"Real Estate Worth a Staggering 81.4 Billion Won"… Rain and Kim Tae-hee Couple Crowned No.1 Real Estate Tycoons in Entertainment Industry
Rain and Kim Tae-hee couple ranked number one as real estate and land-rich celebrities. Photo by Yonhap News
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Nahana] The couple Rain and Kim Tae-hee ranked first as the richest celebrities in real estate and land, selected by 'Year-round Live'.
On the 30th, KBS 2TV entertainment information program 'Year-round Live' featured a segment called 'The Woman Running the Chart', which showcased celebrities wealthy in real estate and land.
Rain and Kim Tae-hee couple topped the list with real estate holdings worth a total of approximately 81.4 billion KRW.
According to the broadcast, the value of the building owned by Rain's agency increased after remodeling. The couple purchased the building, which has 3 basement floors and 6 above-ground floors, where Rain's agency is located, in 2008 for about 16.9 billion KRW, and after reconstruction, the building's value rose to about 37 billion KRW.
Additionally, the couple jointly owns real estate worth over 42 billion KRW in Hannam-dong, Yeoksam-dong, and Itaewon-dong, and they also purchased a house worth about 2.4 billion KRW in Irvine, USA.
Meanwhile, following Rain and Kim Tae-hee, actor Kwon Sang-woo ranked second with 78.2 billion KRW. According to 'Year-round Live', Kwon Sang-woo recently opened a car wash, attracting attention, and bought a penthouse worth about 1.7 billion KRW in the Gold Coast, Australia.
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The third place went to actress Jun Ji-hyun with 75.5 billion KRW. It was reported that Jun Ji-hyun owns a total of four properties in Samseong-dong, Nonhyeon-dong, and Ichon-dong, Seoul. She also attracted attention for purchasing real estate worth 34 billion KRW entirely in cash without any loans.
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