does Sm still use slavery contracts???? (1 Viewer)

[Hajima]

it's very rare to see someone leave the company unless lawsuit???? unlike JYP or YG... i feel like they write that they can't leave until certain point...

 

[Ahsoka]

They have exclusive contracts that end after a certain amount of years, like the majority of kpop groups do....I dont think that counts as a slave contract

 

[VillageIdiot]

I think Shinee was the only SM group in the last 10+ years that didn't have a member leaving, suing or constantly calling out management

 

[Hajima]

They have exclusive contracts that end after a certain amount of years, like the majority of kpop groups do....I dont think that counts as a slave contract

I think Shinee was the only SM group in the last 10+ years that didn't have a member leaving, suing or constantly calling out management

but maybe their contracts are longer? and they have more terms? why do they get sued by some group member all the time?

 

[Ahsoka]

but maybe their contracts are longer? and they have more terms? why do they get sued by some group member?

They cant legally last longer than 7 years with the exception of groups that promote in multiple countries so no. They have had a variety of lawsuits in the past for various reasons, but not recently with RV and NCT. 10+years is astoundingly long for a group to last with all the members, the vast majority of groups that age have had one, if not many, lineup changes. Few groups even reach that point to be honest, and from the top of my head I can only think of one other group thats 10+ years and has the original lineup, definitely no YG or JYP group has achieved such a task.
I dont think SM is a great company by any means but for this specific line of reasoning I dont agree.

 

[VillageIdiot]

but maybe their contracts are longer? and they have more terms? why do they get sued by some group member all the time?

The contracts have been 7 years+ 3 year renewals since the TVXQ debacle
Why people, particularly Chinese members ,keep suing to leaving is another story.

 

[VillageIdiot]

I can only think of one other group thats 10+ years and has the original lineup

What group is that?

 

[Ahsoka]

What group is that?

Shinhwa

 

[lotus]

No, I think EXO were the last ones to get the slave contract. They have 10 years.