“Queen Of Tears” Responds To Controversy Over Kim Soo Hyun’s Salary

Queen Of Tears‘ production company has come out to respond to speculation over Kim Soo Hyun‘s salary.

On March 26, it was reported that Kim Soo Hyun made a whopping ₩800 million KRW (about $597,000 USD) per episode.

The Shocking Amount Of Money Actor Kim Soo Hyun Received Per Episode Of “Queen Of Tears”

According to reports, he is currently receiving ₩800 million KRW (about $597,000 USD) per episode. With 16 episodes in total, he will receive a whopping ₩12.8 billion KRW (about $9.55 million USD) as payout.

As controversy over the actor’s salary grew, Studio Dragon, the production company behind the K-Drama, came out to set the record straight. According to the production team, the actor made nowhere near that amount.

It is absolutely not true that he gets paid ₩800 million KRW (about $597,000 USD). He gets paid much less.

— Studio Dragon

Hopefully this will put to rest any misunderstanding over the actor’s pay.