Highest Paid Korean Actor and Actress

Wow! Dong Gun still on top of the list Highest paid actor in 2011

Jang Dong Gun: pros – has a masculine charisma and a great ability to convey it, the performance is honest, is not a poser; cons – kind but cannot do vicious, needs to strength the ability to make a dramatic impression and to touch the viewers hearts.

CF- 800,000,000 KRW



Jung Woo Sung:

 pros – exceptional ability to understand and convey a character; cons – like a long time lover or a “newbie” who has been in the industry for quite some time, feels somber and without passion.

CF- 700,000,000 KRW


Yoon Eun Hye:

pros – finding the right character, can surpass any acting threshold; cons – after Coffee Prince, has lost her way, cannot rely on being cute. (She’s so hit – dead center, or miss – not even hitting the target, much less the bullseye).

 Recently appear in Lie to me as leading actress.
AVERAGE PAYMENT FOR DRAMA PER EPISODE 40-50 MILLION

Bae Yon Joon: pros –
everlasting Hallyu star image; cons - always and forever there are two performances, wearing glasses and not wearing glasses.
CF- 800,000,000 KRW


Kim Tae Hee:

pros – in My Princess, showed a glimmer of hope that acting can improve; cons – appears to have a fundamental confusion about the skill of acting, expressions of anger, expressions of sadness, its always locked into a form.
Payment for My Princess 100,000,000 KRW
CF- 800.000,000 KRW

Shin Mina: pros – has the potential to express any character naturally; cons – always puts the other side in a passive position, dry line readings and expressions makes even the best male actor unable to fully engage.


Choi Ji Woo:

pros – has a unique, pure charisma; cons – since Winter Sonata, with her aging, her allure has decreased, needs to learn to act with her entire body rather than just with her face.


Song Seung Heon:
Pros – since Happy Together, the freshness has carried over to subsequent projects, acting is mature;
 cons – acting does not leave a strong impression, whether dialogue or characters.
received same payment as Kim Tae Hee in My princess.100,000,000 KRW
CF- 700,000,00 KRW

Kwon Sang Woo: pros – has experience and honesty in his acting; cons - its very immature to think that he can overcome his line reading impediments by choosing to do physical roles.



Jeon Ji Hyun:
 pros – for CFs which require an instantaneous explosion and concentration, she displays an incredible charisma and connection with the camera; cons – has an aura of mystery, even giving off a sense to the viewer that she fades from the screen and into the background.
CF- 800,000,000


TOP AND HIGHER PAID KOREAN CELEBRITIES 2012

Jang Dong Gun,Hyun Bin,Kim Ha Neul Highest Paid 2012