There's no shortage of rich idols in Kpop,
but there are only a few rich young idols who can repay their parents after becoming famous.
Some buy houses, cars for their parents, some pay off huge debts and even feed their families.
1. Somi bought her parents a house and a shop at the age of 20
Somi is one of the most successful female solo artists recently. Since she was the center of
I.O.I until she became a solo artist, Somi has always been a name that impressed the
public and owned many million-view songs. Although she has never revealed the detailed
number of her net worth, everyone believes that Somi's income must be huge. But through an episode
of TMI Show, they are still surprised at how rich Somi is and how she uses her net worth.
Specifically, Somi shared that at the age of 19, she bought a place so that her parents
could open a store. Then she also bought them a house. When the hosts were surprised at how
big and expensive her gifts were, Somi explained that this was only possible as she debuted early.
Still, Somi shared that she wished she could buy her parents a new car.
Many netizens have left comments that it is surprising that she owns a huge fortune
and can support her parents at such a young age.
People also believe that despite the success that many people admire, everything with Somi was not
easy. Somi once missed the opportunity to debut with TWICE, lost direction after I.O.I disbanded,
and ended her contract with JYP before joining The Black Label to start her solo career.
Somi indeed had to go through many ups and downs
so the success she has now is completely a fruit worthy of reward for the past long journey.
2. Eunji paid off her family's debt, support her brother, and gave her mother a bank passbook
During the period of working hard with Apink, Eunji has made her own mark in both music and
movies. But perhaps the biggest achievement that Eunji has is paying off all the debt
for her family and giving her mother the passbook she has accumulated for many years.
Eunji said she remembered there were so many times she asked her mom for an allowance in the morning,
and she saw her mother’s purse completely empty. Eunji even once saw her mother
crying over the lack of money so she had made her mind that once she made money,
she would pay off the debt so that her family could live without worries.
Sticking with her decision, Eunji quickly auditioned to become a Kpop idol,
she got accepted almost immediately and debuted as the main vocalist of Apink.
With all the money she made, Eunji gradually paid off the debt,
both interest and principal. That was the year before her 21st birthday.
Eunji also added that once her family went on a trip to Jeju Island to celebrate her birthday,
she had set up a dining table of seaweed soup for her mother and pushed the passbook towards her,
making her mom wail immediately.
When Eunji was a child, because her parents were so busy to earn money to pay debt and make a
living, Eunji took on the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother.
When she became an idol, she still took care of him and even sent him to university.
Many netizens were extremely proud of Eunji and were happy
to witness her become successful and be able to help her family.
3. Yesung fulfilled his parents' dream and gave them a house
Yesung's rapid rise to prominence with Super Junior has given him a
good source of income. Therefore, when he was only 27 years old,
Yesung helped his parents fulfill their dream of owning their own store.
On a show, Yesung revealed that he had brought his parents to Seoul and shared about opening
a cafe for his mother. The male singer said that he hasn't been with his parents for a long time,
so bringing them to Seoul to live with him is a way for him to get closer to his parents.
After helping his parents move to Seoul, Yesung opened them a small coffee shop
so they could satisfy their passion for business. Moreover,
he even managed to buy a house for his parents after many years of hard work.
Yesung always expressed that he didn't want his parents to work too much, so a coffee store
would be a perfect choice because running a cafe isn’t too hard and it’s a relaxing way of work.
Displaying his extremely filial nature and love for his parents,
Yesung seems like the perfect son that any parent would be proud of.
Yesung's fans also feel very proud of their idol
and they also often come to support his parents' cafe enthusiastically.
4. Onew bought house and car for his parents
Onew's reputation quickly became famous after SHINee's worldwide coverage along with the
blooming 2nd generation of Kpop idols. At such a very young age, he already had both fame and a
large amount of money to take care of his family. Onew once shared the story of his family,
saying that his father had to get up very early to go to work while his mother was
busy all day with the butcher shop. Seeing his parents working so hard,
Onew told himself he also needed to work hard after debut to help his parents.
Finally, in the Ya Haeng Sung program in 2020, Onew bought his dad a car and said that it was
the first time he bought a car with the money he first made. It was a 2700cc midsize vehicle
and because his father hadn’t had a car in 10 years so he presented him with one.
Moreover, in the first years of his debut, Onew also gave all of the
money he worked so hard for to his parents, and bought them a nice house in Seoul too.
Witnessing Onew's great care for his parents, netizens were quite surprised that the amount
of money he earned after only 2 years of debut was able to help his family have a better life.
5. JoKwon paid off family’s debt and buy a house for his parents
One of the other idols who have been burdened with family’s debts since debut is 2AM's JoKwon. In a
TV show, he once revealed that he went through many difficulties ever since he was young,
many people thought he grew up in a wealthy family but that wasn't the case.
His family went bankrupt due to his parent's debt and they had to live in a one-room studio
with a renting cost of $49,80 per month. By 2000,
their debt amounted to around 414,979 USD. This is really a huge amount of money,
forcing JoKwon to work hard and pay the debt for his parents.
JoKwon also revealed that his family also suffered from loan sharks who came to collect
their debt. When he was like twelve, some loan sharks came to his house for the money
and JoKwon had to hide in the room, seeing them take a bucket of water and hit his mom with it.
Because of that, his mom's eardrums were damaged. At that time, Jo Kwon’s family did not have much
to eat so there were days when they only had rice porridge mixed with soy sauce.
Enduring hardship and humiliation for a long time,
when JoKwon saw the advertisement for J.Y. Park's new project to seek out new talent,
he immediately went to audition to become a singer and change his life.
After debuting, JoKwon worked real hard. He even recounted that he never refused any contract
to earn money to pay off his mother's debt and constantly appeared in so many reality TV shows
that he didn't have time to eat or sleep. With that much effort, he was finally able to pay off
his parents' debt and start a life less burdensome after 2 years debuting. 2 years after that,
he was able to buy his parents a house and also bought them all the household appliances
When his touching story was spread, many netizens flocked to praise his hard work
and express their happiness when they saw him being successful like he is now.
6. Chungha paid off all her family’ debt and support her mother
During Chungha's appearance on Olive's 'Everyone's Kitchen', she shared a few things
about her family's life and left many fans in awe. After leaving I.O.I and becoming a solo artist,
Chungha received numerous awards and truly showed her potential. But not many know that,
during her active years, Chungha also carried on her shoulders a large debt of her family.
It was revealed when the MC asked whether she had done anything for her mother since all of
her success, Chungha replied that she had recently settled her family debt. This makes her fans feel
extremely proud because Chungha has worked real hard. Many netizens also feel happy for
Chungha when she finally pays off her family’s debt burden and can lead a comfortable life.
If that wasn’t enough, Chungha had said that she gave all her money to her mother without
even thinking, but her mother still didn’t use it once. Then when Chungha saw her mother
reusing an old eco bag, she decided to buy her a brand new luxury bag as a Christmas present.
So, these idols’ efforts and hard work are not only to be famous but also to change the lives
of their loved ones. Which idol on the list do you admire the most? Are there any other
names that I forgot to mention? Feel free to share your thoughts with us. Also, don’t
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