omonatheydid | Song Yoon Ah talks about dirty old “sponsors” (Reply)

The fact that Song Yoon Ah decided to talk about her brief encounter with the disgusting underbelly of Kpop can mean either one of two things: 1. Song Yoon Ah, an a-list actress in the Korean entertainment industry, felt personally obligated after the heart breaking death of a colleague to forewarn young actresses about the hellish consequences of becoming prey to powerful men, or 2. the Korean entertainment industry, with increasing public pressure, has finally decided to own up to what they have been too cowardly to admit and finally talk in the open about their dirty secrets. While I do not in any way doubt Song Yoon Ah’s integrity and courage to speak out about this issue, for the sake of the vulnerable, weak, and powerless young women, it is my humble hope that the latter is true.

On yesterday’s episode of “Park Joong Hoon’s show”, when asked to comment on the tragic death of a colleague, Song Yoon Ah decidedly bypassed the typical hodgepodge of inconsequential answers and chose to share about her personal experience as a young actress just starting out in the business. The actress started off by saying, “the business of being an actress is in no way easy. There are those “calls” that come in the middle of the night, asking you to come out and meet different power players of big corporations. I, too, have received such calls. Fortunately for me, I was able to decline the offer to meet up with that person and immediately cut off any possible future contact. I do not know what possessed me at the time to be able to say “no”. It may have just been naive confidence, but I believed whole heartedly that I would be able to succeed as an actress and make a name for myself on my own. Young actresses, when promised a fast track road to success and fame, can easily fall into the traps set up by powerful people with evil intentions. They should never ever give in to the temptations. The kind of life these people are offering should never be pursued.”

Naive young people with dreams of fame that are pursued at any cost, wicked ceo’s who dangle their power to prey on the vulnerable, an entertainment industry that cowardly condones such secret dealings, a media too caught up in the circus of sensationalism to defend the weak and expose the crooks, and a law enforcement system too corrupt to protect the victims. Everyone is so entwined in a perfectly depraved “harmony” that no wonder it has taken decades for the public to finally be exposed to barely enough to be outraged or in the least interested. What happens when the talks and discussions about this die down? What will be left then? A couple pd’s exposed and that’s it? Let us all hope that the conversation, with the help of courageous actresses like Song Yoon Ah, does not die down and that the justice process for victims like Jang Ja Yeon has only just begun.

Source: Seoulbeats