The topic of influential Korean stars in China came up during SBS's 'One Night of TV Entertainment' on August 12.
First, Kim Il Jong stated, "There was a survey called 'Influential Stars in China.' In third was Lee Jong Suk, second Kim Jong Kook, and first Kim Soo Hyun."
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CEO Mok Ji Won of China Entertainment stated, "Kim Soo Hyun and Kim Jong Kook are battling it out for the first place spot. 'Running Man' resulted in a 5% [viewer rating] in China. That would equal about 50% in Korea."
She then revealed how much Kim Jong Kook makes, stating, "In one program, he makes about 300 million KRW (~ $260,000 USD). In another, he gets a bit over 1.5 billion KRW (~ $1.3 million USD)."
Wow... that's a lot of money.
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