Take a look at top richest Korean actresses

1. JUN JI HYUN

Victor of two Grand Bell Awards and a Daesang(Grand Prize) for her TV show roles, Jun Ji Hyun is the most highest-paid actress in South Korea. Last year it was reported that the 40-year-old star scored 200 Million KRW per episode appearance fees, leaving her a check of US$2.7 million for a sum of 16 episodes. She is popular for her appearance in Il Mare, Windstruck, The Thieves, Assassination, and The Berlin File. 

2. SONG HYE KYO

Melody Hye-kyo was ranked sixth in Forbes’ Korean Powerful Celebrity list in 2018. The Brand Ambassador of a luxury brand like Chaumet, Fendi & Sulwhasoo, Song charges US$ 650k for a single endorsement on Instagram & approximately US$170k per drama episode.

3. LEE YOUNG AE

Veteran actress Lee Young-ae is making roughly US$91,000 per episode and is one of the richest Korean celebs with a net worth of US$40 million. Young-ae stepped into the entertainment industry as a commercial movie model in 1991 and made a fruitful debut with K-show How’s Your Husband?, for which she won the Best New Actress at the SBS Drama Awards in 1993.

4. GO HYUN JUNG

One more veteran actress Go Hyun-jung is among the handful of Korean celebs, who’re getting over 100 KRW per episode. Go Hyun-jung was the runner-up in Miss Korea 1989 pageant & made her debut in the 1990 K-drama Love on a Jujube Tree.

5. CHOI JI WOO

Choi Ji-charm was scouted by the Talent Agency, MBC in 1994 and made her debut in the entertainment world with the 1995 show War and Love. However, it was only after 2009, when the actress made her breakthrough with the drama Star’s Lover, wherein she got a hefty amount of ₩48 million/ episode, becoming the highest-paid Korean actress at that time. As of now, The Suspicion Housekeeper star charges US$46K for a single drama episode.