Song Hye Gyo, Hyun Bin, and Others Give Up Receiving Outstanding Pay to Help Production Company

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Song Hye Gyo and Hyun Bin have given up their outstanding pay from the 2008 KBS drama “The World That They Live In” in order to help out the production company in their financial troubles.

On February 14, several broadcast officials revealed that Song Hye Gyo, Hyun Bin, Yoon Yeo Jung, Bae Jong Ok, Um Ki Joon, and others have given up receiving outstanding pay from YEG and agreed to the company’s recovery process. Thanks to this, the Seoul Central District Court has approved YEG’s recovery plan.

One official said, “At the time that ‘The World That They Live In’ was airing, the production company had taken a hit in revenue due to a slump in viewer ratings. Because of that, the cast and crew were unable to receive all of their allotted pay. While the company tried to resolve almost 700,000,000 won ($660,000) of their outstanding balance owed to the drama’s cast and crew up until last year, they had difficulties coming up with the money, and ended up focusing on the recovery process."

In the midst of all this, it was revealed that Song Hye Gyo is particularly close with the YEG president Ahn Jae Hyung, who had been the president of the actress’s previous agency Yeonyoung Entertainment. Ahn Jae Hyung was at the head of the old agency from 1990 to 2007, and helped bring up the best-of-the-best such as Bae Yong Joon, Song Seung Hun, Choi Ji Woo, and Song Hye Gyo.

An official stated, “That Song Hye Gyo and Hyun Bin really helped with the recovery was in a large part due to her thankfulness for and trust in president Ahn Jae Hyung. Song Hye Gyo is also hoping for Ahn Jae Hyung to put everything behind him soon and start making great dramas once again.”

“The World That They Live In” was highly praised for its realistic portrayal of the love between the two main characters (Song Hye Gyo and Hyun Bin) and the background of the broadcasting company. However, because of low viewer ratings, the drama fell into trouble financially. On February 13, the Korean Entertainment Management Association revealed that YEG had not paid a total of 679,270,000 won ($639,000) to the drama cast and crew, causing a stir.


source: soompi, naver

Comments

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

Seems like a temporary quick-fix to me. If the company is in real financial trouble, I'm not sure sacrificing pay will give the company much of anything else but a short breath of air.

[chloe1910.livejournal.com]

That's really nice of SGH, HB and the other to help the production company. *salutes*

[coteo.livejournal.com]

that's pretty admirable.

(I was actually planning on starting this drama not too long ago, since I've heard nothing but praise for it)

[anthonymarie.livejournal.com]

please start!!!! it's an amazing drama, super realistic too...probably explains why the ratings were low :(

[coteo.livejournal.com]

the realism is more of an incentive to start watching, actually! ^^

[ohlookshiny.livejournal.com]

you should, it's an excellent drama!!

[pladpuss.livejournal.com]

They probably were like oh fuck it let's be nice since the situation hasn't changed since frickin 2008!!! (it's actually a common problem where entertainers/actors/singers are not paid immediately or at all Yoo Jae Suk has talked about it before)

[fireandbread.livejournal.com]

Ooh do you have the link to what YJS was talking about? I'd love to read it. :D

I heard he had problems with payment so he left with Kang Ho Dong a long time ago.

[anconeous.livejournal.com]

It's ridiculous how it's been more than 5 years and the cast and crew haven't been paid. WTF?! Drama-land never ceases to intrigue me.

[fireandbread.livejournal.com]

This non payment stuff is a Korean thing right?

Well obviously I know it happens elsewhere but my point is I've never heard of this happening with American dramas? Isn't it the broadcasting/production company's or whatever responsibility to make sure that people get paid, even if the drama flunks?

I guess since there are no unions in Korea... hmm