Sunggyu. The leader of INFINITE revealed his family was struggling financially and was against his dream of becoming a singer. He occasionally had to live at his friends' place as well.
1. BTS' V. Born Kim Tae-hyung to a poor farming family in Daegu in South Korea, V has said that if not for a chance audition which he followed his friends to, he would be pulling weeds on a farm with his grandmother.
1) BTS' RM
BTS, like any other K-pop group, also had its fair share of struggles and difficulties, most of them crashing down on RM by the virtue of being a K-pop group leader.
V, BTS. V is one of the most popular K-pop idols and the richest male artist and has given many solo songs. He has a huge fan base, thanks to his looks, clothes and personality. V has $58.5 million followers on Instagram and is reported to have a net worth of $35 million.
J-Hope. Jung Ho-seok, better known by his stage name J-Hope, is currently the richest BTS member, whose net worth is estimated at around USD 24-26 million, according to reports. The K-pop idol has amassed his wealth through BTS music production, album sales and songwriting.
Weki Meki has a large concept and an amazing stage presence. Unfortunately, the group is underrated since their debut, however, as hard workers do, they never discouraged themselves from making good music. K-pop retro trends were originally made by Weki Meki.
HOT ISSUE. HOT ISSUE, which was formed under S2 Entertainment in 2021, officially disbanded after a year in April 2022. The group consisted of seven members: Mayna, Nahyun, Hyeongshin, Dana, Yewon, Yebin, and Dain.
SUGA (BTS)
One of the strongest voices within the Korean music industry backing mental health is the 29-year-old rapper SUGA. He has frequently spoken up about his battles with depression, social anxiety, and OCD while offering condolence to his fans worldwide who feel alone in their mental battles.
K-pop idol Wonwoo from SEVENTEEN recently lost his mother due to an illness. The singer's agency, Pledis Entertainment, released an official statement announcing the sad news and requested fans to support the idol in his time of mourning.
For the tvN variety show Mama the Idol, six legendary stars—who are also mothers—returned to the stage to create the project group M.M.D (which stands for MAMADOL).
BLACKSWAN is a K-pop girl group under DR Music that debuted in 2020. Currently, the group is composed of five non-Korean members. The group consists of members from different parts of the world: NVee from the United States, Gabi and Leia are from Brazil, Sriya is from India, and Fatou is a Senegalese-Belgian.
Debuted in August 2016, BLACKPINK is one of the most popular all-girl K-pop groups. The four-member South Korean pop group made history with the most first-day views of their 2018 single “Ddu-Du Ddu-Du” from their mini-album Square Up under the label YG Entertainment.
BLACKPINK may just be the top K-pop girl group in the world. Their name signifies synthesizing the seeming contradictions of being beautiful and talented. The four-member group was formed in 2016 and only includes one member, Jisoo, from South Korea.
Seo Taiji and Boys is the first band that resembles the K-pop music and mega fandom we have today. Seo Taiji revolutionized Korean Pop music by merging it with popular American music. They coupled the new brand of music with hip-hop choreography, and K-pop was born. Seo Taiji and Boys were the first-ever K-pop group.
Zenith, EPEX's fandom. As far as I know, there has been no fanwars with other fandoms. Zeniths are really peaceful and don't usually meddle in other fandoms' business.
BTS's ARMY has been named the world's most innocent fandom. The fandom made its debut in July 2013. The legion of fans who admire BTS refers to themselves as ARMY.
Hoseok's Story
When Hoseok was 8, he went to an amusement park with his mother. They were playing hide and seek together, but Hoseok's mother, instead of hiding, left him alone with a Snickers bar. He was then sent to an orphanage, where he stayed for 10 years.
Citing a Forbes article, Sportskeeda states that BTS's net worth was estimated to be around USD 120-150 million in 2023. Interestingly, this estimate was made before the initial public offering (IPO) of HYBE Entertainment.
Billionaire, businessman and the chairman and chief executive of LVMH (LVMUY), Bernard Arnault holds the crown as the richest person in the world. According to Forbes, Arnault has a fortune of $234.5 billion.