Jessica, Baekhyun and a series of Korean stars were "slave contracts", revealin.g the dark corners of the stars?

The case that Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen are currently submitting an allegation of unfairness in the exclusive contract with the management unit has shocked the public. Before that, many stars spoke out about this issue.

On June 1, three singers Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen suddenly spoke out about the injustices in the exclusive contract with the management unit. The news took the public by surprise, claiming to be yet another case of "slave contracts".

The idea that the "7-year curse" is a terror to Korean artists and idols, but the "slave contract" is really a nightmare for not only entertainment industry rookies but also celebrities. longtime star.

Recently, the Korean entertainment industry has witnessed a series of lawsuits related to these slave contracts. In November 2022, actor Lee Seung Gi sued Hook Entertainment and the CEO because the profit he brought in from music projects was 9.6 billion won (more than 175 billion dong). But did not get paid by this unit.

Similar to Lee Seung Gi, actress Song Ji Hyo also completed the procedure to sue her management unit for not paying her salary. The most recent is the lawsuit to terminate the exclusive contract between 3 members of EXO and SM Entertainment. According to Baekhyun's lawyers, Xiumin and Chen, sent 7 confirmations to request the management unit to publicly disclose the copy of the settlement reports and the basis of the settlement in a transparent manner, but the management unit still maintained maintain point of view can not provide.

In addition, after the contract has a term of 12-13 years, SM urges the artist to renew the exclusive contract, so the term can be up to 17-18 years. According to Allkpop, from this lawsuit of the EXO members, a remarkable clause in the contracts between SM and the artist was revealed.

Accordingly, SM will stipulate the album sales that the group needs to achieve during their activities. If the number of albums set by SM is not met, the contract will automatically renew until this condition is fulfilled. wall.

The huge numbers of disc sales and unbelievable salaries for the investment roles of actors, or the huge income from advertising projects, at a glance, the audience thinks that the income of the artist world must all reach heavenly numbers. But in reality, these earnings do not go entirely to the artist.

In 2009, for the first time, the public really knew about the concept of "slave contract" when the case of 3 DBSK members suing SM Entertainment group broke out. According to the ruling of the Seoul Central Court, the 13-year contract was deemed too long, even exploitative and unfair to the 3 members of DBSK (later JYJ).

This 3-year-long litigation has opened the door to expos.e a part of the dark side of the Korean entertainment industry, since then a series of shocking cases about more serious slave contracts. also exposed.

After leaving SM, former SNSD member Jessica also wrote a book that also mentioned her slave contract. Previously, 3 former members Kris, Luhan, Tao of EXO also sued SM in 2014 for the same reason about the unreasonable profit distribution.

The seriousness of the slave contract that made the whole of Asia shaken must be mentioned in the case of the Meteor Garden actress - Jang Ja Yeon who forced her to and left a suicid.e note accusing her manager of forcing her to serve alcohol. relationship service for a whole list of high-ranking people.

When a group debuts, the management unit needs a huge amount of investment. Worth mentioning, this huge amount of mone.y is not 100% paid by the management agency, but actually weighs on the shoulders of the idols in that group according to the binding contract. Artists have to work hard with a tight schedule for many years just to repay the debt to the management unit and then receive their first salary.

For lucky groups that are famous right from their debut or "rise" thanks to a feverish hit like GOT7, EXID or GFRIEND, it still takes them 2 years to pay off the training debt for the management unit. As for idols who have sunk since their debut, this debt has been multiplied exponentially because the revenue they earn is too small, unable to make up for the training and production costs each time. comeback.

Stories about idols working to the point of fainting in the middle of the stage, idols singing while serving cafes or working part-timers are not uncommon. Up to now, the public has also gradually seen the dark sides of the stars, which always shine, but behind them are hidden corners that not everyone understands.

EXO is about to go to court, the person who pulled the rope was "exposed" by SM Entertainment Mỹ Hoa17:16:22 11/06/2024The K-pop entertainment world is being disturbed by SM Entertainment's move to declare war on 3 EXO members, specifically they directly sued Baekhyun, Xiumin and Chen in court in response to previous accusations, pulling the person pulling the strings behind them to the light