Average annual earnings of singers rise by 72% in 3 years

[rowling-wolfe22.livejournal.com]

As of 2013, the average yearly earnings of Korean celebrities was approximately $37,180. This number is even higher for K-Pop artists, and has significantly increased over the last 3 years.

For K-Pop singers specifically, the average annual earnings was approximately $46,740. Compared to 3 years ago when a singer’s average annual salary was $26,970, this is an increase of 72.2%.

An official from a large entertainment company revealed, “Ever since a few years ago, work has increased tremendously as K-Pop has started to expand across all of Asia, most importantly China and Japan. This caused the increase in possible earnings for singers.”

He continued on to say, “Few select actors earn large sums of money with one or two advertisement contracts but over all, singers have more opportunity for work through concerts and tours.” Actors on average had an annual earning of $37,180.


Source: Yeonhab News
Via: Koreaboo

Comments

[4minutesluts.livejournal.com]

why are they reporting the mean instead of the median for something that is obviously going to have significant outliers

interesting though

[jeliza]

Yeah, that seems... less useful. And at what point is a professional singer considered for these statistics, and are, say, groups like No Brain and NELL included? Just Big 3/top 5 companies?

[windygables.livejournal.com]

So......are we talking about singers that actually get paid ?

[xxhna.livejournal.com]

46k??? Wow. Truthfully I thought they'd make at least 100k. What artists would be making the median?

[scheisse.livejournal.com]

so like, an average kpop idol makes that much or kpop idols in general? that is a very low amount for any group that tours and sells records...

[bishieaddict.livejournal.com]

So they make slightly less than average of my math/conversion rate is correct: http://www.salaryexplorer.com/salary-survey.php?loc=114&loctype=1 but they have a lot of overhead costs. Still that's a lot of hours...

[alleybetwixt.livejournal.com]

72% is pretty dramatic over such a short period of time. Like... sure, maybe it's just because of more overseas activities, but it seems more extreme than that. Especially if it's literally what the singers are getting paid, not what their company is making off them.

Makes me wonder if it has anything to do with contract standards changing due to certain people...

(http://imgur.com/thBUVTz)

... just sayin'.

[angela-derp-otp.livejournal.com]

That's low, but companies and agencies be banking as usual.

[fifi-moon.livejournal.com]

For how much they put in, its a pretty shitty return.

If the industry worked in the same way in across Asia as it does in America, Europe and AU the artists would be making $$ instead of labels.

Imagine if idols got 100% of their merchandising, a HUGE chunk of their touring profit and a large percentage of where their likeness was being used.

I think challenges being made by those who we will get reemed for mentioning in this thread and companies like YG giving their artists their publishing royalties makes a difference. It's been good to see people beginning to challenge the K entertainment industry; Kris, Luhan, Jessica, B.A.P and Han Ye-Seul for the unrealistic expectations it places on artists/entertainers to fulfil incredibly challenging schedules.