How Long Are Kpop Idol Contracts. This is why theres a known 7 year curse in Kpop. The slave contracts are already banned by the South Korean government so now the contracts are 7 years at most.
The slave contracts are already banned by the South Korean government so now the contracts are 7 years at most. 7 years is pretty standard for contract time now and groups even top groups have fallen victim to it with members wanting to pursue different things and go their separate ways. K-pop contract terms in the old days were typically approximately 7-15 years so they were given the name slave contracts Some artists though began filing litigation because of how unfair.
The former TVXQ members Kim Junsu Park Yoochun and Kim Jaejoong had been in a legal battle with SM for about 3 years while Hangeng of Super.
There is also a myth circulating within the Kpop industry saying that idol groups would only last no longer than five to seven years without undergoing a member-change or worse disbandment. The slave contracts are already banned by the South Korean government so now the contracts are 7 years at most. 7 years is pretty standard for contract time now and groups even top groups have fallen victim to it with members wanting to pursue different things and go their separate ways. Aspiring K-pop idols known as trainees sign contracts with management agencies when the trainee is as young as 12 or 13 years old.