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Highest Paid Celebrities in 2017 (Actors and Actresses): Then and Now

Staggering worth of income has never been a problem of these celebrities. An entertainment insider posted the income of these celebrities online. The incomes are just based on CFs (commercial films) that they did for the first quarter of 2017.

Source: Koreaboo

Before they became household names, let us take a peak of what they were during their early days in the entertainment industry.

Song Hye Kyo 
Her first drama is First Love in 1996 before she got famous in 2000 with KBS drama Autumn in my Heart. 



Song Joong Ki
Before becoming an actor/model, he is trained in short tracked speed skating. He represented his hometown, Daejeon and won awards for the national games and large events. Due to an accident, it was a major decision for him to quit the sports. Eventually, he was still able to fulfill this role again in Triple. His first acting appearance was in Frozen Flower. 




Kim So Hyun
He had his acting debut in a sitcom entitled Kimchi Cheese Smile in 2008.



Lee Min Ho
Before his overnight success in Boys Over Flowers as Gu Jun Pyo he starred in Secret Campus in 2003. Prior to that, he already played minor roles in some dramas.
Yup! That is Park Bo Young (Strong Woman Do Bong Soon)



Lee Kwang Soo
Before his career advanced as a part of Running Man, he played a minor role in 2008 sitcom, Here He comes. 
I'm really sorry but this was the best pic that I got. Well, you can still see his abs. 


Suzy
Suzy was a part of miss A (disbanded). She auditioned in SuperStar K in 2009 but reached the preliminary round only. Then, she was scouted by JYP Entertainment and became a trainee. Now, she is more pursuing on how to have a one man agency that will handle her career. And of course, she is still happy with her relationship with Lee Min Ho. Now that is a power couple.



Park Bo Gum
He played a minor role in a movie entitled Blind in 2011.


Lee Jong Suk
He started as a professional model when he was 16 years old. When he transferred to a new agency, he became an actor. His first role was in Prosecutor Princess. 


 Kim Yoo Jung
She is definitely an epitome of successful transition of child stars in her time. Since 2004, she has been present in film and television shows. Her first television role was in  Freezing Point. 
Kim So Hyun
Another child star that became successful with her career.



You may also check:


 Drama Review: My Secret Romance

My Top 8 Korean Child Stars: Before and Now


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