An unimaginable superstar will appear in Kang Ha-neul’s upcoming drama… It’s really awesome
A Chinese star will make a special appearance in a Korean drama.
The Fact reported on Feb 21st that Fan Bingbing recently appeared as a cameo in JTBC’s drama “Insider“.
A broadcasting official said in an interview with The Fact, “I know that Fan Bingbing is staying in Korea after filming the drama. The filming was conducted in a way that no outsiders were allowed to enter. The authority to cast actors lies with the production company or the chief producer (CP), but it is difficult to confirm at the moment why Fan Bingbing appeared in this drama.”
Chinese actress, singer, model and entrepreneur Fan Bingbing is one of the most popular celebrities in China. She is so famous that she ranked first in the Forbes China Celebrity List for 3 consecutive years from 2013 to 2015.
Fan Bingbing earns a lot of money. She played leading roles in commercials, major dramas and movies as well as ranked first among Chinese celebrities in terms of income. She is also the only Asian to be in the top 10 highest-paid actresses in the world. Thanks to this, when a reporter asked “Don’t you want to marry a rich man?”, she replied, “I am rich.”
TWICE Tzuyu once said Fan Bingbing is the celebrity she admires the most. Former Pristin member Kyulkyung also said she wants to be like Fan Bingbing.
In fact, Fan Bingbing has become famous in Korea not only because of her films or commercials. Due to her tax evasion in 2018 and the mystery of what happened to her in the following four months, she received intensive attention from media outlets around the world.
As public opinion circulated that celebrities earn high incomes but do not pay taxes, Chinese authorities took measures to restrict drama appearance fees and launched a massive tax evasion investigation against celebrities. It goes without saying that Fan Bingbing was a target. She became a “thorn in the eye” of the government by taking a contrary step to China’s atmosphere of “equal distribution of wealth” and “ban on extravagance”.
When Fan Bingbing stopped her activities, rumors of exile, death, detention and involvement in political scandals spread. It turned out that Fan Bingbing was just quietly staying at home after being investigated for tax evasion.
After that, Fan Bingbing resumed her activities through the Hollywood movie “355“. Even so, in a situation where the relationship between Korea and China is not very good, her special appearance in a Korean drama is considered a shocking event. Moreover, it has been confirmed that “Insider” is not a work with Chinese capital.
“Insider” is a drama starring Kang Ha-neul and Lee Yoo-young. The production company talked about this work, “A work about a man’s struggle for revenge and his growth that results from it. It is a drama that conveys the impression of human victory through the message that only people can be the seeds of miracle and hope even in desperate situations.” It is scheduled to air in the first half of this year. Kang Ha-neul takes on the role of a senior judicial trainee whose fate has changed due to an undercover investigation, while Lee Yoo-young will play the role of a dark businesswoman with a sharp knife hidden in her soft smile.
