5 Korean stars who love taking the metro: G-Dragon has a Lamborghini, Rolls-Royce and Bentley but still rides the train, while Park Bo-gum has said he’ll never give it up

Celebrities sure love their fancy wheels. Many of them even have entire garages of extravagant rides – and Korean stars are no exception. Fans are always curious to know who drives what, and how much it all costs. Exo’s Chanyeol, former Girls’ Generation member Jessica Jung and G-Dragon are among the many K-stars known to get around in luxury supercars. On the flipside, some A-listers seem to prefer more modest means of travel, like the metro. They even enjoy using it, although their managers are wary because of the risk of being mobbed by fans. So, have you ever bumped into these celebrities while on the subway in Korea? 1. Park Bo-gum Actor Park Bo-gum has gone on record saying that public transport is the one thing that he can never give up, in his interview with The Star magazine in 2016. The Reply 1988 and The Encounter star is widely known to love taking the metro when he’s not on a work-related schedule because he finds it convenient. End of the line? 6 K-pop group contracts ending in 2022 According to Soompi, Park also cited cost and time as reasons for taking the subway when he has to meet someone, as it is the fastest and always on time. Furthermore, he can reach anywhere in Seoul paying just 1,300 Korean won (US$1.09). His agency worries that fans could crowd him during his public appearances and create dangerous situations. Fans, however, would probably be delighted to bump into Park in the metro. 2. G-Dragon G-Dragon has expensive taste and splurges on property, luxury fashion and high-end cars. In fact, he has three prized, limited edition automobiles – a Bentley Continental GT, a Lamborghini Aventador and a Rolls-Royce Phantom. But despite his reputation as a supercar collector, G-Dragon is another Korean star who loves to use the metro. In May 2015, he uploaded a photo of his subway card on Instagram. Later in the day, many metro riders posted photos of him on the metro on social media. Although he covered himself from head to toe, wearing a hat, sunglasses and mask, his distinctive fashion sense made him recognisable to fans riding the subway. 3. Former I.O.I members Choi Yoo-jung and Jeon So-mi Girl band I.O.I made its debut on Korea’s popular reality show Produce 101 in 2016, and went on to gain much attention and love from fans globally. In March that year, main vocalist and main dancer Choi Yoo-jung and Jeon So-mi were spotted taking the metro, and the photo went viral. The photo actually surfaced a couple of months before the group’s debut, and after the audition programme aired, fans were excited to observe the duo’s friendship and fashion taste in the photo. Meet Single’s Inferno host Lee Da-hee – also a model, actress and singer 4. Won Bin South Koreans view Won Bin, whose last film was in 2010, as the epitome of a good-looking man. His breakthrough was TV drama Autumn In My Heart and he gained international acclaim with war film Taegukgi. He married actress Lee Na-young in 2015 in a private ceremony … and is also known to enjoy riding the subway. Back in November 2012, he was spotted at a metro station in Seoul wearing a plain jacket and still looking immaculate. Since there was hardly any difference between his fashion and looks in films and real life, fans commented that “he shines no matter what he wears”, and “the final touch to fashion is really the face”. 5. Ha Jung-woo Along with the Gods star Ha Jung-woo has also showed up on the metro – and it was even during rush hour. In September 2019, he posted a photo on Instagram saying he was “off work on the metro as there is a traffic jam outside”. He was at Pangyo station, which is popular for start-up companies and many media events. It was the day he had a press conference with a fashion brand, and in his post, he did not forget to thank to those who came all the way to Pangyo to support him. Meet Cha Hyun-seung, heartthrob of Netflix’s Single’s Inferno He was wearing a black mask and black cap before getting on the metro, but was bold enough to take off the mask inside. Want more stories like this? Sign up here. Follow STYLE on Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Twitter.