Gaining popularity through the latest drama, South Korean actress Park Eun Bin's pay increase is considered excessive. Park Eun Bin's name increasingly rose after becoming the female lead in the dramas Castaway Diva and Extraordinary Attorney Woo.
Reported by South Korean media Newsen, Park Eun Bin proposed a fee of 300 million won for each episode. It is reported that Park Eun Bin is currently considering starring in the latest Korean drama entitled Hyper Knife . This drama will be the first crime drama starring Park Eun Bin.
Park Eun Bin will play a psychopathic doctor, opposite actor Sol Kyung Gu, raising the level of anticipation even higher. Park Eun Bin and Sol Kyung Gu will start their filming at the end of March, after reading the script for the fourth episode.
Namoo Actors, the agency that oversees Park Eun Bin, is proposing a fee of 300 million won for each episode. Meanwhile, Blad Studio and Disney Plus, the Hyper Knife production team , are currently carrying out final calculations and negotiations for the honorarium they will receive.
The production team will propose a salary of around 2.5 to 3 million won with the label "negotiable". Hearing the news, a representative from a drama production company stated, "With Park Eun Bin's current level of popularity, that amount is a reasonable amount to accept."
Park Eun Bin has successfully starred in the dramas Castaway Diva and Extraordinary Attorney Woo. Its popularity in Japan and North America is increasing. A representative said that the honorarium was a win-win solution for both of them. Meanwhile, on the other hand, several small drama producers and local OTT parties consider these payments to be too excessive.
If previously Park Eun Bin received 160 million won per episode for the drama Castaway Diva , Park Eun Bin's pay has increased by up to 100%. An executive from a drama production company criticized, “Even though the previous project was successful, usually the salary increase for the next project is around 1.2 to 1.3 times.”
If 20-30% of the production budget is given to the main actor, it will be difficult for the production team to arrange subplots and quality staff, which will then have an impact on the quality of the drama. This criticism was also based on Castaway Diva's achievements which did not reach double digits in viewing ratings, despite winning several awards.
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