How Much Do Kpop Idols Get Paid. Many fans think that the life of a Kpop idol is fabulous but its really not. In a video titled BTS on how much money a Kpop idol makes former K-pop idol Henry Prince Mak from JJCC reveals how much he made.
On the one hand you hear about idols incurring massive debt during their training period so I would assume that the majority of their paychecks would go toward paying off that debt. Prince Mak says that an average rookie K-pop idol group earns about USD4000 per show more if overseas which is then broken down to a 9010 split between the company and the artist. Most of them will be under slave contracts and have immense public image pressure.
If i were told to choose to be in one of these i would choose SM coz al.
On the one hand you hear about idols incurring massive debt during their training period so I would assume that the majority of their paychecks would go toward paying off that debt. One KPOP idol even mentioned the amount shes getting monthly and that is a mere 500 dollars a month worth of allowance. Theres no wonder why many of these Kpop idols are ticking time bombs. His entertainment company kept 80 of the groups earnings while the idols received 20 which is then divided by the seven members.