SM vows to create better working environment for artists

[ashiva.livejournal.com]

From left, Girls' Generation member Yuri, National Assembly member Cho Moon-hwan, Girls' Generation member Sooyoung and SM Entertainment President Kim Young-min pose during a proclamation ceremony vowing to protect artists' rights held at Cho's office at the parliament building in Seoul, South Korea on July 6, 2010.

Major South Korean talenthouse SM Entertainment (SM), pop group Girls' Generation and National Assemblyman Cho Moon-hwan have taken action to establish a better working environment for artists in the Korean entertainment industry.

The agency on Tuesday held a proclamation ceremony at Cho's office, where they announced that SM and Cho's team will join forces to protect the rights of artists and set up a mutually beneficial contract system across the industry.

The ceremony was attended by SM president Kim Young-min as well as Girls' Generation, the biggest name represented by the agency. Solo male singer Kang-ta participated in a press conference after the ceremony.

Cho, who sits on the National Policy Committee, has been looking into the conventional contract system between talent agencies and their artists since the annual government audit session held last October.

He had asked the Fair Trade Commission to carry out a thorough investigation into major entertainment agencies as well as smaller agencies, making sure the management contracts do not include any inappropriate content such as invasion of the artists' privacy.

Cho had continuously placed requests for an environment where a healthy contractual relationship could be formed between the artist and the agency.

During the months leading up to the proclamation ceremony, SM and Cho had discussed on several occasions how they can protect the rights of entertainers and create solutions that will benefit the industry on the whole.

SM, on its part, explained that it had drawn up contracts which reflected the reality of the entertainment business as well as the legal rights of entertainers, and had them signed with working artists and trainees at the agency.

The two parties have agreed to continue their discussions and cooperation in the matter.

"After putting in a lot of attention and hard work, the contract system in the entertainment industry is slowly seeing changes and moving towards a better environment," Cho was quoted as saying. "I hope that this proclamation ceremony will be an opportunity for more entertainers to recover their rights and create an environment where agencies and artists can trust each other."

"By establishing mutually beneficial contracts between artists and the agency, we will work harder in not only promoting the industry by expanding [the influence of] Hallyu (Korean Wave) but also creating added value for the country," said Kim Young-min, president of SM.

Founded in 1995 by former singer Lee Soo-man, SM quickly became one of the most influential talent agencies in Korea. Lee, who stepped down from SM's board of directors in February, has created and masterminded the successful careers of numerous K-pop artists including BoA, Fly To The Sky, H.O.T., SHINee, Super Junior and TVXQ.

SM also manages many songwriters, music producers, comedians and actors including Ara, Choi Jung-yoon and Lee Yeon-hee.







Source: asiae.co.kr - 1, 2, 3, 4

Comments

[juhli.livejournal.com]

that would be cool

[light-lee.livejournal.com]

/in b4 SM hate

[onemillionlove.livejournal.com]

Am still waiting for the day Kangta takes over 8D

But yeah, sure SME, sure... :)

[penipenpen.livejournal.com]

let's wait together. Kangta's gonna rule them all.

[loveisdesire.livejournal.com]

Better late than never I guess

[light-lee.livejournal.com]

I see you Kangta, looking fly as fuck ♥

[howla.livejournal.com]

lol <3

[citzera.livejournal.com]

.......well...
At least it can't get worse for the SM-artists? ~_~

[shiawaseiro.livejournal.com]

I think we should believe them. There's not much else we can do. :\

Yay SM!

[godchild1134.livejournal.com]

LOL, they better.

[nyankee.livejournal.com]

Let's hope this is more than just lip service, shall we?

[notochrasy.livejournal.com]

That still won't stop me from auditioning for SM (hopefully getting in) and then go vigilante on their ass to see if there's any fishy business going on and then become a whistle blower, hoping that I can seek refuse in the Australian embassy in... Korea... wherever that is.

Hm.
But cool man.
I really do hope there's a change for the better (:

[neumi.livejournal.com]

I totally support you in your spy mission. Let me know if you need invisible ink.

Oh.

[geekpants.livejournal.com]

Re: Oh.

[inudela.livejournal.com]

A+ gif usage.

[notochrasy.livejournal.com]

I ATE IT 8D

so...when will it start?

[crazyxcami.livejournal.com]

till one of their artist files another lawsuit?
till one of their artist goes to the hospital for exhaustion or overwork?
till one of their artist dies..?

better get their acts soon...

DBSK,SUJU,SNSD,SHINee,F(x)..etc.. FIGHTING!

Re: so...when will it start?

[cher-ex3.livejournal.com]

till one of their artist files another lawsuit?
till one of their artist goes to the hospital for exhaustion or overwork?
till one of their artist dies..?

hopefully none of the above.

[bernault.livejournal.com]

those last two pictures of sooyoung and yuri are so unflattering. and they look a bit different lol.

[gummylovesme.livejournal.com]

Yuri looks like a mom. And Sooyoung, the creepy, noisy neighbor. :))

[orenji13.livejournal.com]

Good... I am happy for the rest of SME artist. I love them all!!!
And hoping that 5 years from now, there will be no H.O.T 3.0 story

[walnuuut.livejournal.com]

Rofl if only they started much earlier

[ai-fantasy9.livejournal.com]

yes but it is better now than never, right?

[fruitnutberry.livejournal.com]

SEEING IS BELIEVING.

[sgcharbor.livejournal.com]

word.

[cookie-nut.livejournal.com]

I really hope this is true, but as fruitnutberry said, I'll believe it when I see it.

[fruitnutberry.livejournal.com]

hi5 bb. and you have 1/3 the same LJ name as me.

[classystar.livejournal.com]

lol!.. My 1st reaction was .. ORLY SM?? ORLY!!. haha

ok.. that's good.. hope you SM changed for the better..

I'm still bitter that a DBSK reunion won't happen anytime soon :/

[amazonstorm.livejournal.com]

I'm right there with you. I'm still bitter and mad and I wish DBSK would get back together.



Then on Friday, I had realized that there's a good chance they might be dead and I had a moment of silence as my heart broke.


I'm trying to keep the faith, but it's hard...

[candyapplegirls.livejournal.com]

I hope

[tewki.livejournal.com]

... Really? <__<

[bitchandbimbo.livejournal.com]

oooooooooonly after dbsk and geng sued you.
oooooo~

[ayamefan13.livejournal.com]

We'll see, SM. We'll see...

[itangeisha.livejournal.com]

At least dbsk's affair woke up some stuff.



Brian shouldn't have left SME and should have been CEO then.

[katzsong.livejournal.com]

Hmm....Wait to see real action/implementation by SME. Words are cheap.