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Mon, May 23, 2022 | 11:28
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Lees High Salary
Posted : 2009-11-12 17:34
Updated : 2009-11-12 17:34
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Actor Lee Byung-hun
Actor Lee Byung-hun is being paid 100 million won per episode for his starring role in ``Iris,'' a smash-hit drama now being broadcast on KBS2-TV.

Lee, a hallyu (Korean wave) star who is playing the role of Kim Hyun-jun, an intelligence agent, was guaranteed 25 million won per episode plus a 1.5 billion won guaranty in recognition of his contribution to attracting investment from a Japanese broadcaster to produce the 20-episode drama.

The 100-million-won performance fee was the third highest in the country's drama history. Bae Yong-joon, another hallyu star, topped the list of drama fees with 250 million won per episode for his appearance in the MBC drama ``The Story of the First King's Four Gods'' in 2007. Park Shin-yang came in second.

An association of drama producers has a rule to keep an actor's performance fee per episode below 15 million won. However, the association said it had no problem with Lee's high performance fee because it involves an overseas copyright.

Meanwhile, Kim Tae-hee, who is playing the role of a female agent in ``Iris'' opposite Lee Byung-hun, is being paid 20 million won per episode.

이병헌 대박

한류 스타 이병헌이 현재 KBS2 TV에서 인기리에 방송되고 있는 ``아이리스''의 편당 출연료로 1억원을 받고 있는 것으로 나타났다.

이 드라마에서 정보요원 김현준 역을 맡고 있는 이병헌은 편당 출연료 2,500만원에 20편으로 구성된 이 작품 제작과 관련 일본 방송사로부터 투자자를 유치하는 데 공헌한 것을 인정받아 15억원의 개런티를 보장받은 것으로 알려졌다.

편당 1억원은 국내 드라마 역사 상 세 번째로 높은 금액이다. 또 다른 한류 스타 배용준이 MBC 드라마 ``태왕사신기'' 출연으로 편당 2억 5,000만원을 받은 바 있고, 박신양이 두 번째였다.

드라마제작자협회는 배우 편당 출연료를 1,500만원 미만으로 제한하는 규정을 유지하고 있다. 그러나 이 협회는 이병헌의 경우 해외 판권이 관련돼 있기 때문에 문제가 없다고 밝혔다.

한편 ``아이리스''에서 이병헌과 짝을 이뤄 여자정보원 역을 맡고 있는 김태희는 편당 2,000만원을 받는 것으로 알려졌다.
 
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