Kim Soo Hyun Makes $443,000 Per Episode in His New Sereies + People Disapprove the Overpayment

Credit: Gold Medalist

Yesterday, media outlets reported that Kim Soo Hyun became the most-paid actor in Korea. However, the people are expressing their displeasure.

On the 26th, OSEN reported that Kim Soo Hyun will be paid about $443,000 per episode in his new series, That Night (literal title). The actor’s agency Gold Medalist soon responded that they can not make any statements about the actor’s appearance fees.

Kim Soo Hyun was already the highest-paid actor in his latest series, It’s Okay to Not Be Okay. With the project, he made as much as $177,155 per episode. That was, by far, the industry’s biggest paycheck. But this time, Kim bagged a rather handsome pay rise: an extra $265,845 per episode.

Credit: tvN

When the news hit the wire, more criticisms circulated online rather than supportive comments, most of these criticisms are about how the majority of production cost that’s supposed to better the production environment and quality are going into actors’ pockets.

Recently, excessive product placements (especially Chinese products) in shows became an issue. Hence, the absurdly high appearance fees that require production teams to rake in more advertisements are causing concerns among the people.

Here are some of the comments: “Even Emma Stone got $350,000 per episode for Maniac.” “Kim So Hyun is a good actor. But $443,000? Really?” “This is why actors are eating Chinese bibimbap in Korean dramas.” “Just look for rookie actors with great acting skills. That would be better.” “Since he upped his fees in It’s Okay to Not Be Okay, more actors are demanding a raise in their fees too. This is a bad influence.”

 

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  • Most actors/actresses are only on top for a few years just like most athletes. If he can get paid that much money or even shares in the production, then good for him. At least so far, no one has come forward with false stories on him. In Asian countries that would put him out of the business for good. In other countries, we judge him on his work.

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