While translating this summary of the contract, I was beginning to get angrier and angrier. I am not an avid fan of any KPop artist and nor am I into any fandoms. I am simply a person who loves the music. So in an unbiased tone, I would like to say that this contract is bullshit (pardon my language) and all other SM artists should follow the brave actions of Mickey Yunchun, Xiah Junsu, and Hero Jaejoong.
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This was published in a Seoul Newspaper today.
It's a summary of the much detailed contract.
translated by kokonut @ omgkpop.com
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Detailed Contract in Korean
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Whoever wrote this contract... Do you have a conscience? Are you human?
Most if not all companies run slave contracts.
i've never seen a contract like this before!
what the h***
DBSK is not a MONEY MACHINE!!!!! arrgggghhhh!!!
poor oppadeur ... T.T
That's sick..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nsync
that's inhumane! argh
that is true, but there are countries (like the US) that protect the signee in regards to some contract terms and obviously the ruling on the matter by the courts in Korea suggests that Korea some what does too.
its unfortunate but compared to united states, koreas entertainment industry as a whole is a giant mess.
DBSK shouldnt treated like this.
they are humans too!!:sad:
they work so hard, and they will be only getting this???
this is inhumane!
dont get paid for regular on shows?
than what does suju get paid...leeteuk and eunhyuk rnt paid for kang shim jang?
(i know its tvxqs contract but its the same for suju too)
and they pay for their codys and manager? wtf?
and the part that really really upset me is the music and lyrics
music is personal. theres no reason that other groups should sing what tvxq writes....even with permission.
im really glad that tvxq is doing this. h.o.t and shinhwa should have been the ones to do this tho. just quitting and breaking off or entering a different company was not enuff.
hope it improves for other artists in sm too.
i reckon its because DBSK is ReeALLy popular now, so they are taking
advantage of it. MONEY HUNGRY BASTARDS!!
They shouldn't be treated like this.
Sorry to ask, but aren't there still groups and singers like SNSD, f(x) and so on, are they receiving what DBSK gets too?
Sorry again, I didn't have much time to read thoroughly.
I am just trying to care the SM artists as much as anyone else.
they can't just do that to artists, there is really no respect for the artists who work their ass off!
TT-TT poor poor boys!
I really hope SME can provide the best treatment for the SM artists in the future.
5% of the profit is actually very low for those artists who worked so hard, let alone 2%. -_-
Why do they need so much money for?
It's quite stupid for this contract to exist.
when DBSK on Show, they get nothing
SM can give anyone inside the company the song which is composed by DBSK
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How can a person as human being so heartless? LSM is not human being, he is a real devil.
the thing that LSM have done beyond my imagination. He should go jail for damaging the basic human right.
Holycrap 0___o That is sooo disturbing! Thanks for sharing this with us. I'm completely speechless... SM should go to jail for this. Think about all the hours and everything the boys have to sacrifice and that is all they get? Some people say money isn't everything and its about what you accomplish in life... They aren't even allowed to accomplish anything according to this contract! I'm writing to amnesty right now... I can't call myself a fan if i sit here reading articles but not do anything!
im sure they make a lot just not as much they should
they got nothing from their sponsorships, commercial deals, etc.
singer in SM can only get paid per their sold Album.
have pity to your artists. don't use them just to earn money. have some conscience.
if this is how they treat the top how do they treat everyone else?
RAGE.
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I just--omg, fuck you entertainment industry.
Hey, is this for real?
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