IU has again received attention from the public after it was rumored that she received a wage of 500 million won or the equivalent of 5.5 billion Rupiah.
The rumors arose after IU was reported to be starring in the drama I Was Fooled with actor Park Bo Gum.
This news shocked the public because previously there had been no actress who had earned such a fantastic wage, if true, IU would be the first person with a salary that was almost equal to that of a male actor.
This figure clearly exceeds actresses Jun Jin Hyun and Song Hye Kyo who were previously confirmed to have the highest paid figures for Korean female actors.
Previously, the debate over the wage gap between actors and actresses was widely discussed among fans and in the realm of the Korean entertainment industry.
If this information is correct, it would be a great relief because in the end female actors will be paid the same as male actors.
Unfortunately, this news was denied by Netflix by saying that these rumors were unfounded rumors.
Netflix said it was very difficult to confirm this because it is a realm of privacy in contracts that cannot be spread haphazardly to various parties.
Netizens also left their comments regarding this information on the online discussion site Theqoo.
Netizens deplore the publication of the disinformation article, according to netizens, regardless of how popular IU is as a singer, her current wages as an actor will not be able to surpass Jun Ji Hyun and Song Hye Kyo, a veteran actress who has had a long history of experience as an actor.
Here are some comments from other netizens:
"Does it make sense to receive more than Jun Ji Hyun and Song Hye Kyo combined?"
"This is, however, so misinformed that I doubt whether it has been confirmed or not"
"I don't know why, I think it's ridiculous, suddenly 500 million"
"Who was the reporter who sent the wrong message?"
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"How did such an article come out then..."
"Is the one who wrote this a person who hates IU?"
"The article is just speculation. There is no real answer," and various other comments.
Meanwhile, there has been no confirmation on how much IU actually paid for this drama project. /kpopchart.net
