Meet Showbiz's Hottest Hunks Who Are From Incredibly Wealthy Families

The former Fahrenheit member’s dad is a real estate tycoon and one of Brunei’s wealthiest men. His family’s car dealership is reportedly one of the biggest in the country and is responsible for a third of the cars sold there. Wu Chun, who also owns a chain of gyms in Brunei, revealed in an interview last year that when he was a child, the sister of the Bruneian King had wanted to “buy” him off his father. Daddy Wu turned down the offer, though if the ‘deal’ had gone through, Wu Chun would become a legit prince. Oh, well. But considering his Bruneian wife Liying also comes from a well-connected family, their two children, six-year-old Nei Nei and four-year-old Max, are pretty much set for life.

The Super Junior (SJ) member’s father was the former CEO of Boryung Medicine, a large pharmaceutical company in Korea. You might also have shopped at a Hyundai Department store, one of the largest supermarket chains in Korea, which his family owns. So vast is his fortune, fellow SJ member Leeteuk joked in 2014 that Siwon’s family could probably buy over SM Entertainment, SJ’s music label company.

His grandpa founded Tung Lok Group (where his mom is senior VP), which owns more than 40 restaurants in the region. And his dad is the managing director of resorts developer PT Anandini Vimala. Sure, Singapore’s favourite singing heartthrob hails from a super rich family but we all know that his appeal lies in his talent and good looks right?

Talk about being a daddy’s boy. The former EXO member’s dad was so upset about the number of injuries Zitao had incurred during his time with the K-pop group, he wrote a letter, which went viral, pleading for SM Entertainment to release his son from the contract. The controversy also meant that the spotlight was suddenly on Zitao’s dad and netizens eventually found out that Daddy Huang is extremely wealthy and owns five to six mansions in Qingdao, China alone. Not one to shy away from the press, Zitao’s dad has also openly talked about how his son will inherit some S$4.2bil in the future. Whoa.

Darren, who shot to fame in Taiwanese coming-of-age movie Our Times, is the scion of wealthy antique dealer Wang Tai-ching. Though his dad had initially disapproved of Darren’s foray into showbiz, he eventually got on board with his son’s dreams of stardom and has been reportedly pulling all sorts of strings to ensure his success, much to the actor’s chagrin. In 2014, Daddy Wang famously boasted that he was going to hire Oscar-winning autuer Lee Ang and screen legend Brigitte Lin Ching-hsia to film a movie with Darren. That project turned out to be a pipe dream and Darren’s dad received a lot of flak for the fiasco. Darren then had to release a statement begging the media and the public to “let his father off”.

$55,000 a year. That’s how much the parents of Thai-American 2PM heartthrob had to pay for their son’s education at a super prestigious high school in New Zealand. But when dad is the CEO of a trading company, and mum, the CEO of a pharmaceutical company — she reportedly takes home more than S$8mil a year — that’s probably just chump change to them.

When your dad is nicknamed ‘Xiamen’s Li Ka Shing’, sits on the board of several real estate and construction companies, and is said to be worth S$340mil, you know you’re not in showbiz for the money. While Raymond’s dad had initially balked at the star’s career choice — he was studying to be an architect before becoming an actor — it was later rumoured that he had used his far-reaching connections to secure Raymond’s first few acting gigs. That’s not to say that Raymond got to where he is ’cos of daddy dearest. The actor is said to be a notoriously hardworker and his rise to the top of TVB’s stable leading men is well-deserved.

He’s one of China’s most popular actors, thanks to his roles in hit Chinese dramas Prince of Lan Ling and Palace. He is also the only son of China’s textile tycoon, who has an estimated net worth of S$200mil.