A series of Korean idols were amazed when it was revealed that their school tuition fees. Starting from hundreds of millions to reaching Rp 3.6 billion, these are the 14 Korean stars with the most expensive school tuition fees as reported by TMI News. Let's check, whether your idol is included in this list of rich children?
Rich Sultan's Children, These 14 Korean Artists Have the Most Expensive School Tuition
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In 13th place is Winwin WayV/NCT who studied at the Beijing Dance Academy during school and then continued his studies at The Central Academy of Drama, which produced a series of top Chinese stars. The total tuition fee that Winwin had to pay amounted to 31.49 won or around Rp 395.4 million.
In 12th position is actor Choi Woo Shik who possibly had free tuition fees from elementary school to high school because he studied in Canada. He then continued his studies at Simon Fraser University for one year and then moved to Korea to study Culture Studies at Chung-Ang University. If we total Choi Woo Shik's tuition fees during his studies, it amounts to 45 million won or Rp 564.8 million.
Next is Jake ENHYPEN who studied in Australia before going to Korea. He received his education at St. Peters Lutheran College, a school that ranks in the top 10. Speaking of tuition fees, it is estimated to reach 51.9 million won or Rp 651.5 million for middle school education.
Entering the top 10, starting with Sieun STAYC who, although never studied abroad, also has very expensive tuition fees. If we total the fees from elementary school to high school, the amount that Seiun has to pay reaches 55.29 million or Rp 694.1 million.
Continuing with Dohyon BAE173, although both of his parents are native Koreans, he was born and raised in various countries such as Japan, Denmark, and Korea. Dohyun spent 2 years of middle school at St. Mary's International School located in Setagaya, an area known for being inhabited by wealthy people. Dohyon then continued his education at Hanlim Arts High School, and if we total the tuition fees until now, it reaches 65.9 million won or Rp 827.3 million.
At the 8th position is G-Dragon who has proven to be rich and musically genius since childhood. He studied at an elite elementary school, where GD's tuition fee alone reached 55 million won or Rp. If we add up the tuition fees from elementary school to S2, the total amount that Bigbang's leader had to pay for his education reached 85.86 million won or Rp 1.08 billion.
Kwon Hyun Bin occupies the 7th position, he spent 3 years studying at Aoba-Japan International School with a total tuition fee of 79.59 million won or Rp. If we add his college tuition fee, the estimated amount that Kwon Hyun Bin spent on education is at least 87.49 million Won or Rp 1.1 billion.
Entering the 6th position is Aron NUEST, although he attended public schools in LA for elementary and middle school, he chose to attend the elite Loyola High School for high school. Not only was the entrance exam extremely difficult, the tuition fee for this school was also not cheap. During his 4 years of schooling, Aron's total tuition fee reached 99 million won or Rp 1.2 billion.
Enter the top five most expensive tuition fees of idols, there is Jaehyun Golden Child. During elementary school, Jaehyun attended the most expensive private school in Korea with a total tuition fee of 69.42 million won for 6 years. After graduating from elementary school, Jaehyun studied abroad with a minimum cost of 33.5 million won. He then continued his studies at Hanlim Arts High School, where many Korean celebrities received their education. The registration fee and tuition fee for three years amounted to 12.9 million won. In total, Jaehyun's tuition fee during his school years is 115.82 million Won or IDR 1.45 billion.
Krystal Jung occupies the 4th position, where her character Bona in The Heirs is very similar to her life during school. At the age of 10, Krystal moved to Korea and attended Korea Kent Foreign School. During elementary and middle school, Krystal's total tuition fee amounted to 122.5 million Won. She then continued her studies at Hanlim Arts High School and attended Sungkyunkwan University. In total, the tuition fee for Krystal's education reached 144.2 million won or IDR 1.8 billion.
At the third position is Wendy Red Velvet who has studied in America and Canada. She attended Shattuck-Saint Mary's boarding school for middle school, with a tuition fee of 184 million won for 3 years of schooling there. Wendy then continued her education at Richmond Hill High School, Canada, with a tuition fee of 21.40 million won. If we total the cost of her education until high school, Wendy's tuition fee reaches 206.16 million won or IDR 2.6 billion.
Jackson Wang from GOT7 ranks second with a tuition fee of 234 million won or IDR 2.9 billion for grades 2-12 at The American International School. Jackson's mother worked harder to finance her son's education because it was much more expensive than the normal cost of schooling in Hong Kong. Jackson now pays tribute to his parents' struggle with tremendous success.
The champion is Ten WayV/NCT as the Korean artist with the most expensive school tuition fee. Ten studied at Shrewsbury International School, one of the most expensive schools in Thailand for 10 years. If we total it, Ten's school tuition fee there reaches 280 million won! When added with registration fees and others, the total is at 288 million won or IDR 3.6 billion.
Honorable mention for Henry Lau who spent his school years in Canada, although he attended a fairly elite school, Henry didn't have to pay tuition fees because public schools there are free. During college, it is estimated that Henry's education at Berklee College of Music could cost more than 300 million won or around IDR 3.8 billion. But this musician, who debuted in Super Junior-M, received a full scholarship because of his musical genius!
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