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Shreya Kachroo
Updated Jun 28, 2021 | 14:09IST
These seasoned K-pop stars and entrepreneurs top the list for being the richest idols in South Korea with impressive net worths that come from music, brand promotions, and other activities.
These are the richest idols of the K-pop industry  |  Photo Credit: Instagram
Key Highlights
- Check out the list of K-pop idols who are the wealthiest in the industry
- Most of them earn their wealth not just from music but from brand endorsem*nts and other ventures as well
- From IU to PSY, check out who all are on the list
Most of the K-Pop idols have had very humble beginnings in shareddorms with piling trainee debts. Debuting with a bunch of other talented artistes, success can never be guaranteed in the world of K-Pop. Some groups crash and burn while others thrive.But, some of them go on to become even biggermegastars andearn a name for themselves in the music industry. The impressive net worth that comes with it is an added bonus, of course!
K-Pop is a billion dollar industry and at the top of this chain are some of the richestK-Pop idols, who have worked relentlessly throughout the years to earn their swanky lifestyles.
Take a look at the Top 10 richest K-Pop idols of 2021:
10. T.O.P
Rapper, singer and songwriter T.O.P or Choi Seung Hyun is one of the three Bigbang members that made it to the list. His $35 million comes primarily from song credits, brand endorsem*nts, TVadvertisem*nts and record production.
9. Taeyang
Another member of the legendary group Bigbang, Taeyang is a singer and songwriter worth $35 million. He had even partnered with Fendi and along with G-Dragon, he is known as one of the fashion icons of K-Pop. He owns a bunch of propertiesand even holds some shares inhis agency YG Entertainment.
8. Lee Hyori
Via advertisem*nts and brand endorsem*nts, Hyori has created a very successful empire. She, at one point, was a member of hit girl group Fin.K.L and was even deemed as thehighest-paidfemale idolin 2006. Her current net worth is $40 million.
7. IU
The highest-earning K-Pop female idol on this list, IU is the much-loved sweetheart of K-Pop fans. Even though her debut was not as impressive, IU is one of the most renowned solo artistes in K-Pop currently. Her $45 million net worth comes from her solo career as an artiste and a bunch of successful acting projects.
6. Choi Siwon
Known as the first king of Twitter followers, this member of the Korean group Super Junior is not worth less than $50 million even before he inherits his family fortune. He is a successful idol, actor and now a YouTuber too.
5. Rain
A successful K-Pop idol, songwriter and producer, Rain has made a name in the industry irrespective of his humble beginnings. In 2015, hestarted his own company called Rain Company and has even had a very impressive solo career since then. His current net worth stands at $55 million.
4. G-Dragon
As a member of Bigbang, G-dragon has written many hit songs for the group and to date has around 180 copyrighted songs under his name. He earns a significant amount from these songwriting royalties alone. He is a singer, rapper, songwriter and a fashion icon in South Korea with several brand endorsem*nts to his name. His current net worth is around $55 million.
3. PSY
Global sensation PSY orPark Jae sang was thefirst introduction to K-pop for most of us when his hit single Gangnam Style quite literally broke the internet. Even though he originally comes from a wealthy family, he did take off on his own and successfullybuilta musical empire. His newest venture is his own entertainment agency called P Nation that has a bunch of famed K-Pop artistes like Jessi and Hyuna under it. As of now, he is worth around $60 million.
2.Kim Jaejoong
A former member of hit K-pop group TVXQ,Kim Jaejoong has since ventured into acting, directing, designing and entrepreneurship. He owns a lot of real estate around town and is very famous for occasionally flaunting his long list of luxury cars. A significant portion of his wealth does come from his fashion company too. He is worth around a whopping $80 million currently.
1. JYP
The founder of JYP Entertainment, Park Jin Young is by far the richest K-Pop idolwith an impressive net worth of around $200 million. Even before he opened his own agency, he was a successfulsinger and songwriter and to thisdate produces a lot of hit songs for the artists under him.
You would be surprised to know that even though collectively BTS is one of the richest K-Pop groups in the industry, individually none of the members actually made it to the Top 10.
