FT ISLAND'S SEUNGHYUN REVEALS WHY HE TURNED DOWN SM'S OFFER

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

In what appeared to be a thinly veiled reference to SM Entertainment”s alleged requirement for their artists to get plastic surgery, F.T. Island guitarist and singer Song Seunghyun said he passed on a recording contract with the K-pop label when he was starting out, for fear of losing control over his body.

(The MC brought up that they heard he got cast by SM Entertainment at some point of time)

“It was back in middle school,” Seunghyun said on Tuesday”s episode on the South Korean television program “Beatles Code 3D.”

“I got lost at the fireworks festival when two women approached me, suddenly took a picture, gave me their card, and asked me to audition [for SM Entertainment]. The first person I saw when I went there was [Super Junior singer] Leeteuk. The very next day, Super Junior debuted.”

“But in the end, it didn”t work out,” he added.

“What scared me was the contract, which contained wording that suggested things such as giving up rights to my body.”

“Beatles Code” host and Super Junior singer Shindong couldn”t resist having a little bit of fun.

“What do you make of our company?” he jokingly asked the crowd. “Do we all give up the rights to our bodies?”

credit: ohkpop

Comments

[pepper.livejournal.com]

Well, that explains why SM artists tend to be the prettiest of the bunch. Gross tbh.

[honeebs.livejournal.com]

Good for him. I don't know how anyone could have or does sign with SM. That contract is insane for anyone hopeful esp the super talented.

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

bc it's practically guaranteed success?

all ent companies are just as shady as sm, i don't see how signing with another company instead of them would be any better tbh :/

[burnbook31.livejournal.com]

Plastic surgery is a major requirement in SM? Like its pretty much written in the contracts?

[e-bone (from livejournal.com)]

I heard similar things about other major management companies as well.

[juhli.livejournal.com]

The way it's worded sounds really scary to me...

[waves-of-light.livejournal.com]

It's hella creepy

[e-bone (from livejournal.com)]

“What scared me was the contract, which contained wording that suggested things such as giving up rights to my body.”

It's great he was smart enough to sense/interpret and make up his own mind. Spill that tea bb.

ETA: Ppl out here actually saying he made the wrong decision b/c he turned down his chance for an awesome nose job? At the expense of his autonomy?? Really???

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

Seunghyun is damn good looking even without PS

[layna.livejournal.com]

Sounds pretty credible. That could include things like forced diets and medical treatments too. Good for him for not getting stars in his eyes and actually reading the fine print.

[footballfina.livejournal.com]

I saw a better translation somewhere else - SM (and most companies) have rights to the idols' name / image (this is why you see so many lawsuits against plastic surgery clinics or cosmetic companies who use the idols' image without permission)

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

that's actually what Shindong says in his attempt to cover up
the type of contract that Seunghyun referred to was the one from 2005 when it most probably had all those unreasonable terms

[chikage-chan.livejournal.com]

You made the right choice, Seunghyun bb

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

Chanyeol's nosejob looks so natural though. Whatever the guys may have had done (or not) on them enhanced their looks anyway. Nothing too drastic. They still look pretty much like their old selves, at least.

[coteo.livejournal.com]

yikes.

sme being shady as usual, nothing new there. but fuck that sounds creepy as hell.

[stoppedclock321.livejournal.com]

Wow, okay, is there some PS masterlist anywhere? Every time I open a post like this I see people talking about more stuff (like nose jobs or fat grafts) that I had no idea about before #_#

[coldhives.livejournal.com]

This is a pretty informative blog:
kpsurgery.co (http://kpsurgery.co/)

They make idol group/celebrity masterlists too.

QUESTION: if you guys have the chance to get plastic surgery, what would you get fixed and why?

[burnbook31.livejournal.com]

In my case, i would get a nose job preferrably my nose bridge since its lower and i cant wear my eyeglasses properly bc its gets lopsided.
I would also have my cheeks reduced? I always get teased with my cheeks and people calling me bloatfish bc my cheeks apparently looks bloated (according to ppl who are really evil. It gets me really sad bc i used to like my cheeks)
I have lopsided lips, when my lips are at rest it looks like im smirking or something ;A;
Is there a plastic surgery where i can fix my body's behavior bc im gaining and losing weight drastically and it scares me. ;A;

Re: QUESTION: if you guys have the chance to get plastic surgery, what would you get fixed and why?

[torontok.livejournal.com]

I'd probably get my nose done too. I had a realignment done at 15 but the doctor wouldnt allow rhinoplasty because I was too young (and my parents were NHF it either).
My face is really round so I wouldnt mind getting it shaved down but no way in hell, its too risky.
And as someone who also has fat cheeks, fuck those who tell you look bloated. Embrace them <3

[marsinblue.livejournal.com]

Good call I guess.
If I were a middle schooler entering a contract implying in vague terms giving up my image to a 3rd party I would be scared as well.

[asnindie.livejournal.com]

At this point I feel like they've all done something, it's kind of messed up but what can you do, the industry is just so critical and awful, even the ones that stand up to the critique buckle eventually. It's sad.

[kaninasan.livejournal.com]

“What scared me was the contract, which contained wording that suggested things such as giving up rights to my body.”

[kwangsoo.livejournal.com]

sounds like some human centipede shit tbh

EDIT: this ^^ was a joke. don't kill me SM stans.

[batterydead.livejournal.com]

claps

[sadistic-dance.livejournal.com]

Makes a shocking amount of sense.

[kinagyo.livejournal.com]

Seunghyun baby, I knew I stan you for a reason ^^

[twinkystar16.livejournal.com]

he's actually really sensible even though he always jokes around

[gray-fairy.livejournal.com]

This sounds so freaking creepy :/

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

lol rme....

[suxaholic.livejournal.com]

I have heard really sick things from people who works in the entertainment industry such drug abuse physical abuse, bullying, molestation, threats, unlawful imprisonment, 24 hour surveillance etc

I wish SM would change their ways because they are the one's who originally did set the idol industry standard and they still do set it.

[ababobaby.livejournal.com]

my friend herself is a trainee and had moments in which if left alone w/ some random dude in their company... well yeah, if others won't come on time, some things might just happen

[dc222.livejournal.com]

Well this is definitely not surprising.

[eijem-sawada.livejournal.com]

sounds scaryyyyy...

[prissma5050.livejournal.com]

Songsari i love you<3

[21banged.livejournal.com]

Good on him, I'm glad he found success elsewhere