Hey, have you heard about the latest tea from 1CHU? Sulhee spilled some beans about their salaries during a livestream, and let me tell you, it caused quite a stir!
The moment when the livestream was cut due to the members discussing their salaries was revealed!
Can you believe it? Everyone’s dying to know how much they actually get paid.
So, here’s the scoop: Sulhee spilled the beans about how their salary is divided.
Apparently, it’s split by a fixed amount, which determines their monthly paycheck.
But here’s the kicker—they also get bonuses!
These ‘bonuses’ are like little extra treats, based on how successful their activities are and if members work extra hard and bring in more success.
Now, bonuses weren’t exactly unexpected.
Members could usually figure out which activities scored them the bonus, sometimes even boosting their salaries.
And get this, for some rookie groups, those bonuses alone were more than their current monthly salary.
Can you imagine?
But here’s where it gets real interesting.
A senior MOAI Entertainment employee, Kim Jeun Anh, spilled some tea of her own.
She admitted that back in the day, K-Pop group members used to have way more work to do.
Like, they were hustling non-stop. Why?
But here’s the kicker: during the first few years when they were launching a group, the motivation wasn’t about the money.
It was all about becoming idols.
They weren’t even thinking about the salary.
But times have changed, you know?
Sulhee and Chaerin mentioned that sometimes, members leave the group because they just can’t make a living from the group’s salary alone.
It’s tough out there.
Back then, all members would get new year’s bonuses too. Ah, the good old days.
But hey, let’s give it up for Sulhee for spilling the tea. It’s not every day we get a peek behind the curtains of the K-Pop industry, right?
And who knows, maybe this will start a trend of more transparency when it comes to salaries in the entertainment world. One can only hope, right?
So, what do you think about all this salary talk?
Do you think K-Pop idols deserve more recognition for their hard work, or is it just part of the industry?
I’d love to hear your thoughts!