THIS ‘Our Blues’ Actor Earned 10.6 Billion KRW in 3 Years
Korean stars are not just investing their time working on various projects. They are also making profits by engaging in different types of businesses. Like actor Lee Byung Hun, who was able to earn this big amount of money from the real estate business.
Lee Byung Hun's Invests in Real Estate Made Him Big Time
In a report stated by a media outlet, the real estate industry confirmed on April 18 that Lee Byung Hun made a profit of 10.6 billion krw in three years from the sale of the Yeongdeungpo building, in which the "Squid Game" star invested in through a private corporation.
According to the statement, the building in Yangpyeong-dong 4-ga, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul costs 36.8 billion won in July 2021. Real estate rental and advisory firm Project Bee was established in September 2017, with Lee Byung Hun having 100 percent of the shares.
As of March 2018, the property already costs 26 billion krw, which has a site area of 1470.79 m2, has a total floor area of 7931.75 m2, and has two basement floors and 10 floors above the ground. It has been said that the award-winning actor personally lent 17 billion won to the corporation to purchase the building.
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In addition, the male star has earned a stable income of 1.2 billion won through building rental every year. The project cost raised 10.6 billion krw in profit in about three years and four months to be exact.
Lee Byung Hun To Team Up with Shin Min Ah in tvN's 'Our Blues'
On the other hand, the "Mr.Sunshine" actor is making his long-awaited small-screen comeback with tvN's "Our Blues." He will work with "Hometown Cha-Cha-Cha" actress Shin Min Ah and will play the role of Lee Dong Seok, a sophisticated man who will be entangled with Min Seon Ah.
Shin Min Ah, Lee Byung Hun
"Our Blues" marks his first drama this 2022, following the record-breaking series "Squid Game" in 2021. Furthermore, Lee Byung Hun also has two upcoming films; "Concrete Utopia" where he will share a screen with Park Seo Joon and Park Bo Young and "Emergency Declaration" which was invited to the Cannes Film Festival ahead of its worldwide release.
Lee Byung Hun
Joining him in the film are Song Kang Ho, Jeon Do Yeon, Kim Nam Gil, Im Siwan, Kim So Jin, Park Hae Joon, Seo Suk Kyu, and Jeon Se Young.
Lee Byung Hun is also confirmed to return to Netflix's original series "Squid Game 2," which is slated to premiere in 2024.
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