How Much Money Kpop Idols Make. It is estimated Gangnam style generated 20 million from YouTube and streaming services. According to the statistics of Korean National Tax Service the upper 1 of Korean singers earned 26 million USD averagely in 2015 and the upper 10 of them earned 510000 USD averagely in the year.
Bigbang is included in the Forbes list of 100 best paid celebrities. I felt so sad for my self and other who want to be a k-pop idol. However this is the furthest thing from reality.
One KPOP idol even mentioned the amount shes getting monthly and that is a mere 500 dollars a month worth of allowance.
A hit song or two and you should be set for a long time right. Prince Mak says that an average rookie K-pop idol group earns about USD4000 per show more if overseas which is then broken down to a 9010 split between the company and the artist. I thought that for foreigners YG is best. According to the statistics of Korean National Tax Service the upper 1 of Korean singers earned 26 million USD averagely in 2015 and the upper 10 of them earned 510000 USD averagely in the year.