Bae Yong Joon richest celebrity in Korea, but DBSK is second, so I'll put their picture lol

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

Besides the usual performance and endorsement deals, many artistes are also likely to invest. According to Korea media reports, actor Bae Yong Joon is currently the richest South Korean celebrity.

With the rebound of the Korean stock market this year, celebrities who dabbled in the stock market benefitted significantly in terms of wealth. According to Korean media reports, there are currently five South Korean celebrities with stocks worth over 1 billion won (about S$1.16million); among them is Bae, who owns the largest portion, 34.8%, of the shares in Korean listed company KeyEast.

As compared to the first trading day of this year, KeyEast’s share price has soared by over 50 percent with Bae earning about 6 billion won (about S$7 million) from it, making him into the richest South Korean celebrity at present.

Second in line is the entertainment company which manages the famous South Korean boy band Tohoshinki. Third is Asian superstar Rain, who owns 13.36% of the shares of J.Tune Entertainment, which shares have hit a market price of 3.6 billion won (S$4.3million).


source: Yahoo News

Comments

[xcherryblossomx.livejournal.com]

I dont understand who is the 2nd place... SM? DBSK as a group? if its as a group thats kind of unfair because its the combination of 5 people while rain is just one person.

[-ochre.livejournal.com]

lol idgi either. I'm thinking they're just counting shares. Iirc, DBSK collectively bought shares from SM.

[yuukihitohira.livejournal.com]

If they did by shares of SM, that's mad smart seeing as how much money they make for SM and who knows how much of a percentage they get D:

[littleoldmanboy.livejournal.com]

it's SM entertainment.
they just say "the company that manages DBSK" like you wouldn't know what SM was if they didn't say DBSK's name

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

LOLLL.

[herro-kitty.livejournal.com]

idk why, but I always thought JYP was the richest

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

I want 2 buy some shares of J Tune Ent. then Rain and I can have a private board meeting to discuss our assets~ Okaaaeyy!

[paperlet.livejournal.com]

I thought they would all make much more money per year than that. I guess it's different compared to American celebs.

[paperlet.livejournal.com]

yeah that's true. but k stars seem to work harder and film more CF's and travel and everything...crazy

[hoyah.livejournal.com]

disney references ftw

[pretzel-knot.livejournal.com]

bae yong joon is still the richest? what is he doing now anyway?? LOL.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

Mostly selling korean food to japanese women.

[shanny-w.livejournal.com]

It's hard not to be #1 when you have both korean and japanese ajummas on your side.

[patapoufe.livejournal.com]

I've always wondered how much the boys make, with JaeHo's never ending supply of designer manbags and all.

[cherise.livejournal.com]

How weird! They're called Tohoshinki in Singapore? Wouldn't they be called Tong Vfang Xien Qi there? :s And they have to mention the band instead of saying SM, LOL.