Korean stars who went from rags to riches
Seo In Guk Seo In Guk came from a poor family, as even things like food were a struggle. Seo In Guk’s mother even picked up boxes as an occupation just so that they could obtain some money for food.
Park Shin Hye When Park Shin Hye made her decision to go to Seoul to become an actress, her parents left everything behind to support her
Han So Hee Han So Hee struggled with poverty at the beginning of her career. When she initially moved to Seoul to pursue acting, she only had 300,000 KRW ($243 USD)
IU IU’s childhood was going great until her family suddenly fell into debt. This caused IU and her younger brother to go live with their grandmother.
Park Bo Gum Park Bo Gum had quite a difficult start to his career, as he filed for bankruptcy when he was just 22 years old
Rain Rain (also known as Jung Ji Hoon) had quite the childhood, as he had to endure many hardships. Rain once starved for multiple days straight due to there being no food at his home.
Song Jae Rim Song Jae Rim has been private about his personal life throughout the years but has revealed that his family grew up in poverty.
