Ryu Jun Yeol is a role model that proves that without having an outstanding appearance, you can still be successful and be pursued by many beauties.
The love triangle drama of Ryu Jun Yeol, Han So Hee and Hyeri is the focus of media throughout Asia. From an independent beauty that thousands of people love, Han So Hee was accused of being an interloper in the Reply 1988 couple’s love story. She also posted a story that made fun of Hyeri and was forced to apologize. Before that, Hyeri had a 7-year relationship with Ryu Jun Yeol. At this time, many people wonder who Ryu Jun Yeol is, and what kind of charm does he have that makes two beauties compete?
Ryu Jun Yeol was born in 1986, participated in TV shows since 2007 but did not have his first role until 2012. Entering the profession at the late age of 26 and without a sparkling appearance, Ryu Jun Yeol faced many disadvantages. But in just a few years, the actor has built a solid position in the Korean entertainment industry.
Reply 1988 (2015) is the launching pad that made Ryu Jun Yeol a star. The actor’s character “Hwan” won the audience’s love without needing his outstanding appearance. This role gave the actor born in 1986 the award for Best New Actor at the Baeksang Arts Awards 2015, Best New Actor at the Asia Artist Awards 2015. From here, Ryu Jun Yeol built his own brand by Simple, close acting style in other works such as Lucky Romance, The Producers…
But the big screen is where Ryu Jun Yeol shines the brightest. The breakthrough success of The King, A Taxi Driver, Believer… helped the actor become a “box office guarantee”. In particular, A Taxi Driver is also the highest-grossing movie of 2017, breaking a series of records, becoming the 10th Korean movie in history with more than 12 million viewers; At the same time, Ryu Jun Yeol was nominated for Best New Actor at the 2017 Blue Dragon Awards.
By 2023, Ryu Jun Yeol’s transformation in The Night Owl earned him the title of Baeksang Movie King 2023. In the midst of the Korean entertainment industry full of handsome men and women more beautiful than flowers, Ryu Jun Yeol with his looks In addition to normal, they represent the faction’s strength, proving that they can succeed regardless of their appearance.
Huge assets of 20 million dollars thanks to smart investment.
According to a report, Ryu Jun Yeol’s net worth as of 2022 is 20 million USD. Ryu Jun Yeol’s assets include huge salaries from box office blockbusters, large advertising contracts and valuable real estate blocks. However, in 2022, Dispatch exposed Ryu Jun Yeol’s real estate speculation tricks.
Dispatch revealed that the actor used a leverage strategy to invest in real estate and earn huge profits. Ryu Jun Yeol also founded a private company, Deep Briding, in his mother’s name so he could borrow money to buy land and build as a mortgage. In 2020, the actor used the company’s name to borrow from the bank and buy 83 pyeong (274 square meters) of land in Yeoksam ward for 5.8 billion won. He was loaned by the bank up to 90% of the value of the land, which is 5.2 billion won.
Immediately after that, the actor demolished the 1-story house on this land and rebuilt it into a building with 2 basements and 7 floors above ground. Ryu Jun Yeol continued to use Deep Briding’s name to borrow 1.7 billion won from the bank, equivalent to 70% of the construction cost. The project was completed in November 2021 and immediately put up for sale in January 2022 for 15 billion won. After deducting expenses and bank loans, Ryu Jun Yeol is expected to earn a profit of 6 billion won before tax and 4 billion won after tax.
According to experts, the reason the actor earned such a large profit is because he did not have to pay acquisition tax, construction fees and interest fees. Newly opened startups like Deep Briding are given preferential loans by banks with lower interest rates than individual loans. This is the loophole that Ryu Jun Yeol took advantage of to gain huge profits.
Beautiful love story 7 years before being caught in the drama “transit love”
Before becoming the main characters in a loud love triangle drama, Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri had a beautiful love that lasted 7 years. The couple became friends thanks to filming Reply 1988 together. In the movie, Hyeri’s character did not choose to be with Ryu Jun Yeol’s character. But in real life, the two actors became a couple to the delight of the audience.
While still passionate, Ryu Jun Yeol – Hyeri always encouraged and supported each other in their careers. Actor Ryu enthusiastically gives his ex-girlfriend Hyeri suggestions on acting, and is a spiritual support for the Girl’s Day member anytime, anywhere. Meanwhile, the beauty born in 1994 also cared deeply about Ryu Jun Yeol, once coming to the film set to celebrate the actor’s birthday. But this beautiful love story came to an end in November 2023, making many people regretful. After breaking up, Hyeri still followed Ryu Jun Yeol and took steps to post photos supporting his exhibition.
On March 15, drama broke out when rumors appeared on social networks that Han So Hee and Ryu Jun Yeol were traveling to Hawaii and having a romantic date at a luxury hotel swimming pool. Initially, the two companies’ responses were vague, making people constantly wonder. Not long after that, Hyeri unfollowed Ryu Jun Yeol and posted a photo full of meaning, “So interesting.” People discovered that Han So Hee went to Ryu Jun Yeol’s exhibition on November 15 last year, just 2 days after the Reply 1988 couple broke up. This raises suspicions that Han So Hee is the one
intervene in the couple’s love story.
From here, the drama reached its climax when Han So Hee denied being a “little tam” by posting a meme photo of a dog holding a knife saying “Now explain this situation” with the answer “I even I don’t like people who already have lovers. I don’t give them the opportunity to show interest in the name of friends. I don’t interfere in other people’s relationships. I don’t like dating shows like Transit Love, that’s it. doesn’t exist in my life. I also find it very interesting.”
This action was initially applauded by many fans, saying that the actress “killed two birds with one stone”, criticizing Hyeri’s “Very interesting” statement while also aiming at accusations of her being an interloper. to destroy happiness. But only on the morning of March 16, this became a farce when Han So Hee suddenly confirmed that she was dating Ryu Jun Yeol and wrote a letter, apologizing to Hyeri.
Han So Hee said Ryu Jun Yeol and Hyeri broke up in the first half of 2023 and news of their breakup appeared in the media in November of the same year. The actress emphasized that she and Ryu Jun Yeol only started dating earlier this year when he was single and no longer in any relationship. According to Han So Hee, she and Ryu Jun Yeol met at the actor’s photo exhibition through a photographer friend. At that time, because she knew they might collaborate on a project, she went to the exhibition to greet Ryu Jun Yeol. Regarding the post that was allegedly “slandering” Hyeri on her personal page on the afternoon of March 15, Han So Hee sent an apology to the actress. The actress said she lost her temper for a moment and acted rudely when she saw herself caught up in false rumors. Han So Hee said she would personally apologize to Hyeri.
Just on March 15, Han So Hee’s faction still prevailed in the “holy war” on social networks, but on March 16, they were surprised by their idol. The actress’s statement on March 16 turned everything she said yesterday into unreliable. The act of teasing Hyeri also became ridiculous, Han So Hee had to hastily delete this story this morning. In the afternoon, Han So Hee continued to respond to fans on Insagram. The actress, born in 1994, became the target of attacks on social networks, criticized by many people as a person who intervened to destroy happiness and lied.
In the midst of a situation where two women became the center of discussion and were attacked because of him, Ryu Jun Yeol just kept silent. The management company confirmed that the actor is dating Han So Hee, and threatened to sue the person who spread baseless news and malicious comments. However, netizens still constantly criticize Ryu Jun Yeol for being cowardly and having ambiguous feelings, causing the two girls to suffer. It can be seen that because of the noise in her private life, actress Han So Hee’s image was seriously damaged.