Girls' Generation Yuri just purchased a five-story building in Gangnam worth USD 11,018,722.56.

According to a report by All Kpop, the prime property is Yuri's second building. It is situated in the Nonhyun-dong area and was constructed in 2003. The building underwent remodeling in 2017 and has five stories in total including a basement floor.

To purchase the property, Yuri reportedly took out a loan of USD 9,039,061.50 in addition to investing USD 2 million of her own funds.

Yuri's first property was a luxury villa in the Cheongdamdong district which she purchased for USD 1,377,380.80.

It is common for Korean celebrities to invest in real estate properties from their earnings as entertainers.

A report by SCMP noted some of the celebrities who purchased buildings were power couple Rain and Kim Tae Hee.

Kim Tae Hee owns a USD 5.1 million villa in the Hannam District and a USD 11.1 million building in Gangnam. Her husband Rain, also owns a USD 5.3 million villa and a shopping center worth USD 21.4 million in Cheongdan.

Descendants of the Sun star Song Hye Kyo, who has enjoyed a long and fruitful career in acting, also chose to invest in properties.

She was listed to own three properties in Samseong dong, an affluent district in Korea. She also owned a flat in New York which she sold in 2018. She also sold one of her properties that was listed for USD 7 million last year.

Actress Jun Ji Hyun earned a reputation as one of the wealthiest celebrities in Korea after she invested 20 billion won to purchase properties in Gangnam and Yongsan. In  2017, she further added to her real estate ownerships when she purchased a building in the Samsung district of Gangnam for USD 8.5 million.

BIGBANG's Daesung was recently caught in a controversy after he purchased a building in the Gangnam District which was found to be operating adult entertainment establishments. The property was purchased by the singer in 2017. He was recently cleared of involvement in the illegal operations and now earns 84,963 USD a month from his tenants.

BIGBANG's G-Dragon also knows how to invest wisely and purchased his building in Cheongdam for US$7.86 million in 2017. After his enlistment, he purchased a luxurious US$7.3 million flat in Hannam.

Former Miss A member Suzy Bae also owns a USD 3.3 million flat and a building in Gangnam worth USD 3 million in 2016. Apart from her earnings as an actress, she also earns USD 13,400 a month from the building's rent.