A star who bought a house for his parents

Parents' Day is a day to thank parents for their sacrifice and love. To celebrate Parents' Day, we looked at celebrities who bought their parents a house.

Actor Won Bin is famous for being the star who bought his parents a house. Won Bin built a two-story root house located in Jeongseon, Gangwon-do for his parents. This house is considered to be architecturally beautiful enough to win the main prize at the 2008 Korea Architectural Culture Awards.

Next is actor Jo In-seong. It is known that Jo In-seong purchased two luxury residences in L Company for his mother and younger brother. In addition, in 2018, he purchased a family second house on Jeju Island with a market price of 1.5 billion won, ensuring a comfortable life in Jeju for his family.

A star who bought a house for his parents
Group Big Bang's G-Dragon spent about 1 billion won to build a luxury pension in Pocheon, Gyeonggi-do and gifted it to his father. It is known that this house next to the lake was designed and commissioned by G-Dragon himself. It is said that the interior was also decorated with G-Dragon's sensibility.

SHINee's Taemin purchased a luxury villa located in Cheongdam-dong for his mother. When Taemin shared this news, he said, "I'm happy because I can buy my mother a house, a car, and a bag."

A star who bought a house for his parents
After her debut, actress Song Hye-kyo gifted her mother an expensive single-family home measuring about 140 pyeong. When Song Hye-kyo purchased this house, it was known as the most expensive single-family home in Korea and became a hot topic.

Actress Han So-hee purchased a luxury villa located in Acheon-dong, Guri, Gyeonggi-do in early 2022. This villa is also known as the honeymoon home of Hyun Bin and Son Ye-jin. In particular, Han So-hee is said to have purchased a villa worth 1.95 billion won entirely in cash without a loan. At the time, fans' speculation that Han So-hee bought this house to live with her grandmother who raised her became persuasive. Regarding this, the agency declined to comment, saying, "It is part of the actor's private life."

Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr