How Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin’s net worths will double when they get married: with combined millions thanks to K-drama salaries and brand deals, they’re set to be Korea’s next power couple
- Crash Landing on You’s ‘Riri’ couple are set to tie the knot in real life and once they wed, they will be one of South Korea’s wealthiest celebrity couples alongside Rain and Kim Tae-hee
- Among the best paid actors in K-drama, the pair also have endorsements with Samsung, Piaget and Loro Piana, and multimillion-dollar real estate in Gangnam
And once they are under the same roof, they will become one of K-biz’s wealthiest couples.
They will have a combined fortune of US$41 million (his US$21 million and her US$20 million, according to the K Drama Stars and Celebrity Net Worth websites) plus a combined property value of around US$27 million.
So how did they make their money?
Top-paid actors
Entering K-biz in 2000, Son first gained early career success on the big screen with Lovers’ Concerto (2002) and The Classic (2003), before becoming a blockbuster queen – only conquering the small screen later.
She reportedly earned up to US$500,000 a movie and nearly US$42,000 an episode in the 2000s – and has more than doubled it to some US$108,000 per episode today, according to the Korea Portal website.
Debuting in 2003, Hyun Bin quickly rose to fame in 2005 with romantic comedy series My Lovely Sam Soon. Until his hit Secret Garden (2010-2011), he bagged US$27,000 per episode, which he increased over three times to US$90,000 in Memories of the Alhambra (2018-2019), according to Korean media. He charges US$113,000 per episode now.