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Joke. Wala lang akong maisip na pang-intro. Nilagay ko lang since we'll be talking about sponsorships. Hmm.

Not all sponsors are clean, some of them have hidden agenda.

There are many examples about sponsors, investors, CEO or kung sino pa mang nakatataas sa company ang nagsesexualize or worst, rape ng mga trainees.

Open World Entertainment Rape Case

This is one of the most well known example for this. Open World Entertainment CEO, Jang Seok Woo, was arrested in 2012 for raping several female trainees. Pinipilit din ng CEO ang mga male trainees to sexually harass the female trainees.

A former girl group trainee said, "At the audition, the CEO told me to do a seductive dance to him. I thought he wanted to see what kind of talent I had, but jy was really weird. When I was done dancing, he told me to sit down. He made me put my legs on top of his and told me to express what I was feeling at the moment."

Napatunayan na gumamit sila ng aphrodisiac substances, or a stimulant na nagpapataas ng kanilang libodo habang ginagawa nila ang pang-aabuso.

Dahil sa ginawa ni CEO Jang, marami sa mga trainees ang sinuko na ang kanilang pangarap na maging idol.

Underage female trainee forced to be sexual with 40-year-old investors

An anonymous person claiming to be a kpop idol shared a horrific story from before their debut. She wrote the post in hopes that people would listen and understand more about the dark sides of the entertainment business.

According sa post, the trainees (three of who were underage) went to a bar to meet some investors where they were forced to pour drinks for them (all of who were above 40 years old). The investor who looked the most powerful had pointed out the prettiest member of the group as having caught his eye and later, he took her out to coffee alone. The investor had continuously convinced her to "play" with him, even offering money, but as the member continued to refuse, the investor got angry and threatened her by saying that he could call out any other member.

As a result, the investor took the member, who had no cell phone or money with her, to a sauna where she was eventually forced to sleep. When she woke up, he had left $100 and a message saying he'll see her soon. The poster continued that after they debuted, the CEO told the prettiest member something the investor had said but indicated that she could not reveal any more as she feared that her company would catch her writing about it.

CEO charged for sexually assaulting underage female trainees

In July 2017, a CEO was charged with violating the Act on the Protection of Children and Juveniles from Sexual Abuse, adultery, confinement and assault. The man sexually assaulted a 17-year-old trainee as well as a 19-year-old trainee at his agency's dorm. In addition, he took away cell phones from three other trainees and locked them in the dorm.

He not only hit them on their heads, but also threatened that their parents would have to pay off thousands in penalty fees if they were to leave the agency so that they would not report him.

Sponsors that has hidden agenda

Merong mga kaso kung saan ang investors or sponsors sexually harass a member and ang kapalit ay ang funds at success ng grupo. Kapag umayaw ang mga trainee or idol, they will be threatened to destroy their future plans.

A current kpop idol trainer said that a former student trainee of his was chosen to be so called "sacrificed" to the sponsor. She was underage. The producer said, "he wasn't there to do charity work for some small agency like theirs." After that, the producer would inappropriately touch the student and pressure her into thinking that he could bring her and her group success. She worked hard and was close to debuting but because of this, she gave it all up.

It's hard for many trainees and even current idols to say no to such sponsors dahil hindi lang naman sila ang nakataya, kundi pati ang buong grupo nila.

Male trainee reveals his experience with sponsorship

An anonymous male trainee revealed on PD Notebook his experience with a "sponsor". He explained that a person from his agency introduced him to the woman. He said that the woman began giving him gifts and allowances of $70 to $180 USD in the beginning, which he was tempted to accept since he had no other means of income at the time. Then, the woman offered a bigger sum of money ($930 USD) and encouraged him to accept it, calling it a gift.

After a while, the women texted the trainee asking him to come over to her house. When he declined, she became upset and asked how he could do this to her after all she's done for him. Feeling uneasy about the situation, the idol decided to break ties with the woman and told her he would pay back all the money he received. What he didn't realize was that the amount added up to around $18,000-$27,000 during the time. His struggle to make ends meet as a trainee ended up bringing him a bigger debt that he started with.

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