I saw this the other day in the US media and now it has hit the Korean media as well:
Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park, two of the main actors in U.S. TV drama “Hawaii Five-O,” are quitting the show over unequal pay, according to Variety, a U.S. entertainment news outlet.
Park and Kim had been seeking pay equality with the show’s other main actors, Alex O’Loughlin and Scott Caan, but were unable to reach a satisfactory deal with the producer CBS Television Studios.
The final offer is known to have been 10 to 15 percent lower than the other two actors. [Korea Times]
You can read more at the link, but for those that have not seen the show Alex O’laughlin is the lead character with Scott Caan playing his sidekick. The characters played by Daniel Dae Kim and Grace Park are supporting actors. Is it normal for studios to pay supporting actors as much as lead actors? If not why would CBS pay more money to actors who have less screen time then the lead actors?
Plus this show has about run its course any way, I will be surprised if it survives another season.
