The truth is that the male lead `Queen of Tears` received a salary of hundreds of billions of dong

(Dan Tri) – Newsen newspaper reported that Korean actor Kim Soo Hyun received a salary of 800 million won (about 14.7 billion VND) for each episode of `Queen Of Tears`.

It is known that for 16 episodes, Kim Soo Hyun received a total of 12.8 billion won (236 billion VND).

Thus, Kim Soo Hyun’s remuneration accounts for 1/3 of the film’s total production costs.

Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Ji Won are paired in the project `Queen of Tears` (Photo: tvN).

The above information immediately became a topic of discussion in the online community.

According to Sports Chosun’s source, Kim Soo Hyun has accepted to sacrifice when participating in the Queen Of Tears project.

There is information that Kim Soo Hyun’s salary when participating in Queen Of Tears is lower than the amount he received when filming One Ordinary Day in 2021 at 500 million won/episode (9.2 billion VND).

Kim Soo Hyun’s reason for accepting to participate in the Queen of Tears project was the low salary thanks to his long-time relationship with screenwriter Park Ji Eun.

Kim Soo Hyun’s handsome and attractive appearance in `Queen of Tears` (Photo: tvN).

Kim Soo Hyun is one of the most famous, richest and highest paid stars in the Korean entertainment industry.

He started his acting career in 2007, making his mark in a series of popular works such as The Moon Embracing the Sun, My Love From the Star, It’s Crazy.

In Queen Of Tears, the actor plays Baek Hyun Woo, the legal director of a famous department store corporation in Korea.

The unregistered marriage caused the couple to gradually drift apart.

Kim Soo Hyun denied receiving a salary of 12.8 billion won (236 billion VND) for participating in the project `Queen of Tears` (Photo: tvN).

Over the years, Kim Soo Hyun has been recognized as one of the highest paid Korean drama actors, surpassing Hyun Bin.

According to GQ, Kim Soo Hyun is one of the richest actors in Korea with a huge fortune estimated at 117 million USD (nearly 3,000 billion VND).

In addition to his huge income from acting, Kim Soo Hyun is also invited to be the representative face of many brands across Asia.

Trailer introducing the movie `Queen of Tears` (Photo: Netflix).