Actor Song Kang has reportedly purchased an apartment in Seoul's Seongsu-dong — and the deal is already going viral. As Seongsu's so-called “Seoul Forest line” cements itself as an ultra-luxury enclave, Song has officially joined the city's “affluent belt.”
According to real estate industry sources and Supreme Court registry records on the 17th, Song signed a contract in late June for a 227-square-meter (exclusive area; approx. 2,440 sq ft) unit at Seoul Forest Hillstate in Seongsu-dong 2-ga, Seongdong-gu, for 6.7 billion KRW. The ownership transfer was completed last month. The price is reportedly the highest on record for the complex since it launched.
The registry shows a maximum secured claim of about 4.6 billion KRW. Given that a mortgage’s ceiling typically sits at 110–120% of the loan amount, industry watchers estimate he may have borrowed around 4.2 billion KRW. Notably, although the June 27 housing measures capped metropolitan-area mortgage limits at 600 million KRW, Song is said to have signed the purchase agreement on the very day of the announcement, avoiding the new cap.
Seoul Forest Hillstate ranks alongside Trimage, Acro Seoul Forest, and Galleria Foret as one of the landmark luxury complexes that reshaped Seongsu’s residential landscape. Some towers offer Han River views, and several celebrities — including actor Namgoong Min and idol-actor Yook Sung-jae — are known residents. Fans are buzzing that Song now lives in the same complex as Yook, long cited as his look-alike.
Song debuted in 2017 with the tvN drama The Liar and His Lover and rose to A-list status with Love Alarm, the Sweet Home series, and My Demon. After enlisting in the army in April last year and completing his service this October as a sergeant, he proved his unwavering popularity when his post-discharge fan meeting in Japan sold out every session.
Meanwhile, Song has joined the upcoming tvN drama Four Hands, expected to air in 2026. Four Hands follows youth who meet at an arts high school as they navigate friendship, love, rivalry, and growth. The title refers to a piano term meaning a duet with four hands.