Byun Jin-seop tops the list of income in the 1990s "2 billion in music revenue alone""Now, This moment"

Jul 11, 2024

Singer Byun Jin-seop said that he was the top earner in celebrities in the 1990s, adding, "At that time, the record revenue alone was about 1 billion won to 2 billion won."

On tvN STORY 'Now, This Moment', which aired on the 11th, Byun Jin-seop, Korea's leading ballad singer and the first official million seller in Korea, appeared as the 6th 'Living Legend'.

On this day, Byun Jin-seop unveiled a luxury apartment in Bangbae-dong for the first time.

Byun Jin-seop's new home in Bangbae-dong, a huge new villa surrounded by mountains, surprised everyone by boasting ironclad security. Members appear to have just moved in. It smells like new construction." Also, it's the house where Baek Ji-young came to see personally.

The members who were looking inside Byun Jin-seop's house were then surprised, saying, `It looks like a model house.' The spacious living room with a barrel was filled with luxurious furniture in Nordic style, and there was even a double-decker space, a secret anti-war space. On top of that, Byun Jin-seop's trophy exhibition hall was unveiled, and numerous awards received for the representative song 'Hope' were displayed from the trophy of the day when he won the Rookie of the Year and the Grand Prize for the first time in Korea.

In particular, Byun Jae-joon, the second son of Byun Jin-seop, the owner of the idol-class visual flower, appeared and attracted attention. Byun Jae-joon is the No. 1 male artistic swimmer and musical actor in Korea.

Byun Jin-seop boasted that he is the son of a fish bun, saying, `Doesn't he look like my 20s?' In response, Byun Jae-joon said "I thought I looked like my mom, but if you look at the pictures taken by my friends, there is a father's face." Byun Jae-joon then said of his father Byun Jin-seop "He is kind and listens to my concerns. It's a warm father."

He also unveiled a super-luxury practice room created by Byun Jin-seop for his son, who is working as a musical actor. In the practice room, Byun Jin-seop and his son made those who sang 'Laura' together smile happily.

On the same day, Byun shared the hidden story of masterpieces that dominated the music industry in the 1980s. It tells a variety of stories, including behind the birth of Byun Jin-seop's signature song "Hopeful" and a story that the genre of ballad began with Byun Jin-seop, and an episode in which he had to move due to a safety accident caused by his hot popularity.

In particular, Byun Jin-seop was surprised by saying that he was the top earner in celebrities in the 1990s, adding that `At that time, the record revenue alone was about 1 billion won to 2 billion won.'

Byun Jin-seop "But the problem was that there was no concept of money at the time. So I left the money to my mom and dad," he said. Then "I have a lot of concepts about money now, but money is not coming in" he said, causing laughter.

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Byun Jin-seop tops the list of income in the 1990s "2 billion in music revenue alone""Now, This moment"

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