South Korean pop culture has become a truly global phenomenon thanks to its distinctive blend of addictive melodies. South Korean artists have hit the Billboard Hot 100 chart at least eight times since the Wonder Girls first cracked it in 2009. K-pop stars earn good money, today, we bring you idols who are lavish rich. (According to report in Pinkvilla)
JYP aka Park Jin Young: The JYP Entertainment CEO, Park Jin Young was one of the most popular and successful K-Pop idols in the 90s. His agency came to be known as the ‘Big 3’ agencies that produced super talented idol groups such as Wonder Girls, 2PM, GOT7, TWICE, DAY6, and more. His estimated net worth is $169 million:
Kim Jaejoong: Kim Jaejoong is the second richest K-Pop idol in the industry. He has a penthouse apartment in Samsung-dong, two coffee shops – ‘Cafe J-Holic’ and ‘Cafe Cojjee’, a bar and a Japanese restaurant in Gangnam, opened a new branch of his coffee shop KAVE and runs a mall called KAVE MALL in Japan. His estimated net worth is $80-100 million
PSY: He is a singer, songwriter, rapper, and producer. The idol started his career in 2001 but only got fame long after that. He earned $28 million just from his single hit ‘Gangnam Style’ in 2012. His estimated net worth is $60 million.
G-Dragon: He is a singer, rapper, songwriter, producer, and fashionista. As a producer, he has written and produced approximately 180 songs, which include some of the group’s hit songs such as ‘Haru Haru’. His estimated net worth is $55 million
Rain: He is a singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actor and now, a CEO too. He launched his own company ‘RAIN COMPANY’ and released his first boy group, Ciipher, a couple of months ago. His estimated net worth is $50 million.
Choi Siwon: The idol was crowned the King of Twitter as he was the first K-Pop idol to reach 3 million followers on the platform. He is one of the richest K-Pop idols and his estimated net worth is $50 million.
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