Top 7 richest female K-Pop idols in 2024 and how they earned their impressive fortunes

Despite the beginning of an idol career that starts with debts to their agencies, some of them manage to reach worldwide success and become financially successful. Here are the Top 7 richest female K-Pop idols in 2024 and how they earned their impressive fortunes:

7. Girls’ Generation Taeyeon – $18 million: The success of being the leader of her popular girlgroup earned her worldwide recognition and big paychecks for important brand deals and a great solo career.

6. BLACKPINK’s Rosé – $18 million: The K-Pop singer became a millionaire with her contracts and partnerships with renowned and luxurious brands, in particular in the fashion industry, but also with her work in the successful girlgroup.

5. BLACKPINK’s Jisoo – $20 million: Apart from her music, the idol has become the face of great brands making important collaborations, as well as her praised and successful acting projects.

4. BLACKPINK’s Jennie – $20 million: The rapper has made relevant things with her name in the industry, from solo and group music to modeling, collaboration with luxurious brands, and even acting, which has generated her a lot of income.

3. BLACKPINK’s Lisa – $25 million: Just as her members, the Thai artist has reached success from the successful girlgroup, but she has worked with important brands and for her prosperous solo career under her own label.

2. BoA – $30 million: Beside her long and renowned career in the K-Pop industry, she has won much money with her brand deals and appearances on TV and cinematography works.

1. IU – $45 million: The idol has made a big mark on the Korean industry with her career of almost two decades earning great sums of money with contracts with brands, beside her several successful acting projects, but also with her real estate investments.