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17 Idols Who Were Born Into Rich Families!


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TWICE Tzuyu

 

One of Korea’s hottest idols at the moment, Tzuyu’s mother is a major shareholder of a hospital in Taiwan. In fact, her mother has invested heavily into areas such as plastic surgery in Taiwan.

 

 

 

SNSD Sooyoung

 

Sooyoung’s grandfather is the owner of a famous architectural company that was contracted to build the famous Seoul Arts Center. Her father is the president of a trading company.

 

 

 

GFRIEND Umji

 

Umji’s father is the CEO of a famous dentist group called Moa Dentist Group. The group has 9 offices in Seoul alone. The group has 12 offices in Gyeonggi, 9 in Incheon, 1 in Chungcheong, 7 in Jeolla, and 5 in Kyungsan. Moa Group’s Facebook even congratulated GFRIEND on their debut!

 

 

 

Super Junior Siwon

 

Siwon’s father was the former CEO of the infant apparel company Boryung Medience and his mother is the owner of a famous lingerie brand. When the Super Junior members appeared on MBC Radio Star, they said “Siwon could buy MBC if he wanted to.â€

 

 

 

Super Junior Kyuhyun

 

Kyuhyun’s father is a director of a famous hakwon. A hakwon is a private school that students go to outside regular class hours to cram study or learn foreign languages. In 2012 he opened a Korean Language Institution in Taiwan.

 

 

 

Super Junior Sungmin

 

Surprise, another rich Super Junior member! Super Junior's Sungmin's father is the president and founder of 'Sendbill,' an E-tax application in Korea. His father also manages analytics company 'Network Mania.'

 

 

 

2PM Nichkhun

 

Known as the “Prince of Thailand,†Nichkhun attended the Wanganui Collegiate School, where 1 year’s tuition costs 50 million won ($41,916 USD). His mother is the CEO of a Thai pharmaceutical company, and his father is the CEO of a Thai trading company.

 

 

 

ZEA Park Hyungsik

 

Hyungsik’s father is a director for world famous car manufacturer Mercedes Benz. According to the ZEA members, Hyungsik’s account balance was a staggering 16 million won ($13,413) before he even debuted!

 

 

 

Got7 Mark

 

Mark’s father is said to be a retired businessman who accumulated enormous amounts of money while still working. Mark flew from Thailand to Switzerland just to go snowboarding.

 

 

 

NCT Ten

 

Ten attended Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, Thailand. The price for tuition there is 200 million won ($167,652) over 10 years! Considering the average family income in Thailand is 6.7 million won per year ($5,616), Ten’s parents must have been very well off.

 

 

 

Block B P.O.

 

Many neitizens were surprised to hear of Block B's P.O.'s wealthy upbringing. His father owns a Duty Free shop and, although he claims the rumors are exaggerated, his lavish birthday presents (cough cough that Benz) say otherwise.

 

 

 

GOT7 Jackson

 

GOT7's rapper Jackson is working hard for the money, but he was rolling in the dough before debut! His father, Wang Ruiji, was a former coach of the Hong Kong national fencing team and a one-time winner at the Asian Games in 1978 representing China. Jackson also studied at the American International School in Hong Kong, which is another significant sign of his wealth and intelligence.

 

 

 

Tiny G Mint

 

On an episode of 'Dirty Talk,' Dohee explained, "Mint's mother's work involves a lot of different things, and her father owns a number of cellphone stores." The MCs joked that she's been working too hard in Korea which prompted Dohee to reveal, "When Mint became of age, her mother gifted her with a home in her own name." Mint, you are one lucky girl--er princess!

 

 

 

iKON B.I.

 

iKON's B.I had a carefree beginning as his father was the former CEO of Seunghwa Pretech. Though there were some shady past controversies surrounding B.I's father, it still doesn't change the fact that this rookie idol was born and raised in a wealthy household.

 

 

 

BTOB Sungjae

 

On 'Radio Star,' it was revealed that member Sungjae of BTOB is rich! MC Kim Gu Ra gestured towards him saying, "Sungjae's household is quite good. His father works at an IT enterprise."  With Sungjae confirming his gesture with, "My father is the CEO of an IT company that deals with semiconductors."

 

 

 

PSY

 

Don't be fooled as PSY was living the "Gangnam Style" life since birth! Living in the Gangnam District in Seoul, South Korea all his life, Psy was born to the executive chairman of DI corporation and an owner of a restaurant.

 

 

 

CLC Sorn

 

There was a rumor surrounding CLC's Sorn that her mother was a famous actress and her father a politician. However, she cleared the air by stating, "My mother is just an ordinary housewife.  My father was an actor in the past. Now, he works with the president," proving she comes from a well-off family.

 

 

 

 

 

source: 

http://www.koreaboo.com/buzz/9_idols_rich_family/

http://www.allkpop.com/article/2016/03/more-idols-you-may-not-have-known-came-from-wealthy-backgrounds

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i know that choi twin, i mean soyoung and and siwon also sungmin were from rich fame but never knew that kyuhyun too.

 

twice member who have dating scandal with bambam (who is the name again? sorry never follow twice) was also rumored from wealty family.

 

and then chenle? , also rumored because his past photo.


i know that choi twin, i mean soyoung and and siwon also sungmin were from rich fame but never knew that kyuhyun too.

 

twice member who have dating scandal with bambam (who is the name again? sorry never follow twice) was also rumored from wealty family.

 

and then chenle? , also rumored because his past photo.

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NCT Ten

 

Ten attended Shrewsbury International School in Bangkok, Thailand. The price for tuition there is 200 million won ($167,652) over 10 years! Considering the average family income in Thailand is 6.7 million won per year ($5,616), Ten’s parents must have been very well off.

So it's an assumption...Ten has denied the rumors of him being rich before.
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