IU

Lee Ji-Eun is known by her stage name IU, who is the highest-earning and richest female Kpop idol in 2022. Her income mainly comes from a solo singing and acting career, it has made her net worth nearly $40 million. Besides, she is known as a singer, lyricist, composer, and producer too.

Although she has released many albums when she released "Good Day", the lead single from her 2010 album Real, she achieved great success when she went on to spend five consecutive weeks at the top position of South Korea's Gaon Digital Chart, it was ranked number one on Billboard's "100 Greatest K-Pop Songs of the 2010s'' list. That is considered a decisive milestone in her career because, after that, IU has collected a huge amount of revenue from royalties, advertising contracts, and music projects for Samsung, Sony Korea, Sk Telcom...

Aside from her outstanding music career, IU also has ventured into hosting radio and television shows, as well as acting, which has surpassed expectations. Following her supporting role in teen drama Dream High, she has received leading roles continuously in major film projects such as You're the Best, Lee Soon-shin, Pretty Man, The Producers, Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo, My Mister, Persona, and Hotel del Luna.

Age: 27
Years active: 2008–present
Occupation: Singer-songwriter; actress