With a salary of 38 million won

“Song Producer” .. the highest paid employee in South Korea

The youth band Seven achieved stardom thanks to their song "Dynamite".

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The producer collaborating with K-pop group BTS was the highest-paid employee in South Korea in the first half of the year, ahead of some of the country's richest entrepreneurs.

The seven-star youth group achieved stardom thanks to its song "Dynamite", which topped the "Billboard Hot 100" rankings last year, becoming the first South Korean group to top the famous American rankings.

BTS brings billions to the country's economy.

Kang Hyo-won, the group's chief producer behind several hit songs such as "Blood Sweets and Teas", "DNA" and "Idol", earned more than 40 billion won ($34.2 million) during the period since. January to July, according to a statement submitted by his company, Hype, to the regulatory authorities.

Kang, 37, also known as Doug, became the highest-paid employee of South Korean listed companies during the first half of the year, according to reports.

His salary was 38 million won, but Kang also earned 39.9 billion won from stock subscriptions and 111 million won from financial incentives, according to his company.

And Chung Mong-koo, honorary president of the giant Hyundai Motor Group, ranked second in this classification.

Chung, 83, earned 30.2 billion won, mostly in severance payments from Hyundai Mobis.

• In second place is the honorary president of the Hyundai Group.

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