As we all know, Korean celebrities do not earn much, and Chinese stars are not at all in the same level. However, if South Korean stars come to China to develop, the situation is different. Even if there is a "Korean restriction order", they can take advantage of other loopholes and come to China to make a lot of money.
Not long ago, 36-year-old South Korean actor Lee Kwang-so announced that he quit "Running Man" (RM) due to injury, and completed the filming of the last episode last week, which made countless fans feel sorry. At that time, he became popular in South Korea and all over Asia with this variety show, and was named "Prince of Asia", many Chinese fans were enthusiastically discussed after receiving the news, and the message said that they would miss Lee Kwang-so's "RM" very much, which shows that Lee Kwang-so has a high popularity in China.
Although Lee Kwang-so's remuneration in South Korea is not high, as a "prince of Asia", when he comes to China to attend events, he receives VIP reception. It is pointed out that his activity fees and performance fees are also based on "100 million".
When Lee Kwang-so and his members attended RM's meet-up in China in 2015, they took a special plane abroad. In 2016, WeChat also produced her emoji, which also pointed to Lee Kwang-so's activity fee in China, which amounted to 400 million won (about 2.29 million yuan) at a time.
In addition to Lee Kwang-so, Kim Jong-kook, who is also a member of the "Running Man", is also popular with his "affectionate" personality. Kim Jong-kook once covered Yoon Eun-hye's ear with his hand in the variety show "X-man", and over the years, rumors about the two were reported from time to time, and Chinese audiences were also very supportive of the "screen couple", which greatly increased the discussion of Kim Jong-kook in China.
In addition, when the Kim Jong-kook performance participated in the recording of Zhejiang Satellite TV's "Running Man", the cordial attitude towards the staff and other performers also attracted attention, and was praised as a "real man", so Kim Jong-kook is also very valuable in the mainland.
He earns more than 1.5 billion won (about 8.6 million yuan) per episode of a Sino-Korean variety show, and even with the "Korean Restriction Order", he has not hindered the popularity of Kim Jong-kook, and he was voted the second most influential Korean artist in China the year before.
Yin Zhiyuan, 43, has been a singer and dancer in South Korea for many years and has not been able to get out of the circle. However, in recent years, his popularity has soared due to his performance of "New Journey to the West", and more netizens have pointed out that Yin Zhiyuan bumped into the face of the Japanese animation film "Bo Yu on the Cliff", which once became a hot topic on Weibo.
Mr. Huang, 39, debuted in South Korea in 2007 but has remained unknown. Until the fourth season of "I Am a Singer" became popular in 2016, Huang Zhilie's activity cost 300 million won (about 1.72 million yuan) per show, which was 100 times different from his salary in South Korea.
Huang Zhilie had a high popularity in China in previous years, and he could not walk freely, and going to the airport would cause paralysis and even take secret passages. Originally, he made a lot of money in China, but he complained about the poor air quality the year before, angering fans and netizens, and his popularity in recent years has not been as good as before.
Henry, 28, whose father is From Hong Kong and his mother is Taiwanese, and he was born in Canada and debuted in South Korea, has made him proficient in many languages and understands the cultural background of various places from an early age.
Liu Xianhua also has an advantage in China's development, and TV series, movies, variety shows and so on frequently throw olive branches to him. Some media have pointed out that Liu Xianhua participated in "Longing for Life" and was paid more than his predecessor Huang Lei.
At the beginning of this year, there were rumors that the "Korean restriction order" was expected to be lifted, and last year G-DRAGON (GD Kwon Ji-yong), a member of South Korea's BIGBANG, came to China to shoot a beverage advertisement. It is reported that many South Korean stars are looking forward to the easing of the epidemic and can come back to China to "dig gold".
In fact, there is a reason why Korean artists are so popular in China. In addition to the Korean artists themselves have strong ability to withstand pressure and have outstanding business capabilities, on the other hand. Many Korean variety shows such as "RM", "My Bear Child", "Daddy! Where do we go? "The Masked Singer King", "We Are Married", "Grandpa Fancy", "New Journey to the West", etc., have been purchased or copied by domestic television stations from time to time to broadcast copyrights.
"Remake" programs are so popular, the original Korean programs are naturally more highly regarded. The popularity of Lee Kwang-so, Kim Jong-kook and others is no less than that of Lee Min-ho, Kim So-hyun, Hyun Bin, Song Joong-ki and other "long-legged Oba".
South Korean celebrities originally did not have high incomes, but in recent years they have also unlocked the wealth code. In the face of 100 times higher salaries than South Korea, I believe that more Korean stars will come to China to develop in the future.
Thinking of "RM" after the lack of happiness source Changjin deer, many fans are going to cry, but think about the vast market in China, I believe that there will be more opportunities to see Lee Kwang-so's figure in the future, I don't know if everyone thinks these Korean stars are worth the price?