[theqoo] POST RAISING ISSUES ABOUT HOW PROBLEMATIC CELEBRITIES INCOME STRUCTURE IS

"When it comes to gagmen, I don't think there's anyone who earns this much, no matter how you look at it. Gagmen also need to create everything themselves. As for singers, it seems like they earn based on how successful they are, of course it's a lot. But when you look at the structure, I guess you could say there's nothing to really criticize.... 

Copyright fees are earned based on how good the song is, and honestly, compared to other countries, Korea gets a larger share of the earnings from the music industry. When I saw that hit songs don't bring in much copyright revenue, I thought it was unfair. Copyright fees are, in my opinion, truly money earned from one's own abilities, fairly. As for performance fees, I've never heard of concerts venues going bankrupt because they paid too much to the singers. If a concert isn't going to make a profit, they cancel it right away. In short, if the performance fee is high, it means the artist has the ability to attract a large audience, so it's a win-win situation. Ultimately, when the artist proves they can sell that many tickets and bring in revenue, their worth goes up. I don't see concert industries being ruined because of overpriced performance fees. The money earned from overseas tours isn't even counted as domestic revenue... and on top of that, idols who don't make it big don't even get paid.

Compared to that, actors still get all their money even if a drama flops. In Hollywood, they cover production costs with running guarantees, and they pay more when the movie is a hit, but there's nothing like that in Korea. These days, actors take 90% of the production cost, and the remaining 10% is used to make the drama. Chinese capital is flooding in, and it feels like everything is full of product placements... The idea that using star actors will guarantee success, that the rights will sell well, seems outdated now. Even with star actors, there have been many flopped projects, and with the trends of Netflix, Watcha, and the success of K-dramas, we don't see projects failing just because the actors are less famous. A well-made project can still sell its rights and succeed.

But when a drama fails, it’s the PD, writer, and staff who bear the backlash, while the actors seem to just take their money and disappear. Nowadays, even if a male actor is unknown, once they have one hit, their value doubles for the next project. The inflation of actors’ fees is getting worse, and as a result, the drama industry seems to be getting more bizarre. I mean, are Korean dramas really all diving into fantasy, using insane amounts of CGI that drive up production costs? And with Chinese capital and product placements everywhere, is it really necessary to go that far for so many big dramas?"

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1. For real, it's f*cking bizarre. They don't take any responsibility over dramas failing. I've even seen lead actors get paid so much that because of the high production fees, the staffs' salaries are cut down ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ F*ck is this right??

2. This is especially bad with lead who act like foot ㅋㅋㅋㅋ

3. For real, actors will get paid just as much whether the drama hits big or not. We need to change this structure

4. The acting industry is the real problem 

5. Actors should also get paid based on how successful their work becomes 

6. Actors will get paid and don't even need to consider any risks. Especially male actors

7. I honestly agree

8. We should give them salaries like the way Japan does it 

9. It makes no sense for them to get paid if the drama flops 

10. Meanwhile they complain that if the production staff don't have any money to pay them, they should just pick other actors ㅋㅋ

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