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GREAT!!!!!!!

Honestly, I can’t imagine Kpop without these type of contracts.

@Listen Boi yea sure

Factz

Or a parent

Andre Drew your parents cant do anything? this isn’t school, this is real life.

mist ‘ they’re still a second set of eyes to look over things

No "READ YOUR CONTRACT"

When your username is "Namjoons big ass tiddies" but your pfp is Jhope.

SM, YG, Pledis, Starship, and Cube Entertainment Well someone has to appreciate namjoons tiddes. So I will be the one to appreciate them. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

Nathan you forgot to mention blackpink in household names uwu, something you ain’t telling us? 🤔

why does zion look so good in that photo-

I mean, you’re applied depending on where you live. I live in Canada and they never come here :(

Blinks can't say the same😔

Sounds like a K drama😂

Yuhhh Leca I would love to see that. I can think of some idols like Jennie, Chenle, Sorn, and Suho (a lot of other SM idols) that I heard comes from a pretty wealthy background

@@truefalse934I'd like someone to make a vid on not only how sometimes the rich background can come in handy like Jin (BTS) and Sorn (CLC) paying for their members's meals when their company couldn't as well as how it backfired on them like the news of Jennie of Blackpink getting hate for her mom supposedly owning shares in YG

lissywashere I wouldn’t say they come in “handy”, rather those groups are just fortunate to have such members at that particularly difficult time.

All the BP members entering the chat

I wouldn't doubt anxiety for their future debut/comebacks, as well as a desire to lose weight for promotions period, plays a role as well.

I geuss they're also trying to save money

And being shamed for being "fat" even when they're just at a healthy weight (or less, even) and told "the camera adds 10 pounds" and stuff. Sometimes when you see behind-the-scenes type stuff you can see how boney the girls are irl and even the boys are real slim. So, whatever they're paying for as "food" for the idols and trainees, idk, maybe that's an accounting secret code-word for "executive bonuses". : /

I’m guessing what’s budgeted as “food” may mean a few different things than just straight up food and may come with more costs. For example, I imagine that companies hire personal chefs or caterers to prepare meals because the individual members don’t have time to which would absolutely increase the cost. And if you are paying someone to prepare a meal 3x a day... that cost adds up. Also, while they may not be eating much, the actual food they are eating may be expensive. A lot of “healthy” dieting food is pretty expensive. While they are on tour, they probably eat out or get delivery which is expensive. Also you have to keep in mind that the idols are probably eating more than you think (while still not eating enough). All that singing and dancing and training consumes a lot of energy, so they would have to eat more calories than a regular person would. But if they were still served regular or smaller sized meals, it would certainly seem to the idols like they were barely eating, because they would still be hungry after their meals. And even if they are barely eating, they still probably eat at least 2 meals a day, with multiple members every single day... that does add up.

They must mean the diet pills,laxatives, vitamins so they hopefully won't die, water, air and finally the plain chicken breast they get once a day

Plus it seems like more competition to get noticed/screen time

Well, SNSD members are all very wealthy.

I always wondered that about NCT 127

Wolfy- ash but keep in mind that many nct members come from a rich background, i know that sm artists don't get paid that much compared to other companies, but I'd like to think that they still earn a decent amount.

Jon Lee yeah but they also get solo endorsement deals and such too

Jokes on them he still gets the money hahaha

lol also I see u EVERYWhERE are u stalking me

@@rpiyaas u commented on me so are you stalking me?

@@crazyformyseIf no

Bruh, you're everywhere I always see you on every kpop related video lol.

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Honestly, I did too while editing haha

me too. I rushed to the fridge to look for some food after I see that Food thingy and the Taco. lol. hahaha

@@InternetsNathan Why don't you do a show about how the superstar groups like Blackpink and BTS are making money? As curious as viewers are about cash strapped idols, they are more fascinated by the rich lifestyles of the top tier superstars. I see Blackpink literally endorse almost every single name brand. They've got to be making a lot of money.

@Alicia Buhororonyandwi In 2009, three of TVXQ's five members filed an injunction against SM in order to terminate their contracts, saying that the contracts were excessively long and that their schedules were so packed that they were inhumane. At the time, TVXQ was the biggest name in K-pop, and this lawsuit revealed to the world the horrors of the K-pop industry. Not only were they not being paid enough for their work, but the contracts were signed for a period of 13 years, which would have meant that SM owned them from the time they were 17 to the time they were 30 (basically their entire prime of life). When this went to court, the courts decided that the contracts were indeed slave contracts, and ruled in favor of the three members (JYJ). Contracts for K-pop groups are now required to be much shorter in term length (no longer than seven years) and much more fair to the artists, all because those three said "enough is enough" and stood up for themselves. While people may still say that the contracts today are "slave contracts" they are still better than the average contract prior to 2009.

@@Chishannicon And sadly, I heard SM blocked JYJ from promoting in music shows and I think even blocked them from variety shows. I'm an SM stan, having loved BoA and Shinhwa since I was 12 but SM is quite disappointing in treating its artists.

It was shocking too... I just wished all TVXQ members go back together as one even under a new name or company I remember SM tried to disband SHINHWA too and give them solo promotions instead but they all left and stood together as one until today and also won lawsuits for their name 'Shinhwa'

Eunice M also SM had something similar to exo that was its own train wreck of lawsuits that the ex-members are still not out of until 2022 (started in 2008-9ish) and this is after they left. Moral of the story SM is bad overall

my same thoughts

I agree. Like the western way of finding talent

American Record Companies aren't much better *looks at Sony Columbia, RCA Records, Atlantic, and Universal Records*

@@canyoucant726 Okay. I know you are spreading bs. They are not 👼 but they are not corrupt like the kpop industry. They do not tell artists what to do with their art or control their lives. They find the artist, not the artists go to some camp to be pick as a doll. Producers and mangers are looking for artists who know and create music. There are tons of recording companies in America unlike korea. Mainstream or independent. What about American music that you think is all about depression? Music about self expression about the person's experiences and thought. American music has always variety of unique feelings and sounds since the creation of blues, traditional pop, and jazz. After all, secular music started in America. All the the other countries including korea are just copying except the UK ( they have better music and artists).

@@Meowblivion Years ago I saw a documentary about the group TLC that basically told of a contract not unlike K-Pop. The group was in debt for years, even as they sold millions of records and had sold out tours.

@@itsbeyondme5560 everything have a dark side

23? I though they were just 21 (I am Nctzen)

wait there's only 21 tho

It's 23...don't forget to add wayV's Bella and Louis.😂

By 23 do you mean Bella and Louis?? Lmaoo

actually, its 25 with HRVY and Jason Derulo

Better, but... a step up from "hell" to "misery" is still pretty sucky. I hope Psy's company is better than that, though, it's newer that the ones that have been around for a long while and probably have a lot of selfish old men in positions of power / authority.

*Chuckles in multifandom*

Idk but I kinda hope it stays that way. I don’t want idols just going up on stage and twerking and stuff because that’d be kinda weird especially with all the minors in the industry now

Everyone knows why it’s less explicit so there is no need for him to explain why.

I think it has to do with Koreans being more reserved in general.

Is because of the asian culture. We, as asians living in an asian country, are still very conservative and not as open as the western world.

Koreans are really conservative. Besides explicitness, they don't like marijuana (which is legal in the US), they don't like LGBT community, they don't like other colors and culture as well. This does not respresent whole of Korea, but it has like this taboo or laws and sayings from the elderly. Also kpop idols are shaped that way to be "clean" and without 'scandals' to provide a figure for younger Koreans to follow. They don't want kpop idols to be explicit because it will also inspire younger generations to do the same, hence they want to remain the youth, cuteness, and innocence.

yeh but if you are from a small company for example and don't make it big and your group eventually disbands then you will be in debt to the company for aggggeeesss

MaoMimi really? But the trainee debt is paid off after they get income isn’t it?

Han oh okay if you’re talking about small companies than I guess yeah that’s true sorry I was thinking big groups my bad

MaoMimi sorry you were talking about smaller groups right? I probs misunderstood you my bad

@@carsforever4002 it takes years for debt to get paid off considering the company is still continuing to pay for things for idols after they debut. That's how money is in general with life

But the kpop industry is more mess up than the West. In the West, we do not this at all.

@@itsbeyondme5560 no they are almost the same... there are still underpaid artists and producers, racism, slave contracts, idol prostitution, sexual assault, etc

Yeah, Hollywood sucks too, pretty much... just in a less uniform way than the kpop industry since our stars are not only bands, but also single artists, duo's, reality tv-stars, youtube newbies, etc. So there are more ways to hide the corruption when there are so many different management and promotional styles being used for different types of musical acts.

@@pokerface4848 idols are not only slave to the contracts but slave to their fans as well. At least western artists can date whenever they want.

@@icedkaffe yeah...dating scandals suck in kpop, they deserve real love like they sing in their songs

I dunno about KQ but you gotta know that BBC is one helluva rich company considering its parent company is the Ilkwang Group. LOONA was almost certainly a passion project in their predebut days and they pulled all the stops to make LOONA as it is today.

KQ used to be 7seven seasons, the label for Block B, and I think they used to be decent popular back in the days, that may be why they have dollars

They also have block b(a pretty popular group, on hiatus, zico is/was in this group) which should give them decent amount of money, they are not really small more like medium sized

I heard that they signed some kind of a deal with Sony music.

First of all I'm sorry if I make a grammar mistake, correct me if I'm wrong KQ can promote ATEEZ international from debut thanks to Block B. When seven seasons (KQ) founded they partnership with a lot of agencies, promoter, etc, and they have a solid place to promote outside Korea espescially Japan and Europe, not only that they are pretty close with the president of S.K at that time. Thanks to this relation, when ATEEZ debut they can go international. Please take note when Block B active as a group they are very popular and have a solid fandom especially in Korea and Japan, imagine the money company got from them, even Zico can have money to create his own agency after he left KQ (he only left KQ but still in Block B just to clarify)

I cant wait for twice's and blackpink's comebacks!

what happened with the rose?

What happens?

Kim Elicanal they’re currently in a lawsuit with their company due to unpaid wages and massive overwork

@@kimelicanal1885 They're in a law suit with their company, they havent been paid since theyve debuted

@@ginaaristiga Theyre in a lawsuit with their company and havent been paid since theyve debuted

Yup! I agree with you so much! :D

the meal breakdown is complete bullshit. do the math your self.. this guy is a joke

Omg! He just hearted my comment!!

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Glad you noticed. Thank you 😊

@@InternetsNathan ❤️

Same

Well, obviously they still spent money on clothes, snacks, and essentials. And companies are stingy too so they're not gonna pay for much besides keeping them alive under a roof.

yikes

Jyp doesn't charge trainee fee.......but whatever amount their company invests in group's debut and comebacks ( mv , promotions, styling , travel ) , it will be recovered

10 dont audition now you're really young way to young maybe at 13 like me

Same:(

good luck💕

Don't audition until you're older. The youngest SM will debut someone is 14/15 and that's if they think you're ready. Wait until you're older