2024-03-26 13:36:29
‘Queen of Tears’ Kim Soo-hyun. Photo | tvN
It’s an outrageous ransom price, no, it’s a name price. While it was reported that actor Kim Soo-hyun received 800 million won per episode as an appearance fee for tvN’s ‘Queen of Tears’, another news came that Kim Soo-hyun actually voluntarily cut the amount to about 300 million won. It is an amount worthy of controversy, as most people believe that the expensive appearance fees of stars are the main cause of the industry’s difficulties.
On the 26th, a media outlet reported that Kim Soo-hyun was known to have received an appearance fee of 800 million won per episode in ‘Queen of Tears’.
‘Queen of Tears’ is a tentpole work, and it is known that the production cost was about 40 billion won (2.5 billion won per episode). If Kim Soo-hyun’s appearance fee per episode is 800 million won, assuming the production cost is about 40 billion won, it can be said that about one-third of the production cost corresponds to Kim Soo-hyun’s appearance fee.
Studio Dragon, the production company of ‘Queen of Tears’, told Star Today, “The 800 million won per episode appearance fee is not true. “It’s far away,” he denied.
In addition to the box office power of a representative Korean Wave star, Kim Soo-hyun has been recognized for his acting skills among young actors. As he appeared in the Coupang Play original drama ‘One Day’, which was released in 2021, he attracted attention when it was reported that he received an appearance fee of 500 million won per episode.
The industry predicted that the appearance fee would be higher than in the past, but other reports also came out. Considering the burden of production costs, Kim Soo-hyun voluntarily reduced his appearance fee. As a result, reports continued that the contract was signed for 3 won per episode instead of 800 million won. The amount was reduced to 300 million won after considering various aspects such as the relationship with the artist, the industry situation, and the work.
Netizens asked, “Isn’t that a lot?” “Did you report this as a funny story?” There were reactions such as, “I guess the responsibility and weight of being the lead actor is heavier than I thought,” “A lot of compensation should go to the staff who worked hard together,” and “He’s not the main character in the work, but the real main character.”
‘Queen of Tears’ tells the dizzying crisis and miraculous restart of love between Hong Hae-in (played by Kim Ji-won), the third generation of the Queen’s Group conglomerate and queen of department stores, and Baek Hyun-woo (played by Kim Soo-hyun), the son of the head of Yongduri and the king of supermarkets, a married couple of three years. It is a drama that contains
This new work by writer Park Ji-eun, who has been a success in each of her works such as ‘My Love from the Star’ (2013), ‘The Producers’ (2015), and ‘Crash Landing on You’ (2019), surpassed its highest viewership rating of 14% in just 6 episodes. It is also attracting attention with a steep rise in the Netflix global rankings.
Kim Sae-ron and Kim Soo-hyun. Photo|Kim Sae-ron SNS
Meanwhile, on the 23rd, Kim Soo-hyun was caught in another rumor when actress Kim Sae-ron posted a surprise post on her personal channel story. In the post, Kim Soo-hyun and Kim Sae-ron face each other affectionately, and the photo was deleted after 3 minutes. There are many cases that cannot be resolved even if the post is deleted in just one second, but there are as many as three or more, so as expected, the photo spread quickly online.
Kim Soo-hyun’s side was embarrassed, saying, “The photos that are spreading online appear to have been taken when the agency was in the same company in the past,” and added, “The intention behind Kim Sae-ron’s actions is completely unknown.” However, the arrow was pointed at the harsh public rather than the parties involved, increasing the unfavorability index.
In fact, it would be enough to check with Kim Sae-ron or Kim Soo-hyun (looking at the photos, it seems like they were close friends) and to accurately organize and explain the situation. “We will take strong action against defamation, malicious slander, and insulting posts through our law firm, which is our legal representative,” he said, predicting a legal response without context, causing public opposition.
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