Ever worn something that costs about the same as your average city flat? Neither have we, but these Korean stars certainly have. Jewellery is a staple for many A-listers looking to glamour up for a red carpet event or simply to splash some cash on their everyday collection. Here are five of the most expensive jewellery pieces owned by South Korean actors and K-pop idols, as ranked by Korean variety show TMI News . 5. Joy from Red Velvet’s Tasaki necklace – US$375,000 At the 26th Dream Concert in 2020, Red Velvet’s Joy appeared with a chic black dress that helped her necklace stand out even more. According to Republic World, the blinging jewellery piece is a Spinner Necklace from the high-end Japanese brand Tasaki, which specialises in luxury diamond and pearl jewellery. Costing a whopping US$375,000, per Koreaboo, this necklace could definitely buy a home in many places in the world. Fashion icon Joy also wore matching earrings by the same brand, which cost nearly US$53,000, equivalent to the price of a car. 4. Simon Dominic’s Rolex watch – over US$400,000 Given that he’s scared of driving, rapper Simon Dominic spends his money not on supercars but watches, he revealed in an interview with GQ Korea . His luxurious timepiece collection includes a Richard Mille RM010, an iced-out Patek Philippe Nautilus and an open-worked Audemars Piguet Royal Oak 15407OR – each of them is worth over US$100,000, per All K-Pop. What happens to failed K-pop stars? 4 former idols who changed careers He said, “I used to wear a lot of Rolex when I first started earning money, but nowadays I’ve upgraded to Richard Mille, Patek Philippe and Audemars Piguet.” However, his most valuable watch is still the Rolex Rainbow Daytona, which is also favoured by superstars like David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. Its retail price is about US$97,000, but due to its rarity and popularity, it is traded up to around US$450,000 dollars depending on the model, per Saudi Luxury. 3. Gong Hyo-jin’s Piaget set – nearly US$800,000 Becoming Piaget’s Asia ambassador in 2019, actress Gong Hyo-jin shone at the Korea Popular Culture and Arts Awards 2020 with a diamond set from the brand. From Piaget’s Limelight collection inspired by the glamorous styles of 1960s Hollywood, her bling cost nearly US$800,000, per Money Today. The highlight was an Extremely Piaget Necklace with a green emerald weighing 5.56 carats and diamonds of some 18.34 carats, valuing at nearly US$550,000. It came with Mediterranean Garden Earrings inspired by the crashing waves of the coast, with 100 brilliant-cut diamonds of about 11.1 carats, costing US$153,000, and a Treasure Watch with a 3.41 carat diamond at a price tag of US$73,000. 2. Youn Yuh-jung’s Chopard jewellery set – US$1.3 million Veteran actress Youn Yuh-jung happily raised up her Oscar statuette as the first Korean actor to win an Academy Award at the 2021 celebration – and she looked glamorous receiving it with Chopard sparkles on her hand. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Chopard Official (@chopard) From the high jewellery Haute Joaillerie Collection, she wore a blue oval sapphire ring of 21.15 carats, estimated to cost around US$600,000, and a bracelet of white gold and diamonds of 50.8 carats, also worth some US$560,000, according to News Beezer. She completed the collection with star-shaped earrings in white gold set with diamonds (5.11 carats), wearing a total value of about US$1.3 million – and that was just for her accessories. 5 times Blackpink’s Lisa proved she’s Thailand’s unofficial princess 1. Han Ye-seul’s necklace – US$3.3 million Coming in first place with the most expensive bling is none other than Han Ye-seul . During a visit to Cartier in Paris in 2010, the romcom queen wore a glittering set that included a unique necklace, earrings and bracelets worth a whopping US$3.3 million, per Today Korea. “Han Ye-seul has an elegant and luxurious image that goes well with Cartier,” said a Cartier official at the event. In 2009, Han attended the Cartier opening branch in Beijing where she was highly praised by Cartier CEO Bernard Fornas for her outstanding beauty, according to Nate News. Want more stories like this? Follow STYLE on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube and Twitter .