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IU, Hyeri and Chungha all paid off their families’ debts – 6 K-pop idols who gifted billions of won to the parents who supported them on their way up IU, Zico and Chungha are three of the six K-pop idols who spent their first earnings helping their families to pay off debts. Photo: @dlwlrma, @woozico0914/Instagram, handout
It hasn t always been peaches and cream for every K-pop idol. While some South Korean stars are famous for being born into silver-spoon families, many idols come from average family backgrounds. Don t believe us? How about this: some even paid off their family s debts after earning their first pay cheques. Here are six idols whom you d never expect to have come from such humble backgrounds.