JYP is the richest celeb in Korea

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The dancing gorilla aka JYP always emphasizes that he doesn’t make more than a couple thousand dollars a month and that he doesn’t really care about money on talk shows, but that’s probably because he has his sweet money in the stock market.

According to the latest report from chaebul.com, JYP is the richest celeb in Korea with approximately $28 million dollars in stocks. The next runner up is Bae Yong Joon with $20.4 million, father SM with $9.2 million and Rain with $8.3 million.

Now who’s the pimp?

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83 Responses to “JYP is the richest celeb in Korea”


  1. 1 studentgirl February 15, 2008 at 11:33 am

    If Rain has the brains to invest in stocks, he must not be as “Pinky-like” as Popseoul thinks..

  2. 2 toocutedoggy February 15, 2008 at 11:45 am

    wow

    JYP and SM has kinda BIG distance

    JYP = $28 million
    SM = $9.2 million

    SAD~ i thought SM would be around JYP’s value too … =.=
    or maybe SM took out those money to invest the ‘restaurants’ – haha

    how about YG ??

  3. 3 d32z February 15, 2008 at 11:55 am

    haha, all this time calling bi pinky. Oh well, anyway, rain earned in actual dollars along with BYJw, but that was mostly used for setting up his company JTune, whereas JYP has a very well established company worth $60million (US) and probably more

  4. 4 Raye February 15, 2008 at 1:16 pm

    Blahblahbon you are truly a dumb butt. JYP wouldn’t have that money if it wasn’t for Rain. His own works didn’t get him that money.
    If Rain was a loser he wouldn’t be the fourth richest person in Korea nor would he be and yet another Hollywood movie.
    It seems the only loser and hater here is you. ha!

    • 5 hannajyp June 7, 2009 at 4:03 pm

      yep. thats true. buT JYP’s great mind has lead him to big moneY.

      think abouT the songs he composed, dance steps, and other….

      JYP I’m yourS.!!!! ^^

  5. 6 Raye February 15, 2008 at 1:17 pm

    i was thing the same thing where is YG?

  6. 7 fraulein February 15, 2008 at 1:25 pm

    Rain and JYP helped each other get on that list. without one, there would not be the other. Period.

  7. 8 beb0 February 15, 2008 at 2:01 pm

    He’s not the richest celeb in Korea but the richest stockholder. Where are you getting your sources, Popseoul? Stop providing us with false information. Thanks.

  8. 10 wish February 15, 2008 at 2:15 pm

    popseoul sucks at getting real info, and if he/she’s so smart or think he’s smarter than so-called Pinky, he/she wouldnt be here posting his sarcastism online abt successful pple work their heart out. Shame on u popseoul, at least Pinky is more richer than u sad-case

    @fraulein: i agree, both of them are talented and both help the other to the rich list

  9. 11 johnnydorama February 15, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    “Now who’s the pimp?”

    POPSEOUL ENDORSES “PIMP”

    Time to use my pimp hand and pimp slap all of you biatches again.

  10. 12 mina February 15, 2008 at 2:50 pm

    again… its this post is about STOCKS. so richect celeb is not the right title.
    what $28 million dollar? like what i said BYJ is $50million i think thats with out the shares rain is also on the list but i didnt saw JYP o.o; how come?

  11. 13 choo February 15, 2008 at 11:01 pm

    who cares about the appearance?

    I’d rather see talented and smart people than good-looking dumbasses.

    You did it again, PS writer. Spreading false facts…! tsk.tsk. you never learn.

  12. 15 nana February 16, 2008 at 2:46 am

    shame on you..popseoul..muahahahahaha XD

  13. 16 May February 16, 2008 at 5:24 am

    @Mina
    “like what i said BYJ is $50million i think thats with out the shares”
    no that’s not correct. According to last year’s list, BYJ did ranked first but it was around $40ish million and that’s INCLUDING stock values. Rain came in second with $28million. BoA came in 3rd with around $20million. etc.

    JYP wasn’t on the list because it was for entertainers only. At that time, he was considered a CEO. He only recently made a comeback.

  14. 17 Hmm February 16, 2008 at 10:31 am

    Mina is right. BYJ earned a little less than 50 mil USD or
    you can comute 432 billion won to dollars.

    Nevetheless, the title of this article is incorrect.
    Overall, including CEO of other big companies, BYJ
    tops the earnings and the Sumsung CEO follows next.

    Get your facts and figures right and do some research
    before you right anything.

    What a shame.

  15. 18 Hmm February 16, 2008 at 10:32 am

    NOt comut but “compute”..grrr..
    We can’t even edit our posts here..

  16. 19 Hmm February 16, 2008 at 10:33 am

    and right is “write”.
    Me and my poor english…

  17. 20 irees February 17, 2008 at 12:09 pm

    that picture scared me at first… then i laughed.

  18. 21 confused February 19, 2008 at 4:09 am

    is it me or did JYP’s head explode?

  19. 22 dantanski February 21, 2008 at 8:40 am

    $ 28 million? that’s it?? if JYP with 28 million is number one among ALL korean celebs..how much are all the other celebs making? Rain with $ 8 million is a joke. my next door neighbor (high school drop out) makes more $$ than them two clowns combined. just shows being number 1 in korea is crap.

  20. 23 smithwolensky February 21, 2008 at 8:43 am

    JYP may be rich, but he’s got a face of an ape that money can’t fix.

  21. 24 kangminGF418 February 29, 2008 at 12:07 pm

    he’s really ugly, but talented.
    he tries REALLY hard. which is probably why he got so… famous. even w/ those looks.

  22. 25 soohyun February 29, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    i agree with you kangmin.
    lol he really is ugly xD
    how old is he..?!?

  23. 26 kate March 27, 2008 at 3:43 am

    rain is top 4! wow! i even read somewhere he owns a house at one of the most expensive district in korea aka beverly hills of korea?

    of cos..thanks JYP for him to be what he is now..
    But w/o rain…JYP wouldnt have much money either. heh.

  24. 27 kate March 27, 2008 at 3:47 am

    oh i forgot to say..SM doesnt make much money because he doesnt know how to! when groups got popular..they wanna change or drop member blah blah blah…im glad shinhwa and FTTS change company or shinhwa will be left with 5members now w/o andy. And for the fact that they are trying to remake the Super Junior China Vers is like a total chaos? i mean cmon..u want to enter china market..then push your artiste into the China market..did he think that by taking chinese group and turn them into super junior china..they’ll be as popular as super junior. For heaven sake..even if they are its because siwon hangeng and henry is in there. And for goodness sake..ppl are interested in hallyu star – KOREAN – MADE IN KOREA!! not chinese groups made by Korea entertainment!

  25. 28 ella December 23, 2008 at 6:20 am

    seriously, stop saying those mean things about JYP like he’s ugly and such.

  26. 29 glad January 21, 2009 at 5:17 pm

    oh.. he deserves it.. his efforts are all worthy..

    they say JYP is ugly.. but his okay.. not that very plesing but his okay..

    RAIN I LOVE YOU!!

  27. 30 glad January 21, 2009 at 5:18 pm

    RAIN I LOVE YOU!!


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