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Actor Lee Byung-hun | Actor Lee Byung-hun is being paid 100 million won per episode for his starring role in ``Iris,'' a smash-hit drama now being broadcast on KBS2-TV.
Lee, a hallyu (Korean wave) star who is playing the role of Kim Hyun-jun, an intelligence agent, was guaranteed 25 million won per episode plus a 1.5 billion won guaranty in recognition of his contribution to attracting investment from a Japanese broadcaster to produce the 20-episode drama.
The 100-million-won performance fee was the third highest in the country's drama history. Bae Yong-joon, another hallyu star, topped the list of drama fees with 250 million won per episode for his appearance in the MBC drama ``The Story of the First King's Four Gods'' in 2007. Park Shin-yang came in second.
An association of drama producers has a rule to keep an actor's performance fee per episode below 15 million won. However, the association said it had no problem with Lee's high performance fee because it involves an overseas copyright.
Meanwhile, Kim Tae-hee, who is playing the role of a female agent in ``Iris'' opposite Lee Byung-hun, is being paid 20 million won per episode.
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