So Ji Sub gifts gold to over 300 staff of drama “Agent Kim Reactivated”

So Ji Sub gold gift Agent Kim Reactivated cast and crew high‑rating drama

South Korean actor So Ji Sub spent roughly 100 million won (about 1.8 billion VND) to purchase one‑gram gold bars for each of the roughly 300 cast and crew members of the SBS drama “Agent Kim Reactivated” (also aired as “Kim Bu‑jang”). After the series wrapped with a national rating of 23 %, he presented the gold in individual boxes together with handwritten thank‑you notes, saying the gifts were a personal token of gratitude and not a sponsorship. The gesture was widely shared on Korean forums and social‑media platforms, where recipients posted photos of the gold and the accompanying messages.

The practice is not new for So Ji Sub; he previously gave similar gold gifts after completing the Netflix series “Mercy for None” and other projects. He has explained that gold is chosen because it can be sold later if recipients face financial difficulty, and he joked that he might switch to silver for smaller roles. The generosity has drawn attention both for its scale and for highlighting the often‑unseen contributions of production staff.

Entities: 51K Entertainment · Agent Kim Reactivated · Agent Kim reactivated · Kim Bu Jang · Kim Bujang · Kim Bujang · Netflix · SBS · So Ji Sub · So Ji-sub · So Ji‑sub · South Korea

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What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.

[○ 1 SOURCE] Kim Bujang was the top non‑English TV show on Netflix for three consecutive weeks. (f4b5b118-b0b4-4166-b21c-e9272a873a9f)
[● 3 SOURCES] The final episode of Kim Bujang recorded a peak nationwide rating of 27.1 % and an average rating of 23 %. (5dcb6f74-2da6-4e30-b34b-d88843f01b02, f4b5b118-b0b4-4166-b21c-e9272a873a9f, da866e7a-148d-4f25-86bc-ffce25713ade)
[○ 1 SOURCE] The SBS drama Kim Bujang achieved a cumulative TV audience of 25.63 million viewers, representing 52.56 % of South Korea’s population. (5dcb6f74-2da6-4e30-b34b-d88843f01b02)
[● 2 SOURCES] So Ji‑sub purchased approximately 100 million won of gold to give 1‑gram gold bars to each of about 300 members of the Agent Kim Reactivated crew. (6d56e48e-1180-4a0e-b810-654b7777f08f, e8afa633-7c98-4114-9c4f-43933eaecfdd)
[● 3 SOURCES] So Ji‑sub gave 1‑gram gold bars to each of roughly 300 staff members of the SBS drama Kim Bujang, costing about 1 billion won. (802cb210-a4fe-4f00-adf9-e54b6e359702, 1529417a-3635-4b65-988b-50ac3c7e02f4, 7910165f-a23b-49d2-a8aa-54d4edd1152e)
[● 4 SOURCES] The total cost of the gold gifts for Kim Bujang was about 1 billion won.
[● 4 SOURCES] So Ji Sub gave 1‑gram gold bars to about 300 staff members of the drama Kim Bujang.
[○ 1 SOURCE] The final episode of Agent Kim Reactivated reached a peak nationwide rating of 27.1 %.
[● 6 SOURCES] So Ji Sub gave 1‑gram gold bars to about 300 cast and crew members of the drama Agent Kim Reactivated.
[● 3 SOURCES] He included handwritten thank‑you notes with the gold gifts.
[● 4 SOURCES] So Ji Sub funded the gold gifts personally, without sponsorship.
[● 5 SOURCES] He told recipients they could sell the gold if they faced financial difficulty.