This Rich Chaebol Mom In K-drama Is Actually An Heiress In Real Life (She Even Slapped A Director Before)

Park Joon-geum leaves a strong impression of “chaebol mother-in-law” in K-dramas, which was because she had played a lot of roles as an arrogant rich mother. Hyun Bin, Choi Jin-hyuk, and Lee Min-ho, who used to play her sons, have raised as top stars, earning her the nickname “top stars’ mom.” Son Seok-gu even expressed his hopes to be her next son on the small screen.

In real life, Park Joon-geum was actually a rich heiress who inherited enormous wealth from her father, who was very successful with his steel and military supply business. People say that her family is so rich everyone in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province have heard of them. Park Joon-geum, as the second daughter, inherited a number of real estate, including land, buildings, and apartments, from her father. She owns the Seongsu-dong Trimaje, which has a market price of 4 billion won, and a building that has a fitness center.

Park Joon-geum always wears high-end fashion in her dramas. She is said to prefer wearing her own clothes to sponsorship. Her role in “Secret Garden” made headlines as she wore a 200 million won mink coat and a 1 billion won necklace on screen.

Park Joon-geum is also very popular among the MZ generation. She has revealed relentless anecdotes of her in her rookie days, such as scolding the director who talks informally to her and slapping the director who asked her to serve wine to people. Park is also a legend for debuting just one day after being cast on the street at 61 years old. She described herself as ” destined to become an actress.”