars. Male stars who can also earn 300 million per episode include Lee Jong Suk and Ji Chang Wook . The three of them tied for fourth place.
Lee Min Ho and Kim Soo Hyun have higher salaries. The single episode of "One Day" starring Kim Soo Hyun is astonishingly worth 500 million.
The first position is undoubtedly held by Lee Jung Jae . Since " Squid Game " became a hit, Uncle Lee's single episode salary has reached 1 billion, and he has become the only salary king. He is handsome and good at acting, and his career and life are smooth sailing. Lee Jung Jae may be the happiest actor in Korea.
