Overview

• Coverage citing OSEN reports that appearance fees for Korean talent on Netflix projects are being guided toward a ₩300–400 million (about $216,000–$288,000) range per episode, with the upper end trending down to roughly ₩300 million.
• Netflix says it does not impose a uniform ceiling and that compensation is negotiated case by case based on a role’s scope, project characteristics, and production period.
• Reports note the guidance could affect newly signed deals, with Byeon Woo-seok’s upcoming live-action Solo Leveling cited by sources as unlikely to exceed about ₩300 million per episode under the current approach.
• Articles add that exceptions may occur depending on budget, format, or multi-season structures, with some reports describing typical raises for later seasons.
• The reported move is framed by industry sources as a response to escalating production budgets and previously publicized high payouts, some of which remain unconfirmed by studios or actors.