Becoming a K-Pop idol seems to be everyone’s dream not only because of its promising future
but also its desirable income. Not all, but most of the idols would have their own huge
personal income thanks to various group and personal activities. Each group would have
a member who surpasses others and possesses a great fortune. Let’s find out who is the
“tycoon” of each K-Pop group. BTS
I bet all K-Pop fans are wondering if Jungkook– the most searched BTS member on Youtube or
V - the one with “the face of a god”, has the most individual wealth in BTS. Well,
none of them are! It’s J-Hope who is the highest earner of the group when his net worth
is estimated at $24-26 million. J-Hope has at least $8 million based on his
earnings from BTS. This number may be higher because we don’t know for sure how much
each member makes by selling BTS Merch. Mr.Sunshine here also has around 68,000 shares of HYBE
stock that will bring him about additional $8 million or more.
Apart from his group activities, J-Hope has done a lot of solo works and has been featured
in other K-Pop artist’s works, such as featuring on the track Animal by former labelmate Jo
Kwon. Jhope’s debut mixtape Hope World peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 while the
mixtape's lead single Daydream, which debuted at number one on the Billboard World Digital
Song Sales chart. He later released his second single Chicken Noodle Soup in September 2019
featuring American singer BeckyG which peaked at number 81 on the Billboard Hot 100, marking
the first time a member of BTS has appeared on the chart as a soloist. Can you guess how
huge the money is only through Jhope’s solo career?
How does he spend his money, you wonder? J-Hope knows how to make money, and he sure knows
how to use it. In 2016, J-Hope was the first member to buy an expensive flat at Seoul Forest
Trimage that is valued at 1,7 billion won ($1,2 million), all paid with cash [âm thanh
tiền + sticker đống tiền] and no loan needed!
In 2019, he spent 3,7 billion won to purchase another apartment with twice the area of the
old flat. J-Hope also donated $89,000 to support the victims of youth violence in Tanzania,
East Africa, on Children's Day (May 5) and many others uncountable donations.
I can say J-Hope is truly the “big boss” when it comes to money in BTS.
BlackPink Not Jennie like fans always think, it’s
the youngest member Lisa who makes the most money. Lisa breaks into the top 30 for the
richest K-Pop idols with a net worth of $15 million.
Being a great dancer, Lisa has her own Youtube channel dedicated to dancing called Lilifilm
Official, which has 7.89 million subscribers. With her popularity on social media, she also
gained 56,5 million followers on Instagram. Both Youtube and Instagram bring great income
for Lisa.
Besides, Lisa proves herself in other fields such as advertising and being a coach for
Chinese survival show Youth with You. Lisa’s endorsement deals are extremely extensive.
In 2019, Lisa signed a solo endorsement deal for AIS Thailand, which is the largest GSM
mobile phone operator in Thailand. She is also the brand ambassador in China and Thailand
for the South Korean cosmetics brand Moonshot. In January 2019, Lisa became the muse of CELINE,
a French luxury brand in fashion and became the Global Ambassador for the makeup brand
MAC a year after. Other endorsements include Adidas (2020), D&G Downy (2020), VivoS9 (2021),
BVLGARI (2020), Tencent Games (Brawl Stars) (2020) and Penshoppe (2019)
So, what does she like to spend her fortune on? Well, just like any girl, Lisa has been
spotted going shopping all over the globe.
She also has an extensive bag collection, with fans and media approximating the cost
at over $83,000. Beyond spending her wealth for fashion, Lisa is also known to give her
money to charity. In 2019, according to Yonhap News, local Thai media sources, Lisa made
headlines for giving a generous donation of 100,000 baht (worth around $3,300) to the
victims of floods from her home province of Buriram.
EXO The argument over which EXO member is the
richest always comes down to Suho vs Baekhyun. However, we must give the edge here to Baekhyun
as he has a total net worth of $15 million. Baekhyun has a wide influence, so he’s definitely
the “monster” on social media with 21,1 million followers on Instagram.
When EXO made an appearance on MBC variety program Radio Star in 2019, Suho made it clear
that Baekhyun was the richest member. Other members even mentioned that Baekhyun earned
a significant amount of money from his solo album City Lights, which sold over 500,000
copies and dominated various music charts across the globe. Hanteo Charts claimed that
Baekhyun’s latest solo album titled Bambi sold more than 800,000 copies since its official
release. Not to mention, besides being an EXO member, he is also a part of SuperM, topping
the US Billboard Chart last year. I guess you can imagine how much money he
receives only from music activities. Of course, Baekhyun is also earning money
from being the official ambassador of several brands such as Lifepharm and Burberry Korea.
The "Candy" hitmaker is also the co-director of his very own fashion label called Privé
Alliance. He has also done numerous advertisements for K-Beauty brands, especially Tirtir which
he is the Global Ambassador for.
Twice The Celeb Networths claimed that Sana is the
member holding the title of being the richest member of Twice as she has about $3 million
net worth. There’s no denying that Sana absolutely
stands out in Twice along with high influential image. Although JYP put group activities top
priority, Sana still has a wealthy income from personal activities - acting in Junho
(2PM)’s Insant Love MV in 2017 and Kobukuro’s Graduation MV in 2021.
After Tzuyu, Sana became the second member to release a solo photobook named Yes, I’m
Sana, which costs about $44. Because Sana has already signed up for Korea Music Copyright
Association (KOMCA), she also makes money through the copyright of several songs such
as Turn It Up, Do What We Like, Conversation. Sana also caught Prada’s attention and received
expensive bags and sunglasses although she doesn’t work as an ambassador. By advertising
and being sponsored by this brand, there’s no doubt that Sana will earn extra income.
Other endorsements can be named such as Pholar (2016) and A’pieu Cosmetics (2021).
AESPA AESPA is still a newbie in the K-Pop industry
but has done very well on charts already. But still, it’s a little too early to talk
about the net worth of each member and find out who is the richest. However, Giselle is
believed to be the richest member since people have found out more about her family background
not long after AESPA debut. Giselle, the only Japanese member of the group,
attended an exclusive international school in Tokyo – the International School of the
Sacred Heart. This luxury school has tuition fees of up to $20 million. It proves that
Giselle comes from an affluent family through entering this school. She can speak fluently
in Japanese, Korean, and English thanks to her studies in this institution.
You think Giselle can’t be richer than she has already been? Umm, actually, she can,
and she is! Recently, fans have discovered that the Giselle family had a relationship
with a famous reporter. An old tweet by reporter Joohee Cho revealed her relationship with
Aeri Uchinaga (Giselle’s real name). According to that, Giselle is her niece.
In case you don’t know, Joohee Cho is the ABC News Seoul bureau chief and has even personally
met the president of South Korea, Moon Jae In.
She has also moderated a global leaders forum for entertainment industry powers in which
plans for aespa had been revealed.
That’s why fans constantly talk about the “Diamond Spoon'' background of Giselle.
I guess lots of you are wishing to be like her - born into a rich family, has media support
from her aunt and becomes a member of one of the newest, hottest girlgroups.
ITZY Lia is the richest member in ITZY, there’s
nothing to argue more about that. Although ITZY has just debuted for over 2 years, Lia’s
net worth is approximately $1-2 million – a desirable number for a new idol.
Lia was born into a very rich family. She attends the North London Collegiate School
in Jeju. The school has over 100 club activities including an orchestra, scuba diving and even
horseback riding. North London Collegiate School’s yearly tuition is about 40 million
won ($34,000 USD). Including all the accommodations, it costs a single student over 60 million
won ($50,000 USD) to attend.
Put the wealthy background aside, Lia does know how to make money on her own. Along with
other ITZY members, Lia has received plenty of endorsements. After 4 months since the
debut, ITZY signed with one of South Korea’s biggest automobile manufacturers for a video
to promote the Kia Soul. Also in 2019, ITZY received many endorsements such as MAC Cosmetics,
Vogue Korea, ANDAR Korea, etc. In 2021, they became the Global Ambassador for Maybelline.
Lia is seen using her money for designer clothes and accessories. According to TMI News, the
designer bag in this picture that Lia’s carrying is worth $1,700 USD.
So, I’ve just revealed the topic that both fans and nonfans are curious about. Each idol
I mentioned above is both a true money-maker and money spender.
Imagine yourselves in their positions, with that amount of money, what would you do? Comment
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