Actress Goo Hye Sun recently made an appearance on KBS Radio’s Park Myung Soo’s Radio Show where she made a shocking revelation about her finances.
On the show, Goo Hye Sun gave the listeners a summary of what’s she’s been doing these days in terms of her career.
“I make New Age music, and I write. I also direct, which allows me to do all of that.”
— Goo Hye Sun
When asked about why she does so many different things, Goo Hye Sun stressed that in order to master something, one must know many different specialties.
“Before you major in something at school, you have to take 12 different courses. I think you have to know everything to specialize in one thing. Just like how you need to know about both coffee and interior when opening a cafe, I think I have to grasp multiple things to master something.”
— Goo Hye Sun
And her plan for the future is to put her skills to the test.
“I want to put out my music or show people something new in the theater.”
— Goo Hye Sun
But what gained particular attention was when Goo Hye Sun was asked about her monthly earnings.
So Goo Hye Sun gave listeners a rough idea of how it is for actors.
“If you work for a month, you can do whatever you want for a year. After filming ‘Boys Over Flowers’, I was able to do whatever I wanted for a really long time, but it’s now time for me to look for another project.”
— Goo Hye Sun
This led Park Myung Soo to ask Goo Hye Sun what many were wondering.
“Does that mean you’ve been living off of what you made in ‘Boys Over Flowers’ until now?”
— Park Myung Soo
And believe it or not, she is!
“That’s right. I am.”
— Goo Hye Sun
The legendary drama, Boys Over Flowers came out 12 years ago back in 2009.
We all knew it was a huge success, but we apparently don’t know half of just how big of a hit it was!
Goo Hye Sun Reveals Hurtful Past About Her Friends: ‘I Even Paid for Their College’
Goo Hye Sun talks about the highs and lows in her career and recalls her painful experience with her friends.
The actress turned director appeared as a guest on her YouTube channel, where she dishes on how her past played a significant role in her life.
She began her career as part of the sitcom “Nonstop 5” back in 2004 and was also a co-host in SBS’ music show “Inkigayo” from 2006 to 2007 alongside Super Junior’s Heechul.
Interestingly, it was her appearance in the K-drama “Pure in Heart” that gained the public’s attention, followed by the historical series “The King and I” and “Strongest Chil Woo.”
However, Goo Hye Sun reached the peak of her career after landing the lead role in “Boys Over Flowers” with Lee Min Ho, Kim Bum and more.
Since then, her career has skyrocketed, making star in back-to-back projects.
During the interview, Goo Hye Sun shared the downsides of fame and fortune.
Goo Hye Sun Reveals Being Used by Her Friends for Money
As obtained by a media outlet, she revealed that her friends would use her for her money, and since she made her debut young and started earning money at a young age, people would borrow money from her.
“The reason why I say that is because I earned a lot of money at the age when everybody was still trying to,” she said, adding that Goo Hye Sun “couldn’t refuse” lending people her hard-earned money.
It came to a point where she even paid for someone else’s tuition fee and realized she was not getting paid back.
“I even paid for their college,” she revealed, adding that she “was frequently asked to pay for their college.”
This is where she gets frustrated since none of them paid her back.
“As that happened too often, I started to think to myself, ‘Am I an ATM,'” she said.
As soon as reality hit her, she stopped lending them money.
“Thinking this way made me feel more comfortable,” she added.
Despite having bad experiences with her friends, she once revealed that she is still living off her savings from the hit K-drama “Boys Over Flowers.”
Goo Hye Sun After Starring in ‘Boys Over Flowers’
As obtained by a local media outlet, she briefly spoke about how she spent her earnings from the series.
“After filming Boys Over Flowers, I was able to do whatever I wanted for a really long time,” she revealed, but says that she needs to “look for another project.”
That is where we get the part in the 2011 series “The Musical,” followed by “Take Care of Us, Captain” and another smash hit K-drama, “Angel Eyes.”
Now, although Goo Hye Sun is not active on screen, she is busy directing various projects, from short films to commercials.
