94-liners such as EXO Sehun, Suzy, f(x) Krystal, and more reigned as some of the K-pop idols who hit a major jackpot with real estate investments!
On April 7, the latest broadcast of Mnet's "TMI News" featured the Top 14 K-pop idols and Celebrities that made a huge real estate market profit, and the list will shock you!
Here Are 14 Richest K-pop Idols With Highest Real Estate Market Profits, According to TMI News:
14. Lee Hyori
Along with the "Nation's Fairy" husband, Lee Hyori co-purchased a building located between Itaewon and Hangangjin Station for about 5.82 billion won in 2019, and the current market price rose to 6.8 billion won. Lee Hyori earned 980 million won in capital gains in just eight months.
13. Former SISTAR Soyou
Soyou, who bought a building through her income from her song, "Some" (ft. Junggigo) amounting to 1 billion won, ranked 13th place.
Rumored as a "VVIP" idol, she purchased a detached house at Yeontral Park in 2016 for about 1.57 billion won, and its current market price peaked at 2.6 billion won.
12. f(x) Krystal
The young K-pop idol and actress, who is only 26 years old, is currently an owner of a 3.6 billion won building in Heukseongdong, which she bought for 2.38 billion won in 2016. In five years, Krystal has earned about 1.22 billion won in capital gains.
11. Block B Zico
As of 2021, the K-hip-hop rapper purchased a building based in Seongsudong for 4.8 billion won in 2018 and earned about 1.5 billion won in capital gains in two years.
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12. EXO Sehun
Joining his co-94 liner Krystal, Sehun is one of the youngest idols in the rankings. The Sangdodong building, which was purchased for 3.35 billion won, and the luxury villa in Samseonddong, Gangnam-gu, which was purchased for 1.66 billion won, posted a total of 1.79 billion won in capital gains.
9. FT Island Minhwan
Choi Minhwan, a member of the idol band FT Island then ranked ninth. The idol who married ex-LABOUM Yulhee purchased an old house in Yulhyeondong, Gangnam-gu, for 1.25 billion won in 2015. In five years then, its market price peaked at 3.3 billion won, earning 2.05 billion won capital gains.
8. Uhm Jung Hwa
The "Evergreen" Uhm Jung Hwa, who is known to be a versatile singer and actress, ranked eighth place. She has a luxury villa
in Hannam-dong worth 2 billion won at the time of purchase, and the current market price is about 5 billion won. It has been confirmed that it has raised about 2.5 billion won.
7. Super Junior Kyuhyun
The youngest of Super Junior, Kyuhyun, gained a jackpot as he purchases a building in 2014 for 7.3 billion won, located in Myeongdong. Seven years later, the building has a market price increase of 2.7 billion won.
6. Suzy
Suzy, one of the owners of "The Most Expensive Home Idol," purchased a house worth 3.09 billion won that now has a market price of 4.1 billion won. Not only this, but her building in Samsung-dong rose at 5.5 billion won, earning a market profit of about 2.81 billion won.
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5. Former KARA Gyuri
The fifth-place winner is Park Gyuri, a former member of the group KARA. It is known that the market profit earned while living in four houses amounted to 4.13 billion won.
4. S.E.S Eugene
The "Penthouse" actress and K-pop's OG visual Eugene purchased a house with her husband Ki Taeyoung in 2015 worth 2.35 billion won in 2015.
Incredible, its average market price has soared to about 6.6 billion won. In just two years, the couple earned a market profit of 4.25 billion won.
3. Park Seo Joon
The actor ranked third, with a total of 4.6 billion won market profit from his two buildings located in Cheongdamdong and a building near Dosan Park.
2. Psy
The megahit singer of "Gangnam Style" Psy is the runner up in the list with 12.45 billion won capital gains.
1. Rain
Last but not least, the K-pop icon Rain got the crown with the highest market profit from real estate!
Currently, he and his wife Kim Tae Hee gained 29.7 billion won market profit from their buildings purchased in 2008 and 2017.
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Written by Eunice Dawson
