According to a report, the South Korean actor and filmmaker Lee Jung Jae is going to take a hefty amount as payment per episode for the Squid Game Season 2.
He is regarded as one of South Korea’s most prominent performers and has won numerous honors, including six Baeksang Arts Awards, a Critics’ Choice Television Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, a Primetime Emmy Award, and nominations for the Gotham Award and the Golden Globe Award.
The average episode fee of actor Lee Jung Jae for Netflix’s second season of “Squid Game” has been reported to be 1 billion KRW ($700,000 USD), according to media sources on October 11. Lee Jung Jae might be carrying about up to 9 billion KRW (around $6.3 million USD) for his appearance if season 2 has 9 episodes as season 1 did.
Squid Game 2 is anticipated to begin filming next year, according to industry insiders, but there is currently no release date set.
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Total Budget of Squid Game Season 2.
Director Hwang Dong Hyuk is reportedly being paid a huge sum for the second season of the popular drama, in addition to Lee Jung Jae, who has reportedly been signed on for an alleged guaranteed price of 1 billion KRW per episode.
The budget for the second season of the Netflix and Siren Pictures-produced series, excluding the appearance fees for Lee Jung Jae and Lee Byung Hun, is said to range somewhere around 100 billion Korean Won, or Rs. 70 million.
However, a Netflix representative stated in a report quoted by Xports News that nothing has been confirmed yet because “the script for Squid Game 2 is still in the process of being developed.”
One of the most famous South Korean survival drama television series Squid Game was developed by Hwang Dong-hyuk for Netflix.
In addition to Lee Jung-jae, Park Hae-soo, Wi Ha-joon, HoYeon Jung, O Yeong-su, Heo Sung-tae, Anupam Tripathi, and Kim Joo-ryoung were featured in the cast.
The show centers on a competition in which 456 participants, all of whom are experiencing extreme financial hardship, put their lives in danger by participating in a series of dangerous children’s games in an effort to win a prize of 45.6 billion ($35 million, €33 million, or £29 million as of a broadcast).
The series’ name is based on a kid’s game with a similar name that is popular in Korea. Hwang developed the concept in response to his own early-life financial hardships, the class divide in South Korea, and capitalism.
Lee Jung Jae is one of the most successful actors in the Korean entertainment industry. In addition to his work as an actor, Lee is also a successful businessman. He founded Seorim C&D, a development company, as well as a number of other companies, including a chain of restaurants in Seoul.
