Park Eun-bin (박은빈)

Child actors' salaries... 'Boss ! I'm not jealous'

Source | 2008/04/24 | 0 comments | Permalink |

Ten minutes, 10000 ~ 41940 won ($US 10~42); stars get 1 million won per episode ($US 1000)

"Don't look down on us because we're young".

The smallest peppers are the spiciest. You can't look down on kids. Child actors are treated almost as well as top stars. Some are Lee Hyun-woo ("King Se Jong", "The Legend"), Yoo Seung-ho ("The Legend", "King and I"), Sim Eun-kyeong ("The Legend", "Hwangjin-i"), Park Eun-bin ("The Legend", "Lobbyist"), Park Ji-bin ("Yi San", "My Man's Woman"), Kang I-Seok ("Mr. Good-Bye", "First Wives' Club"), Jung Da-bin ("I Love You - 2008", "Really Really Like You"), Kim Hyeong-ki ("Bad Couple", "Salt Doll"), and Seo Sin-ae ("Thank You", "Exclamation Mark"). These are famous child stars who are good enough to play leading roles.

Child actors who must be in dramas. How much are their salaries?

Ten minutes air time, first-rank 10560 won ($US 10,2) to eighth-rank 41,940 won ($US 42); paid by rank

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Korea's 20-somethings Being Sidelined

Source | 2007/11/07 | 0 comments | Permalink |

It's tough being in your 20s in Korea. With youth unemployment hovering at 7 percent for four or five years running, 20-somethings are being squeezed between hyper-energetic teens and those in their vigorous 30s. The Twens are variously described as the "No Graduation Generation" -- because students delay their graduation to avoid unemployment -- and "Kangaroo Generation" because they stay in their parents' "pouch" when they do graduate.

In sports, teen players like swimmer Park Tae-hwan, figure skater Kim Yu-na and pro-golfer Shin Ji-yai have become nationwide stars. On TV, teen actors like Yoo Seung-ho (14) and Park Eun-bin (15) from the popular series "Taewangsashingi" ("The Legend", "The Four Guardian Gods of the King") have more fans than their older colleagues. The legendary singer Seo Tae-ji and Park Jin-young, both in their 30s, continue to boast explosive popularity. A survey of 1,319 people age 13 to 65 by market researcher Leespr found that six of the 10 most popular ente...| More