Kim Soo Hyun Becomes Korea's Most Expensive Actor, Successfully Starring In These 5 Dramas

Kim Soo Hyun became an actor with a fee of IDR 8.6 billion per episode. (Photo: celebrities.id/Soompi)

Drama player Kim Soo Hyun successfully became the most expensive actor in the South Korean creative industry with an honorarium of Rp. 8.6 billion per episode.

Kim Soo Hyun also became a big star in the drama world and won four Baeksang Arts Awards, two Grand Bell Awards, and one Blue Dragon Film Award. She was also one of the 40 Power Celebrities and 30 Under 30 in Forbes magazine.

With this classy note, here are five dramas starring Kim Soo Hyun, quoted from various sources, Thursday (5/8/2021).

1. It's Okay to Not be Okay (2020)

Moon Gang Tae is a mental hospital nurse who lives with her older brother, Moon Sang Tae, who has autism. They often change their place of residence since witnessing the death of their mother, but circumstances bring them back to the town of Seongjin they once lived in as children.

As a nurse, Gang Tae once met Ko Moon Young, a children's book author who has antisocial personality disorder. Obsessed with Gang Tae, Moon Young also moves to Seongjin where the three of them heal each other's psychic wounds.

In this drama, Kim Soo Hyun plays Moon Gang Tae, a mental hospital nurse who, while able to make patients feel better, also has psychological scars stemming from past experiences; made it difficult for him to have a relationship with anyone except his brother.

2. The Producers (2015)

Kim Soo Hyun in the drama The Producer. (Photo: Soompi)

In the middle of South Korea's business and entertainment industry, Yeouido, stands an office building belonging to KBS, Korean Broadcasting System. As South Korea's leading news agency, this building is filled with media workers who work hard every day to produce content for the public.

Kim Soo Hyun plays Baek Seung Chan, a prosecutor who changes careers because he likes a KBS employee. He works as a rookie producer-director in the entertainment division of KBS.

3. My Love from the Star (2013)

Do Min Joon is an alien who landed on Earth in 1609 during the Joseon Dynasty. Because of saving a woman named Seo Yi Hwa who almost fell off a cliff, Min Joon failed to return to his home planet and had to be stranded on earth for four centuries. When he almost gets the chance to go home, an actor named Song Yi moves into his neighbor and manages to win Min Joon's heart.

Kim Soo Hyun plays the alien Do Min Joon in this drama, who misses his flight home and has to live on Earth since 1609.

4. Dream High (2011)

Dream High starring Kim Soo Hyun. (Photo: Soompi)

Six Kirin High School students have the same dream; become a Kpop artist. During school, they work together to learn to sing, write songs, dance, and go through their individual character development. Because they are often together, some of the characters start to fall in love with each other. Having their own strengths and weaknesses, they strive to debut in the entertainment world with the support of their gangmates.

Kim Soo Hyun plays Song Sam Dong, a student from the countryside who seems to be extraordinarily intelligent when it comes to music but has a rare disease.

5. Jungle Fish (2008)

High school student Han Jae Ta often shares his complaints through his personal blog. However, one day, an answer key leak incident occurred at his school, making the class president invite Jae Ta to find out who was behind the leak. Due to the incident, Jae Ta's classmates start to feud and don't believe in the value of friendship anymore; and everything is written by Jae Ta in his blog.

Kim Soo Hyun plays Han Jae Ta, a high school student who specializes in photography and has a blog that tells about his daily life. /celebrities.id