Kim Soo Hyun has been active in the entertainment industry for 18 years, is the ideal lover model for many girls, thanks to a series of roles in Dream High, the Moon Embracing the Sun, Why did you come, The Super Thief Company, What's wrong with crazy, the Tear Queen.
He is considered a guarantee of success for TV drama projects.
Kim Soo Hyun's reputation reached its peak after the "Why did you come here" fever in 2014. The actor's image appeared in prime locations in many Asian countries such as Japan, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia. Toutiao described where Kim Soo Hyun went, fans shouted his name there.
The actor is one of the Korean stars who is in high demand at events. At the Beijing Motor Show on April 20, 2014, Kim Soo Hyun appeared for 90 seconds, went to the place without having time to do anything, only bowed his head to greet about 10,000 fans, then left the event. According to Toutiao, in 2014 alone, Soo Hyun earned 110 million yuan (15.1 million USD) from 16 advertising contracts in China.
According to the Korea Times in 2024, Kim Soo Hyun received a salary of 5 billion won (about 3.7 million USD) for 16 episodes of "Queen of Tears".
He has been at the top of the list of highest-paid TV actor in Korea for many years. The actor received an average of $165,000 per episode, higher than Hyun Bin (84,000 USD), So Ji Sub and Jo In Sung (both paid 67,000 USD), Lee Min Ho (62,000 USD).
According to GQ, Kim Soo Hyun owns a net worth of about 117 million USD, including many real estates, luxury cars, and company stocks.
Last year, he bought a $6.5 million house in Seongsu-dong - one of the most expensive areas in Seoul. Previously, Kim Soo Hyun bought two other real estates also in Seongsu-dong. The total value of his three houses here is about 30 billion won (22.4 million USD).
According to Korean media reports on April 29, the two companies, known as A and B, with advertising contracts with Kim Soo Hyun, filed a lawsuit against both Kim Soo Hyun and his management company GOLDMEDALists.
The total amount of compensation requested by the two companies is believed to exceed 3 billion won (about 2 million USD).
In addition to these two companies, other advertisers are also expected to participate in the legal battle. Korean media predicts that based on these figures, the total amount of money involved in the lawsuits is likely to exceed 10 billion won (about 7 million USD).
