Member of the 2nd Generation K-Pop group ‘Super Junior’, Kim Heechul is quite famous for his witty comments and funny personality. The 38 years old K-Pop idol has activities both inside and outside his group. He makes sure that he participates in his group’s activities and is able to maintain a work-life balance. Outside his group activities, he is well known for his role on the popular TV show ‘Knowing Bros’. He debuted with his group ‘Super Junior’ in 2005 and has continued being a part of the group since then. Super Junior is one of K-Pop’s biggest acts. All the members of the group are well-off owing to their fanbase and continuous success.
Before Heechul became a part of Super Junior, he had already begun his career in the entertainment industry as an actor. He made his debut as an actor through the second season of ‘Sharp 2’. Since then he began to host radio shows and appeared in advertisements. A tragic event took place as he got involved in a car accident along with some of his group members. The accident majorly fractured his left leg and left him unable to participate in Super Junior’s strenuous dance routines. After that, he’s been contributing to the group mostly as a singer.
Net worth of Heechul
Heechul is a multi-talented individual. He’s a singer, songwriter, host, presenter, model, actor, and radio host. With this, it is impossible for the idol to not have a huge income. Currently, his net worth stands at 15 to 20 million dollars. He is one of the top three wealthiest members of Super Junior with Choi Siwon and Kyuhyun. Let’s get to know what makes Heechul earn such a big amount of money.
What Adds To his Earnings?
Kim Heechul has participated in writing songs for not only his group ‘Sper Junior’, but he’s also made use of his songwriting abilities to write songs for other artists. He also debuted as a solo singer in 2019 with his single ‘Old Movie’. Not only this, he’s been a permanent part of Radio Star since 2010. He became one of the nation’s favorite personalities as he joined the cast of ‘Knowing Bros’ in 2015 and then ‘Weekly Idol’ in 2016. He has also been a regular participant in the shows ‘My Little Old Boy’ and ‘Delicious Rendezvous’ since 2019.
Last year, Heechul became the host of three shows simultaneously. He is now the main host of ‘Friends’, ‘Long Live Independence’, and ‘Falling for Korea- Transnational Couples’. He also released a new hip-hop single produced by DinDin along with Min Kyung Hoon featuring BIBI named ‘Hanryang’. The song gained much attention, being a part of the ‘After School Activities’ of ‘Knowing Bros’. His web drama with Moon Ga Young which was supposed to be out in 2016, premiered on 14th March 2021. Along with these, Heechul is also an endorser of many Korean and foreign brands. He also has his own YouTube channel that has 522K subscribers. All these must add to his earnings.
Where Does Heechul Spend his Money?
Despite his enormous wealth, Kim Heechul doesn’t seem to spend his money on luxury items, designer clothes, or expensive cars. Instead, he is all for spending his accumulated wealth on games. As revealed by Soompi, he has spent about 35 thousand US dollars on mobile games alone. His YouTube channel often shows him playing different online games. He’s almost a gaming maniac who thinks that if he spends money on a game, its owner company would release more fun games that he’ll enjoy playing.
Kim Heechul would prefer to not buy a pricey watch and check time through his mobile, and buy clothes for his character in games instead of buying clothes for himself. He is a huge fan of ‘League of Legends and has a high rank on the gaming platform. Despite him spending loads of money on gaming, Heechul is generous enough to spend his money on his family and staff as well. He buys them clothes and designer items. He also participates in charity, spending his money on the needy. We got to know this February that he has bought himself a home in Sangji Ritzville Kylom, where big celebrities like Jun Ji Hyun and Park Seo Jun live. Kim Heechul has a unique character and certainly grabs the attention of many.
