Jo Jung Suk Willingly Has His Salary Cut For Every Episode In The Hospital Playlist

Jo Jung Suk as Lee Ikjun on Hospital Playlist (Instagram @hospitalplaylist_official)

JAKARTA - Actor Jo Jung Suk is reportedly willing to cut his salary for his acting in the drama Hospital Playlist. Not without reason, the Ikjun actor stated that he believed in Shin Won Ho's performance as a producer as well as helping the production team.

Jo Jung Suk is one of the top actors in South Korea who has a rate of 90 to 100 million won (around one billion rupiah) for each episode. He voluntarily cut his salary to 70 million won (865 million rupiah) per special episode for Hospital Playlist.

“But because of his trust in director and producer Shin Won Ho and writer Lee Woo Jung, he (Jo Jung Suk) volunteered to cut his wages. Actor like this is very rare and he becomes a role model, ”one in the drama industry revealed.

It is rare to see a public figure who is open with cutting his tariff for a better appearance. "He is a good and loyal actor," continued the person.

Reaching such a salary rate is not easy for Gummy's husband. He worked hard in starring in a number of well-known Korean dramas such as You Are The Best, Oh My Ghostess, and Jealously Incarnate. Also in films such as Intimate Strangers, EXIT, My Annoying Brother and many others.

Meanwhile, in the Hospital Playlist, he plays Ikjun, an assistant professor for surgeons at Yulje Hospital. He also showed his singing ability by filling in the soundtrack for this drama. He sang a song called Aloha belonging to the COOL trio.

The Hospital Playlist tells of five friendly doctors who live their daily lives in the hospital. They feel the ups and downs of life for 12 episodes. After completing filming last week, it is reported that Hospital Playlist will add a second season next year.

Currently, Hospital Playlist is still airing every Thursday at 9 pm South Korea time on tvN and is continued with a release on Netflix.