Hyun Bin revealed to be paid 1/3 of a drama's production costs

Article: [Exclusive] Hyun Bin gets paid '100 million won + α'... takes up 1/3 of production costs

Source: Munhwa Ilbo via Naver

1. [+4,047, -161] This is wrong, isn't it... I thought dramas did away with actors getting paid so much, why is Hyun Bin being paid this much now

2. [+3,631, -66] So if Hyun Bin gets paid 1/3 of the production fee ㅋㅋㅋ that means the other actors get 2/3... then over 80% of the guarantee goes towards the leads.. and if the drama's short on production fees, it's the supporting roles that get their pays cut, and then the staff that don't get paid at all if that still isn't enough.. This is why public broadcast is a mess ㅋㅋ And if that still isn't enough, they resort to product placement ads.. and start obsessing over viewer ratings by bringing on makjang plots to get attention.

3. [+2,971, -117] That's a lot of money he's being paid... why can't everyone be paid enough to live?

4. [+2,251, -67] Can't underestimate the power of a star

5. [+751, -12] Misaeng has shown that a drama's quality skyrockets if they cast someone fit for the role and not based on their star power and good actors from theater

6. [+720, -30] All Hyun Bin ever shoots are romcoms, does he deserve to be paid that much?

7. [+662, -14] The staff must be starving

8. [+629, -13] That's too far. I am a fan and I agree that he's an amazing actor but I think he needs to restrict himself a bit, at least for the sake of the drama turning out better.

9. [+617, -26] I don't remember him in any other role other than chaebols

10. [+534, -6] The staff must not think positively of Hyun Bin...

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