Ericka Simone#KPop is the Temu/Shein/Fast Fashion of the modern #musicindustry.
lolz, but also, I’m very fkin serious.
Apparently, a lot of you are not familiar with the violent #music contracts most Kpop artists are forced to sign to participate. Most will never receive royalties. They are paid “on salary.” Out of that salary goes healthcare and other “costs.” If they are fired or quit, that is the end of their “salary,” if not career.
In addition. Most, if not all, will never own their work or their masters in any way. This is mandatory contract paperwork in KPop currently.
Also, I know humans like to be delusional, but unfortunately, if I have to live in reality, so do you.
There is a staggering amount of suicides coming out of the KPop management camps. It is one of the worst hidden secrets of #KPop #music currently. The things that they are doing to people’s mental health in some of those “KPop training camps” is blatant abuse, and it’s taking its toll.
And most of all, the violent racism. Please stop.
Do not play that shit around me or justify it in any way.
caitp@ErickaSimone I don't disagree, but is this not also true of major pop industries everywhere? Like there are exceptions to the rule, but there have always been predatory contracts and abusive managers and scouts, no?
@caitp not at this level, ever. If anything, a lot of the old standard contracts of ownership and the weird creepy abusive stuff was starting to die off.
Also, let’s not use abusive practices in other genres or industries to justify or “what if/whatabout” people who are calling attention to MORE abuse in the slop section of the music industry. It’s so disrespectful. Yes I know shit is fucked across the board. That’s why I have a career in music. To keep the fuckshit from happening.
@ErickaSimone no no don't get me wrong, it's absolutely crazy, I am not a fan. no whataboutism intended ;-;
@caitp understood. And I understand what you’re saying. The whole music industry is garbage if you don’t have an understanding of what’s going on. This is different.
Blatant suicides in “Kpop camps.” Signing off ALLLL your rights to your music, voice and image for the REST OF YOUR LIFE just to make $25K a year and be in a shitty band cosplaying 90s soul and pop (while harboring blatant antiblackness). Possibly a bit of fame. Nah. It’s grimy out here but it’s never been THIS dirty.
@ErickaSimone I hear you.. and yeah I hadn't realized it was that bad, thanks for shining a light on it
GhostOnTheHalfShellIt’s so weird too because the way South Korea’s works is the government targets specific sectors. This is why you see South Korean companies getting into cars and television screens and that kind of thing.
The same thing happened with cultural sectors. K-pop is the offspring of the government policy.
If the Korean public turns against this, the plug will be pulled.
@GhostOnTheHalfShell @caitp they wont. Sadly.
AccordionBruce@ErickaSimone @GhostOnTheHalfShell @caitp
You see KPop fans occasionally seem to do stuff online as a group with some power
In theory if fans existed and organized to support the artists, they might be able to influence their treatment
I don’t know how likely people are to take up a solidarity battle for pop stars against The Government
That sounds like a cool story though. I’d like to see it happen