Kpop Idols Not In Debt. In 2019 Jung Da Eun who is a friend and roommate of the male idol during trainee days accused him of using an illegal substance and not paying his debt from the past. In fact some of your favourite idols were actually from all over the globe before they settled down in good old Korea.
There are many South Korean idols started who come from a humble background and have worked extremely hard to succeed in the music industry. Being born in Korea isnt a requirement to be a K-pop star though it helps. Im not just talking about the artists here even the CEOs of companies dont make jack shit for the most part with all their money tied up in loans and deals just to float their groups at all.
Theres a lot of glitz glamour and money in the K-pop world but according to former K-pop idol Prince Mak very few idols actually see much of that money in their own pockets.
K-pop Music Videos about Slavery Surprisingly the K-pop industry doesnt hide the fact that its slavery contracts exist. The hierarchy between the agency and the idol trainee compares. See the Kpop world has a concept called trainee debt that is not present in the Western industry. Lots of popular dramas and movies in Korea are based off of the struggles of an artist trying to survive in this cut-throat industry.