Gusto mo bang maging isang k-idol gaya ng mga iniidolo mo?

Well, una, mag-audition ka muna.

Let's say na nag-audition ka nga at pumasa ka. Kapag nakapasa ka, you will be given a chance to sign a contract with the company a.k.a. the slave contracts

Former JJCC member Prince Mak, who is an Australian-Chinese celebrity promoting solo in China, said on an episode of his radio show (The Prince Mak Hour) that slave contract is not only real, it's widespread. "Slave contracts are a long time. Normal contracts are from 7 years to 15 years." According to him, the contracts don't start right away. "Your years in your contract actually start from when you debut. So you could be training for 10 years but that doesn't count." Sinabi niya rin na if an idol debuts at age 25 na may 15-year contract, that idol will still work in a group until they're 40.

Ano nga ba talaga ang slave contract?

There are terms and conditions that you need to follow throughout your trainee period and even after debut. Nakalagay doon ang dapat mong gawin, dapat mong kainin, magkano kikitain, kelan makikipagjowa, and such things. Some are even forced to do plastic surgery para maabot mo yung visual standard na kailangan ng isang company. Let's tackle more about plastic surgery in the future updates.

As mentioned above, about kung magkano ang kikitain. Prince Mak also stated that "The company usually gets 90% and the artists gets 10%. If you're lucky then the company gets 80% and the artists gets 20%." And that's for a group. Let's say na your group consist of 5 members, so ang matatanggap mo lang ay 2% at sa 2% na yun, kailangan mo pang bayaran yung company about sa mga nagastos nila sayo during your trainee period such as foods, dorms, and practices space. That explains kung bakit yung ibang idols ay nababaon sa utang sa company nila. For example, lahat ng nagastos sa training fees, recording, album production and marketing sa debut or sa comeback ay sumatotal na 1 million dollars, dapat mabayaran din ng idol at mabalik yung 1 million dollars bago pa nila makuha ang kanilang income.

Gaya ng nangyari sa AOA. Nakatanggap lang sila ng income 3 years after their debut. Due to expenses such as training, housing, food, etc., trainees are often left with a big debt that they must pay off once they debut.

Kadalasan yung mga contracts ay nagtatagal for a decade but thanks to KFTC or South Korea's Trade Commission, in 2009 ay nalimitahan na ito for 7 years. This is because in 2008, three members of the boy band TVXQ took their management agency SM Entertainment to court dahil sa 13-year-contract na sobrang tagal to the point na wala na silang kinikita sa mga sinasahod nila. Lahat ay napupunta sa company. In 2017, the KFTC again put restrictions on entertainment contracts. The 2017 reforms reduced the financial penalties for K-pop trainees that break their contracts early and made it more difficult for companies to force K-pop idols to renew their contracts. Kaya bihira mo na lang maririnig ang tungkol sa slave contracts.

Ngayong alam mo na ang tungkol dito, gusto mo pa rin bang maging k-idol?

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Source:
Midnight Theories (YouTube)
Nicki Swift (YouTube)
Koreaboo
Wikipedia
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