The latest news comes from one of the members of the famous girl group fromis_9, namely Park Ji-won or better known by her stage name Ji-won. Adapted from Allkpop on Saturday May 18, 2024, all members of the girl group fromis_9 are interacting with their fans via Weverse Live on Friday May 17, 2024.
During the ongoing broadcast, the members talked about their wishes for 2024. Then, one of their members, Park Ji-won, surprised the public with his words. At that time, Ji-won expressed one of her wishes, namely to receive her first salary this year. “For me, to receive my first salary at the end of this year,” said Park Ji-won.
Responding to Ji-won's statement, the other group members reacted in surprise and silence after hearing this statement. This then confused their fans and sparked public controversy. Many netizens and fans fromis_9 expressed confusion and disbelief after hearing Park Ji-won's statement about wanting to get her first salary.
Apart from confusion, many of them are wondering whether Park Ji-won's words refer to her 'first salary this year'. This is because they find it hard to believe that fromis_9, who debuted in 2018, has not been paid once in their 6 years of promotion.
Because Ji-won's statement was made without much context or explanation, netizens also gave their opinions and criticism to the agency as follows. “There's no way they've never been paid since their debut. Their contract is also different from most idol groups who start with debt from their trainee contracts, as they were selected from survival shows.
They even 'renewed' their contract in 2021 with a label switch, so there must be some conditions we don't know about," wrote one fan. “Which means he hasn't been paid this year, or they haven't been paid since they re-signed their contract with Pledis.
Based on what we know about how K-Pop idols work and their salaries, it's impossible that they never get paid," added another fan. "Pledis is usually good at paying out shares to their idols as soon as promotions end. He's definitely talking about that this year," wrote one fan.
"They have appeared at many concerts and festivals. Unless there is something wrong with their contract, they should be paid," said one fan "If this is true, then this is a serious problem. Companies must do more to ensure they make a profit," said one fan and many more.
Meanwhile, as additional information, the girl group fromis_9 itself debuted in January 2018 after being selected as the winner of the Mnet idol survival program, ' Idol School'. After winning the event, in August 2021, fromis_9 signed a new contract when their management was transferred from Off The Record Entertainment to Pledis Entertainment.
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