Top 10 Most Highest Paid Korean Actresses 2020

To give you a glimpse of how much our favorite K-Drama actresses are earning and who among them are getting a huge paycheck, we've rounded up the top 10 highest paid Korean actresses in 2020. 

Here's a look at the Top 10 Highest Paid Korean Drama Actresses in 2020.

10. Park Shin Hye.

She gained recognition for starring in melodramas Stairway to Heaven and Tree of Heaven. Considered one of the most prolific actresses of her age, Park received further recognition for her roles in the television dramas You're Beautiful, The Heirs, Doctors and Memories of the Alhambra. She is making roughly $17,000 per episode. 

9. Park Bo Young.

She is best known for her leading roles in the hit films Scandal Makers, A Werewolf Boy and On Your Wedding Day, and the television series Oh My Ghost and Strong Girl Bong-soon. The actress charges $25,000 per episode. 

8. Shin Min Ah.

 She is making $25,000 per episode, best known for starring in television dramas A Love to Kill, My Girlfriend Is a Nine Tailed Fox, Arang and the Magistrate, Oh My Venus, and the 2017 fantasy melodrama Tomorrow, With You. 

7. Gong Hyo Jin.

She is best known for her leading role in the 2008 film Crush and Blush, as well as for her popular television series Sang Doo! Let's Go to School, The Greatest Love, Master's Sun, Don't Dare to Dream, the 2019 romantic comedy thriller When the Camellia Blooms, and much more. The actress charges $33,400 per episode. 

6. Kim Tae Hee.

Kim rose to stardom in 2003 via her portrayal of the evil stepsister in the popular SBS TV series Stairway to Heaven. Starting 2004, Kim was cast in leading roles in her succeeding projects, including the supernatural KBS series Forbidden Love and the SBS campus romance Love Story in Harvard. In 2019, Kim returned to television in the family drama series Hi Bye, Mama!. She charges roughly $34,000 per episode. 

5. Song Hye Kyo.

She gained international popularity through her leading roles in the 2000 television dramas Autumn in My Heart. As well as the 2013  romantic melodrama That Winter, the Wind Blows, and the 2016 mega hit romantic comedy series Descendants of the Sun and much more. She is making nearly $42,000 per episode. 

4. Choi Ji Woo.

She has received critical acclaim for her work in a wide range of melodramas, most notably the 2001 drama series Beautiful Days, Winter Sonata, Stairway to Heaven, The Suspicious Housekeeper and Temptation, as well as the romantic comedy series Twenty Again and Woman with a Suitcase. The actress charges $42,000 per episode. 

3. Ha Ji Won.

She is best known for the historical dramas Damo, and Empress Ki,  as well as the melodrama Something Happened in Bali, the romantic comedy series Secret Garden, and the 2017 medical drama Hospital Ship. The actress charges $42,000 per episode. 

2. Lee Young Ae.

She is known for her appearances in the 2003 Korean historical drama Dae Jang Geum, and as a revenge seeking single mother in Park Chan-wook's crime thriller film Sympathy for Lady Vengeance. She is making roughly $83,000 per episode. 

1. Jun Ji-hyun.

She rose to fame for her role as The Girl in the romantic comedy My Sassy Girl, one of the highest-grossing Korean comedies of all time. Other notable films include Windstruck, The Thieves, The Berlin File, and Assassination. Jun has also starred in television series My Love from the Star and Legend of the Blue Sea.The actress charges nearly $84,000 per episode. 

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