[theqoo] [EXCLUSIVE] IDOL PHOTOCARDS TIE-IN SALES... FAIR TRADE COMMISION, FIELD INVESTIGATION ON SM, JYP AND YG

Fair Trade Commission, targeting ‘photocards’ included in idol albums

“Buying dozens of albums until you get the photo you want”

Criticism of “‘speculative tactics’ taking advantage of ‘fans' heart’”

Unfair contracts and outsourcing... Entertainment companies successive investigations

The Fair Trade Commission has launched an on-site investigation on charges of “tie-in-sales” “idol photo cards” included in albums of large entertainment companies.

This is due to continued criticism that it is a speculative ploy that takes advantage of idol fans' "heart" by producing too many types of photocards.

According to the entertainment industry on the 2nd, the Fair Trade Commission conducted an on-site investigation on YG Entertainment on the same day. Starting with SM Entertainment on the 31st of last month, on the 1st of this month, we conducted an on-site investigation of JYP Entertainment.

This is in response to the recent increase in consumer complaints that large entertainment companies' photocards were getting out of hand.

Recently, nearly 50 types of photocards of the popular idol group NCT have been released and sold in randomized fashion, resulting in public opinion that it is 'getting severe'. Usually, the price of one album ranges from 15,000 to 40,000 won.

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Idol fans do so-called ‘album kkang’ (t/n: buying albums) until they get the desired member’s photocard, and earn money by reselling the photocards on Twitter or at the Carrot market. The market price of photocards varies greatly, but the rarer it is, the higher the value.

Among extreme fans, purchasing dozens or hundreds of albums in order to obtain the desired photocard is regarded as a ‘general rule'. 

Meanwhile, recent investigations by the Fair Trade Commission targeting entertainment companies are continuing. Previously, at the beginning of last month, large agencies such as Hybe, SM, and YG conducted on-site investigations to find out that there had been violations of the Subcontracting Act, such as verbal contracts, with outsourcing companies producing albums and goods.

One of the issues the Fair Trade Commission is looking into is whether there is an unfair contract between the affiliated entertainer and the agency.

source: https://v.daum.net/v/20230802191340600

original post: here

1. Finally ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Stop selling photocards already 

2. The album photocards aren't the biggest issue here but the 'unreleased' photocards. 

Do you think this is right?

NCT DREAM The 3rd Album ISTJ
엔시티드림 포토카드 리스트 【~7/15 08:00】
포카 템플릿 미공포 특전 pob template

+ SMini 커버 및 포카 프리뷰
+ 미공포 블러 약화된 프리뷰로 교체
(예사,무모샵,반디나,kms 제외)
+ 팝업스토어 템플릿

'4K 불러오기'로 화질 개선을 권합니다 pic.twitter.com/ydmrBTZmIn

— 𝘿𝙍𝙀𝘼𝙈 𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙚 (@DREAM_ync) July 14, 2023

NCT DREAM ISTJ album 

- Photocard template for the unreleased goods

+ SMini cover photocard review

+ Unreleased preview that are blurred

+ Pop-up store template

3. As long as they stop randomizing, they'll solve the issue

4. Finally!!!!!

5. I saw a comment saying that there was 50-60 photocards per member hul 

6. Do you  think other companies don't do this? Everyone is just as equally bad

Seventeen 10th Mini Album FML Dino Album & Benefits Template [INCOMPLETE]
セブチ ディノ 一覧
세븐틴 미니 10집 앨범 디노 포카 팬싸 특전 미공포 리스트#세븐틴 @pledis_17

🔗 https://t.co/JwxxhxvLAA pic.twitter.com/bl73xLifd5

— lia & ej || 🦴 || 🌈 || (@seungricecart) June 2, 2023

7. SM 

NCT Dream 24 types

NCT 127 20 types

EXO 19 types

aespa 11 types

NCT DoJaeJung 10 types

Hybe

Seventeen 

18 types

NewJeans 11 types

Le Sserafim 10 types

ENHYPEN 11 types

Fromis_9 15 types

TXT 9 types

BTS Jimin 3 types, Suga 3 types

JYP 

Twice 12 types

XDinary Heroes 8 types

Stray Kids 12 types

NMIXX 8 types

ITZY 20 types

Twice Jihyo 4 types

YG 
BlackPink Jisoo 5 types

Treasure 18 types

8. They need to regulate the unreleased photocards

9. The unreleased photocards are the most annoying thing ㅡㅡ

10. Can't people just not buy albums?

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