More and more celebrities are growing their wealth through real estate by purchasing buildings that cost billions of won! Some of them include THESE K-pop idols who are not only young, beautiful, and talented, but are also wealthy stars who know how to manage their finances by investing in real estate!
4 K-pop Idols Who Own Real Estate Worth Above 10 Billion KRW (7.5 Million USD)
1. Bae Suzy (former Miss A)
Among K-pop idols, the “Nation’s First Love” Bae Suzy owns 13.8 billion won (10.3M USD) in real estate.
Bae Suzy
In 2016, Suzy first purchased a building in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for 3.7 billion won (2.77M USD). This was reportedly paid in full: 1.7 billion won (1.27 million USD) in loans and 2 billion won (1.5 milliion USD) in cash.
The market price of the building is estimated at 8 billion won (6 million USD). At that time, it was reported that Suzy was earning 15 million won (11.2k USD) per month from the rental income of the building.
In 2017 then, the idol-actress purchased another luxury villa in Nonhyeon-dong for 3.09 billion won (2.31 million USD). It has a dedicated area of 277㎡ and consists of four rooms, three bathrooms, and one dressing room.
2. Girls’ Generation YoonA
Girls’ Generation YoonA
The “Nation’s Center” SNSD YoonA also showed her status as a “Real Estate Goddess” by purchasing a building located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu for 10 billion won (7.5 million USD), which cost 70.8k USD per 3.3 square meters.
YoonA’s building has two basement floors and four ground floors built in 2014, and it is known to be located in the No. 1 investment area that is immediately sold once listed.
3. Girls’ Generation Yuri
SNSD Yuri “Forever 1” physical album photo
Aside from YoonA, there is also an SNSD member who became a building owner by purchasing a five-story building in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for 12.8 billion won (9.6 million USD).
The building is a superstation area building located a 3-minute walk from Seonjeongneung Station, where Line 9 and Bundang Line pass.
It is also considered to have excellent accessibility and visibility as it is in contact with the three-sided corner. The interior and exterior are also beautiful after recent remodeling.
The rental income is known to be 500 million won (373.6k USD) in deposit and 38 million won (28.4k USD) in monthly rent, with an annual return of about 3.7%.
4. KARA Han Seungyeon
Seungyeon
Last but not least, dubbed as the “Livelihood Idol” at the beginning of her debut, Seungyeon purchased a building located in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul for 4.5 billion won (3.6 million USD) in 2014.
The estimated market price of the building was 15 billion won (11.2 million USD) and the monthly rent was 20 million won (15k USD), drawing attention.
In 2017, Han purchased another detached house in Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul under the joint name of her mother, and the current market price is estimated to be about 16 billion won (11.96 million USD).
