Rows of rich Korean artists in the first half of 2022, singer Lim Young Woo beat BTS members to actress Jun Ji Hyun. (Photo: celebrities.id/Instagram @celebrities.id/Instagram @limyoungwoong.official)
Solo singer Lim Young Woong took first place as the Korean celebrity with the highest income in the first half of 2022. Only in second place was followed by BTS.
According to Kbizoom, Sunday (31/7/2022), the July 27 episode of TMI News Show featured a list of the 10 Highest Earning Stars in the first half of 2022. In the list, in addition to the names of singers, several actors and actresses such as Ma Dong Suk and Jun Ji Hyun also masks in the list.
The following is a complete list of income for South Korean artists in the first half of 2022, which celebrities.id have summarized.
10 Korean Artists with the Highest Earnings in 2022
10. Stray Kids
The 10th place is Stray Kids, which earned 30.4 million billion or around Rp. 334 billion in the first half of 2022. The income was obtained by a boy group under JYP Entertainment from the fan meeting album ODDINARY which was released last March. In addition, concerts, tours, and album sales are Stray Kids' sources of income.
9. SEVENTEEN
In the first six months of 2022, SEVENTEEN managed to reap a total profit of 62.4 billion won or around Rp. 711 billion. The income was accumulated from several sources, namely album sales and concerts in Seoul. If estimated, the income of each personnel is approx
8. TWICE
The girl group with nine personnel is estimated to have made a profit of 22.8 billion won or approximately Rp. 252 billion from the fourth world tour and American tour. Then, the concert at the Tokyo Dome, Japan earned 18 billion Won or the equivalent of Rp.206 billion. Plus other commercial income of up to 50 billion won plus album and advertising sales of 50 billion won. Approximately, the total income reached 90 billion Won or Rp1 trillion. That's not the income of each member, including Nayeon who just debuted solo.
7. NCT Dream
In seventh place is NCT Dream, which just released the album "Glitch Mode" last March. Noted, they sold 1.41 million copies and made a profit of 30 billion won or approximately IDR 344 billion for sales. Not to mention the income of each member which approximately earns 7.1 billion Won or the equivalent of Rp. 79 billion.
6. Yoo Jae Seok
The comedian and television persona nicknamed National MC You Jae Seok is in sixth place. He earns at least 1.5 billion Won from the 97 episodes of the fifth variety show he currently hosts. In addition, Jae Seok also has several commercials. If it is estimated, he personally earned a personal income of 7.8 billion Won or Rp. 90 billion.
5. Lee Byung-hun
The actor who starred in Squid Game and Our Blues was ranked fifth with the most income in the first half of 2022. Apart from acting, he also earned income from six commercial advertisements that he starred in. The total income is also around 7.8 won or approximately Rp. 90 billion.
4. Ma Dong Seok
Actor Mad Dong Seok is increasingly dominating the big screen in South Korea. In fact, his latest film with Son Seuk Go, "The Roundup 2" managed to break the record. The film became the highest-grossing film and sold 10 million tickets since the Covid-19 pandemic. The Roundup 2 even beat "Parasite." The total revenue for his latest film was more than 120.7 billion Won (approximately Rp. Ma Dong Seok himself is estimated to have received around 12 billion Won or approximately Rp. 136 billion.
3. Jun Ji Hyun
Actress Jun Ji Hyun is in third place. Since debuting at the age of 16, Jun Ji Hyun has won the hearts of South Korean society. In addition to acting, he has also starred in many commercial advertisements. A chicken restaurant, for example, managed to get a hint of 400 billion Won (from previously only 82 billion Won) after recruiting Jun Ji Hyun as a model. Jun Ji Hyun's current wealth is around 13 billion Won or Rp. 147 billion.
2.BTS
The South Korean boy group BTS has at least 31 songs that had perched on the Billboard Chart. The last album before the hiatus, "Proff" managed to make a profit of 2.76 billion Won. From overall sales, they got around 54 billion won or equivalent to Rp. 602 billion. Not to mention the addition of advertising costs, they earned at least 40 billion Won or IDR 454 billion. In total, BTS was able to raise 93 billion Won or equivalent to Rp. 1,057 trillion in early 2022.
That number does not include ticket sales for online concerts (55.6 billion won) and US concerts (46.6 billion won). So, the total is 246 billion won or around IDR 2,796 trillion. As for each member, they got around 35.2 billion Won or approximately Rp. 397 billion.
1. Lim Young Woong
Not all Kpopers know trot singer Lim Young Woong. However, the singer's popularity in his country is not in vain. He was able to sell concert tickets 9.3 won (Rp105 billion). He also starred in many commercials (about five). Not to mention the income from the albums. In total, he earned around 37.6 billion won or around IDR 427 billion. Daebak! /celebrities.id
