Son Ye-jin
- Net worth $35 million
- Birthday January 11, 1982
- Status -
- Country South Korea
- Source(-s) of wealth Actor
How much is Son Ye-jin Worth? Son Ye-jin Net Worth in 2026
Son Ye-jin’s net worth is estimated at $35 million as of November 2026. Her newest building, bought in Gangnam for 24.4 billion won in 2022 and rebuilt by June 2024, was reported in March 2025 to have sat empty for more than six months because the asking rent was too high. Property records show she has spent 52.75 billion won on four Seoul properties since 2008, and sold two of them at a profit.
| Net worth | $35 million (our estimate, range $25 million to $45 million) |
|---|---|
| Born | January 11, 1982, Daegu (age 44) |
| Country | South Korea |
| Known for | The Classic, A Moment to Remember, Crash Landing on You, No Other Choice |
| Main income sources | Film and drama fees, advertising, Seoul buildings |
How much is Son Ye-jin worth in 2026?
About $35 million, by our estimate, counting her equity in two Gangnam buildings and our model of what her career has left her in cash and investments. Her husband Hyun Bin’s property is not included. We convert at about 1,332 won to the dollar, the rate on X-Rates on November 12, 2026.
How we got to $35 million
| Source | Our estimate | What it rests on |
|---|---|---|
| Sinsa-dong building, after the loan | $3.0 million | Bought in 2020 for 16 billion won with a 12 billion won loan, leaving 4 billion won of her own money in it. We hold it at cost: no newer valuation has been published. |
| Yeoksam-dong building, after the loan | $7.1 million | Bought in August 2022 for 24.4 billion won. A report estimated her borrowing at about 15 billion won from an 18 billion won maximum mortgage, leaving 9.4 billion won of equity. |
| Cash and investments | $24.8 million | Our assumption: 33 billion won, including the proceeds of two property sales (13.5 billion won in 2018 and 4.8 billion won in 2023) and more than 20 years of film, drama and advertising fees. No fee has been published. |
| Total | $34.9 million | Rounded to $35 million. |
Two sales, 5.95 billion won of gains
She bought a Seogyo-dong building in Mapo for 9.35 billion won in 2015 and sold it in February 2018 for 13.5 billion won. A Samseong-dong villa bought for 3 billion won in 2008 sold for 4.8 billion won in 2023, The Korea Economic Daily reported in January 2026. The 2020 Gangnam building came with a 12 billion won loan, SBS Star reported at the time.
Our calculation: the two sales made her 4.15 billion won and 1.8 billion won, 5.95 billion won together. The two buildings she still holds cost 40.4 billion won, carried with about 27 billion won of reported or estimated borrowing, so roughly two thirds of that property is financed. Her equity in them, 13.4 billion won, is only about 29% of our total.
The empty building near Sinnonhyeon
The 2022 purchase was a two-story corner building near Sinnonhyeon and Gangnam stations. She knocked it down and put up a new five-story building with 724 square meters of floor space, finished in June 2024. By March 2025 it had been empty for more than six months, with the second floor listed at 300,000 won per pyeong a month, The Korea Economic Daily found in March 2025. The Asia Business Daily put the couple’s combined real estate at about 40 billion won.
The 2025 comeback
She rose to fame, her career record shows, in The Classic in 2003, followed it with A Moment to Remember in 2004, and in 2006 became the highest-paid actress in Korean television drama with a guaranteed 50 million won an episode for Alone in Love. Crash Landing on You, in 2019 and 2020, reunited her with Hyun Bin. The two married in March 2022. Her return to film was Park Chan-wook’s No Other Choice in 2025, which won her Best Actress at the Blue Dragon Film Awards on November 19, 2025, SBS Star reported. She next appears in The Scandal in 2026 and in Variety for Netflix.
Why other estimates disagree
Many public estimates count the buildings at full purchase price and ignore about 27 billion won of borrowing against them. Others merge her with Hyun Bin, whose own Cheongdam-dong building was valued at about 19.7 billion won in January 2026.
What would move the figure
Leasing up the Yeoksam-dong building, or a sale of either Gangnam property, would show what they are worth now. Her fee for the Netflix series Variety would be the first public number on her pay.
Son Ye-jin net worth FAQ
What is Son Ye-jin’s net worth?
We estimate $35 million as of November 2026, after taking out about 27 billion won of borrowing on her two Gangnam buildings.
How much did Son Ye-jin make from selling buildings?
About 5.95 billion won: 4.15 billion won on a Mapo building sold in 2018 and 1.8 billion won on a Samseong-dong villa sold in 2023.
How much did Son Ye-jin pay for her Gangnam buildings?
16 billion won for a Sinsa-dong building in 2020 and 24.4 billion won for a Yeoksam-dong site in 2022.
What award did Son Ye-jin win for No Other Choice?
Best Actress at the 2025 Blue Dragon Film Awards for the Park Chan-wook film.
How old is Son Ye-jin?
She was born on January 11, 1982, in Daegu, so she is 44.
Who is Son Ye-jin married to?
Actor Hyun Bin. They married in March 2022. His property is not counted in our figure.
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How we estimate net worth
Our estimates are based on public reporting, company valuations, and deal and earnings figures all compiled in an internal valuation model. They are approximate, and figures change over time as new information emerges.
Last updated: November 2026.
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