On December 2, the South Korean media announced the 2021 local actor salary ranking list, of which Kim So-hyun's film remuneration soared 1.5 times, ranking first in the male actor and overall list, and Jeon Ji-hyun and Song Hui-jo also increased by 1 times, sharing the honor of being the first in the list of actresses.
It is reported that Kim So-hyun, who was paid 200 million won (1.08 million yuan) for a single episode last year, is 500 million won (2.7 million yuan) per episode this year, far ahead of other actors; the second is lee jung-jae, the movie emperor who has become popular around the world for "Squid Game", and his single episode is also paid 300 million won (1.62 million yuan).
In 2007, when he filmed "The Tale of the Four Gods of the King" (the drama is suspected of falsifying history), he was paid 250 million won (1.35 million yuan) per episode, and although it has not started for many years, the price has not fallen at all; Song Joong-ki, who is popular all over Asia, ranks fourth in the list, and the film salary is generally more than 200 million won (1.08 million+).
As for Song Huiqiao and Jeon Ji Hyun, two Korean drama goddesses, they ranked fifth in the overall list, with a film remuneration of about 200 million won (about 1.08 million yuan). It must be pointed out that the inferiority of men and women in the Korean showbiz circle is still very serious, and it is not easy for Song Huiqiao and Quan Jixian to get this number of salaries and surpass most of the first-line male actors.
Lee Jong-suk is in sixth place, with his salary fluctuating widely, between 120 million and 200 million won (between 640,000 and 1.08 million); Hyun Bin, who starred in "The Forced Landing of Love", is once again popular, ranking seventh with a price of 150 million to 170 million won (810,000 to 920,000).
Veteran film emperor Lee Byeong-hyun has been popular with production companies since his return to the television industry in 2018, and is now paid about 150 million won (810,000 yuan), ranking eighth. Park Su-joon, who began to become popular in 2015, the data given by Korean media is more than 100 million won (550,000+), ranking 9th.
Sun Yizhen ranked 10th with a salary of 100 million won (about 550,000 yuan), and her price was second only to Song Huiqiao and Jeon Jixian among actresses.
From the salaries of the top 10 actors, we can draw a conclusion: the income of Korean first-line actors is very high, and the gap between male and female actors is very large. But in any case, this huge number also shows that the Korean film and television industry is in a period of prosperity, and its influence overseas is also expanding, and domestic counterparts really have to learn well.