This is one of the reasons why I inwardly flinch when fans bash SM as if they're the only company that mistreat their idols. Korean companies have been doing this for at least a decade. I remember hearing talks about it when I was barely into kpop which was around 2005/6. My blog alerts was massively spammed when Jessica/Kris left but not a peep about this. Or how Nicole was basically forced out of Kara. I've seen the 9 Muses documentary which made Sera so lovable to me (and the cutest youtube cover channel ever) and knew their company was ty. This takes the cake on even what CCM do. No, I'm not talking about T-Ara. CCM basically wrecked Nam Gyuri's career and tried blackballed her from the industry (which they can do since they own a major broadcasting station.) A member of Z:Ea posted how he was going to reveal the dirt in the industry and was suddenly pulled from all social media and put on a hiatus. You should be outraged when only your favorite is being mistreated and turn a blind eye to the rest.
I just read it and if you are a MINE or ZE:A´S or Jewelry fan, than you know how badly all the idols in this company get treated.
It´s beyond disgusting..
Just a few examples:
What Sera said on their documentary
For the CEO (and probably the rest of the staff) they are just dolls, that have to be perfect, beautiful in every way and if they don´t make enough money they get just kicked out or recycled.
The CEO slapping Sera openly on camera
In the documentary, you can see that she flinches and closes her eyes already when he only raises his hand which means that the idols there get hit on a regular basis and just have to cope with it.
Inhuman.
Complete starving, especially for the female idols
Before their debut, 9Muses & Jewelry members had to go on the worst diets ever: eating completely nothing! Yewon talked about this on a show before, saying that at that time even grass seemed delicious to her because she was so hungry.
ual harassment
The staff and CEO just touch ALL of the idols wherever and how much they want taking dance practice or cloth fitting as an excuse…Imagine having to stand in a room practically just in your underwear and old man/women stare, point at you and touch you…I don´t even wanna think about that.
Selling their idols for money
And not the normal way because all companies do that. I mean stuff like what happened to Taeheon. Of course it is not confirmed, but I think that their CEO sold Taeheon for money to fight against that other fighter so that guy´s retiring match makes him look even more glorious, winning against an idol! Why I think that?
1) First I did not know or heard any of the ZE:A members are in to MMA. Never heard him participated in any amateur fight, much more a professional fight or did he?
2) Although his opponent was retiring, this was his job & he is well experienced in MMA fights. He is well trained…how about Tae Heon?
3) Why would he go fighting around the same time as their comeback? Their concert? Doesn´t make any sense, right?
Breaking their minds and driving them into depression
Have you ever heard of the method they use in circuses for elephants? They chain them when they are young and scare them so much that, even when they grow up and are big and strong, they don´t attempt to run away or break their chains even though they easily could now.
Same method that SE uses.
In the documentary it´s revealed that ALL 9Muses members have an unhealthy amount of stress and exhaustion buried in their bodies. So much, that even the doctor was surprised and scared for them. Leehoo of ZE:A even attempted suicide and we don´t know how many more of Jewelry, ZE:A, 9Muses or VOS did…Mental illnesses are sometimes even worse then physical injuries!
Those are only a few of the things they do to them and I hate the CEO and company for that. But what could we fans do until now? Nothing.
But now is finally our chance!
Leehoo is brave enough to do something against this corrupted system and we, the fans, every person that likes K-Pop, heck, every normal thinking person on this planet should support him!!!
#WeSupportLeehoo
Well, atleast that is what I will do. Will you?
(Sorry for the long post..I got carried away because this topic is really important to me; not only as a MINE, but also as a human being!)
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