Stars In Their 20s Owning Real Estate: BLACKPINK’s Lisa, Kwon Eun-bi, BTS’s Jungkook And More
The age of stars becoming building owners is getting younger as those in their 20s have appeared one after another
According to the real estate industry on April 16th, Kwon Eun-bi signed a contract to purchase a house located on the side of Jungnangcheon, Songjeong-dong with 2.4 billion won on March 12th. It’s a small building, consisting of one basement and three floors above the ground, with a land area of 106㎡ and a floor area of 192.45㎡. Kwon Eun-bi will pay the balance in June and officially become the new owner of this house.
Songjeong-dong, classified as adjacent to Seongsu-dong, is already very popular among stars. It is considered a promising real estate area for investment in detached houses and multi-family houses. S.E.S’s Bada also bought a building in this area in September 2019 then ran a bakery while living on the second floor. Bada bought it with 900 million won back then but its market price is already 2-3 billion won now. Singer Hong Jin-young also owned a five-story building in Songjeong-dong, which she bought with 3.5 billion won in August last year under the name of her agency. Opposite is the building purchased by Go So-young with 3.95 billion won, which is now being used for the actress’s brand business.
It is not difficult to find building owners in their 20s like Kwon Eun-bi in the entertainment industry now.
Previously, a report revealed that Girl’s Day member & actress Hyeri also purchased land with a four-story building in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul on December 31st 2020 under the name of a corporation she founded. After paying the balance on March 30, 2021, Hyeri received permission for construction and began rebuilding the house in June of the same year. Completed in May 2022, the building now has one basement and 4 floors above the ground with a total area of 499.88㎡. After the construction, Hyeri seemed to have signed a collateral trust with Hana Trust Asset to reduce costs and increase loan limit. The current market price of the building and land is estimated to be more than 7.5 billion won.
BLACKPINK’s Lisa recently unveiled her 7.5-billion-won house for the first time through her agency’s channel in celebration of her 27th birthday. What drew attention was that Lisa purchased the house in full cash and the location is where Lotte New York Palace Executive Director Jang Sun-young and Audi Korea Managing Director Yang Sung-wook live. The female idol boasted, “The second floor is very high. I put a lot of effort into remodeling the house”.
BTS’s youngest member Jungkook has demolished the detached house he bought four years ago and is building a five-story mansion, two basement floors and 3 floors on the ground. Construction is expected to be completed on May 31st. Jungkook reportedly paid 10 billion won, including the purchase price of the house and construction cost, in full cash.
In addition, SEVENTEEN’s Dokyeom also established a corporation and bought a five-story building in Sinsa-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul worth more than 6.8 billion won in 2021. ASTRO member Cha Eun-woo, known for the nickname “face genius” also made headlines when he purchased the 20th floor of Ville Polaris in Cheongdam-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul with 4.9 billion won in full cash. Actress Park Min-young also lives in the same building but on a different floor.
