Being a huge fan of K-pop groups, you’ll probably be aware of many groups appearing on numerous music festivals and how much it cost for their appearance fees. Idol groups showing up on these festivals can help event planners and promoters raise the profile of a public event.
At the same time, an idol group’s appearance fee is evaluated depending on the type of performance they will have to carry out. The price might also have a slight difference between the prominence and popularity of these celebrities. Interested to know how much they earn? Here are the highest-paid K-pop groups according to their estimated appearance fee per festival event in South Korea:
1. Over 50,000,000₩ (RM184,553)
- AOA (에이오에이)
- BIGBANG (빅뱅)
- BoA (보아)
- BTOB (비투비)
- BTS (방탄소년단)
- Highlight (하이라이트)
- INFINITE (인피니트)
- Park Jin Young (박진영)
- PSY (싸이)
- SHINee (샤이니)
- Shinhwa (신화)
- Super Junior (슈퍼주니어)
- T-ara (티아라)
- TVXQ (동방신기)
- TWICE (트와이스)
2. Between 40,000,000₩ to 50,000,000₩ (RM147,708 to RM184,553)
- Apink (에이핑크)
- GFriend (여자친구)
- MAMAMOO (마마무)
- NCT (엔시티)
- Sechs Kies (젝스키스)
- VIXX (빅스)
3. Between 30,000,000₩ to 40,000,000₩ (RM110,813 to RM147,708)
- BLACKPINK (블랙핑크)
- Boyfriend (보이프렌드)
- EXID (이엑스아이디)
- f(x) (에프엑스)
- Girl’s Day (걸스데이)
- GOT7 (갓세븐)
- iKON (아이콘)
- MONSTA X (몬스타엑스)
- NU’EST W (뉴이스트 W)
- Seventeen (세븐틴)
- Teen Top (틴탑)
- WINNER (위너)
4. Between 20,000,000₩ to 30,000,000₩ (RM73,860 to RM110,813)
- Brown Eyed Girls (브라운 아이드 걸스)
- Gugudan (구구단)
- JBJ (제이비제이)
- Lovelyz (러블리즈)
- Seo In Young (서인영)
- SF9 (에스에프나인)
- SUNMI (선미)
5. Between 10,000,000₩ to 20,000,000₩ (RM36,932 to RM73,860)
- 9Muses (나인뮤지스)
- April (에이프릴)
- ASTRO (아스트로)
- Chungha (청하)
- CLC (씨엘씨)
- DIA (다이아)
- Koyote (코요태)
- MOMOLAND (모모랜드)
- OH MY GIRL (오마이걸)
- PRISTIN (프리스틴)
- UP10TION (업텐션)
- Weki Meki (위키미키)
Source: Allkpop.
