Article: Top 10 Costliest Korean Dramas And Movies

The price of making Korean movies and dramas is not less. There are producers who poured out hundreds of billions for drama making and held the title of the most expensive Korean series. With more and more people liking the K-drama and movie mania, people now expect Korean dramas to spend more on production price to deliver the most effortless production quality achievable. Here, we are listing many Korean movies and dramas of every genre with the very best production costs.

1. Parasite

The main themes of the movie are class conflict, social inequality, and wealth disparity and were considered by many critics to be the best film of 2019 as well as one of the best films of the decade. Among its numerous accolades Parasite won four major awards at the 92nd academy awards becoming the first Non-English language film to win the academy award for the best picture. It grossed over 264 million dollars worldwide on a production budget of about 11 million dollars, becoming the highest-grossing South Korean film of all time.

 

2. The Attorney

The film revolves around a snobbish tax lawyer from Busan, who formed a legal team with his allies to defend the arrested individuals against the government. During the totalitarian 22 student teachers and office workers who belonged to a book club were detained without warrants on false charges that they were North Korea supporters with more than 837,665,610 tickets sold, and a revenue of approximately $74,100,000; was collected after the film’s release. The Attorney became the 15th best-selling Korean film of all time.

 

3. Arthdal Chronicles

It is the first historical fantasy Korean drama and is therefore expected to be high in cost. The show debuted when Game of Thrones was yet a hit. It’s a show known for its high production, from special effects, dresses to set designs and which Arthdal Chronicles seemed to have taken inspiration from. Great actors like Song Joong ki, Kim Ji-won, to Jang Dong-gun worked and were divided into three parts which increased the cost of production of this drama. Filming was also partly wiped out Brunei, while a group was built specifically for the drama in Osan, Gyeonggi Province. It's supposed that each episode of Arthdal Chronicles values about three billion Korean won. Estimated cost: 54 billion Korean won.

 

4. Mr. Sunshine

Period drama Mr Sunshine cost quite a fortune in its entire 24-episode run. Most of the assembly cost was spent on recreating the historical elements, set designs, computer graphics of some historical locations, and, in fact, the talent fees for its star-studded cast. There’s a rumour as well that actor Lee Byung-hun who was the leading actor and also have appeared in many Hollywood movies has been paid 150 million won to do one episode. Estimated cost: 40 billion Korean won.

 

5. Kingdom 1 & 2

Kingdom 1 & 2 is another historical drama series that cost a fortune entirely. But the weather of horror (zombies) may need to increase the assembly cost. One episode of Kingdom is estimated to cost three billion Korean won and that’s the reason behind it only having six episodes in each season. Celebrities including Ju Ji-hoon, Bae Doona and Ryu Seung-ryong worked in this Drama.

Estimated cost: 35 billion Korean won.

 

6. The King: Eternal Monarch

It was Lee Min Ho’s comeback drama after finishing his military service, and with the utilization of computer graphics for the fantasy elements, the film became a hit. With all the expensive cars, jewellery, horses, set designs that accompany the royal storyline, the assembly cost is sure to cost quite a sum. A reason for its productional cost is that Lee Min Ho is among the highest-paid actors. Also, the production team had to refurbish the imaginary worlds but to make them look a bit like the city of Busan. Estimated cost: 30 billion Korean won.

 

7. Sweet Home

The Netflix Original drama “Sweet Home” with Song Kang, Lee Jin Wook, Lee Si Young, and Lee Do Hyun is predicated on the favoured thriller-horror webtoon of an equivalent name. Director Lee was in charge of this film. Three billion won was used in the production of each episode because it spent tons of budgets on the monsters. Estimated cost: 30 billion Korean won.

 

8. Vagabond

Lee Seung Gi, Bae Suzy, and Shin Sung Rok are the main leads of this drama and this 2019 crime thriller’s price reached a production of 25 billion won. Because the shoot was done in Morocco and Portugal, most of this drama expenditure visited international fees aside from the cast’s mandatory physical training and executing large-scale action scenes.

Estimated cost: 25 billion Korean won.

 

9. Legend Of The Blue Sea

In this Drama also the main lead is Lee Min Ho. It's not surprising that a part of the assembly cost visited the star's pockets, but the computer graphics of the mermaid, and because of the overseas filming in Spain and Palau cost a lot.

This was the last drama of Lee and Jun’s, Lee’s last before military enlistment, and Jun’s last before her hiatus. Both celebrities are among the highest-paid actors in Korea. Estimated cost: 22 billion Korean won.

 

10. Hotel Del Luna

All the glorious and glamorous clothes that IU sports in Hotel Del Luna must have cost an opulent. The audience of Hotel Del Luna must remember the computer graphics to point out the tigers and Moon trees that look real. The fantasy series also had to include some fantasy elements and computer graphics, well as all the various set designs, guest stars, and, in fact, fashionable outfits.

Estimated cost: 20 billion Korean won.