'Misaeng'·'Signal' PD Kim Won-seok's Salary of 1.9 Billion Won Last Year

[Asia Economy Reporter Jonggil Lee] It has been confirmed that PD Kim Won-seok, who directed tvN dramas such as ‘Misaeng’, ‘My Mister’, and ‘Signal’, received approximately 1.9 billion KRW in compensation last year.

According to the business report disclosed by Studio Dragon on the 30th, PD Kim received a total of 1,958,390,000 KRW, including a salary of 155 million KRW, bonuses of 774 million KRW, stock option exercise gains of 376 million KRW, other labor income of 505 million KRW, and retirement pay of 145 million KRW. This was about 40 million KRW more than the compensation of Studio Dragon CEO Choi Jin-hee last year. Studio Dragon explained the criteria for calculating the largest portion, the bonuses, stating, “We paid a holiday bonus of 15 million KRW according to personnel regulations, and an incentive of 759 million KRW considering performance during the employment period and competitiveness in the market.”

PDs Na Young-seok and Shin Won-ho, who attracted attention in 2018 for their high salaries, did not rank among the top five earners receiving over 500 million KRW according to last year’s CJ ENM business report. At CJ ENM, Lee Myung-han, head of tvN, earned 1.453 billion KRW, following CJ Group Vice Chairman Lee Mi-kyung (3.6 billion KRW), CJ Group Chairman Lee Jae-hyun (3.4 billion KRW), Vice President Lee Seong-hak (1.5 billion KRW), and Vice President Heo Min-hoe (1.459 billion KRW).

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