Kim Soo Hyun - 14 billion VND
Topping the list of Korean actors with "huge" guaranteed quotas is the actor of the movie "It's okay" - Kim Soo Huyn. To receive his appearance in the film, the producers are willing to spend about 14 billion VND per episode that Kim Soo Huyn plays. With this salary, Kim Soo Huyn broke the record of "Cinema King" Bae Yong Joon (paid 5.2 billion VND per episode in the drama The Four Guardians).
Kim Soo Huyn is currently busy with the film project "One Ordinary One" by director Lee Myung Woo. The film is expected to be released at the end of 2021 with the content of the journey to find evidence to unjustly resolve a male student accused of murder.
Jun Ji Hyun - 2.76 billion VND
In second place in the rankings is actress Jun Ji Hyun with a salary of 2.76 billion VND/episode. Jun Ji Hyun is known as a famous actress and model in Korea. She has more than 20 years of experience in the profession and has made her mark with a series of notable films, achieving high box office revenue such as "Why did you come here", "The Legend of the Blue Sea" or "The Broken Lady"...
In 2021, Jun Ji Hyun will return to the audience in the blockbuster project "Jirisan" co-starring with actor Joo Ji Hoon.
Hyun Bin - 2.6 billion VND
Standing in third place in the list is the favorite male actor of Asian audiences - Hyun Bin. With the success of the hit drama Crash Landing on You in 2020, Hyun Bin continues to promote his name in the Korean film industry.
According to recent revelations, the average salary per episode of actor Hyun Bin is about 2.6 billion VND. And this number at the present time is considered a slightly better peak because of the good effect that Hyun Bin brings in each film and advertising product.
At the end of this year, Hyun Bin will release a new film in which he plays the main role called "Bargaining" which promises to be worth waiting for.