Reporters uncover the dark reality behind celebrity auditions

[shikonira.livejournal.com]

The alarming hidden truth behind celebrity auditions was revealed through the February 18th episode of KBS’s “VJ Special Forces.”

Reporters of the show went under cover in discovering what actually happened behind the scenes in auditions and what trainee hopefuls were forced to endure, especially since many more teens now are choosing celebrity career paths than ever before.

One trainee was found stating, “Even I knew that I wasn’t able to show off my full potential during my condition, but they gave me a positive review. But after I passed the audition, they demanded that I pay $2,700 USD.”

The trainee was also asked to call the director of her agency without alerting him that he was being recorded. When asked about the contract fee she was forced to pay, he replied, “There are no agencies these days that support you financially 100%. Since we do support you 100%, don’t leave us. Even if you say that we forced you to provide sexual favors, you really have nothing to say in the end.”



Upon hearing his shocking statement, reporters visited the agency themselves while hiding their cameras. They found that the agency, on the outside, looked no different from any other agencies, and when asked to name the celebrities they housed, they had no trouble listing the names.

Reporters were able to contract with the agency on the spot, but under the condition of paying $4,000 USD. The contract had a clear clause that prohibited the trainee from making refund requests.

Another trainee hoping to become an actress later gave her own account, revealing, “The agency said they were looking for a small role and wanted to meet me in person. They instead dragged me to their home and force fed me various drinks, claiming that they needed to check my limit. After a while, they taped my mouth shut so that I couldn’t scream, and further claimed that in order to become a celebrity, I needed to have sex with him.”

What was even more shocking for viewers was that this all happened before she entered her third year of junior high school.



Source + Photos: allkpop, Newsen via Daum

Comments

[nzpnkrckrgrl.livejournal.com]

OMG, I read this earlier on AKP.

This company needs to shut down!

[sylviya.livejournal.com]

Yeah, this. They can stop eyeing idols' barely-there stomach fat and go use their crazy hawk eyes for something more helpful.

[inudela.livejournal.com]

what's worse is that I'm not even surprised. just extremely disgusted.

[tayanika.livejournal.com]

mte. we already know this stuff, but the fact that they did undercover to show and prove it just made it more real to me. :/

[dorkiilove.livejournal.com]

the interior of the lobby doesn't look like any of the big 3

hopefully netizens will find out which company this is
and ceo is fucking digusting, raping or forcing a middle schooler to have sex with him?
get the fuck out and in to jail

[crystalheng.livejournal.com]

and ceo is fucking disgusting, raping or forcing someone to have sex with him?

There you go.

[freed-misery.livejournal.com]

That's just wrong.

As for anything being done about it...

[melany2110.livejournal.com]

Netizens do what your best at and find out which company it is (propably not one of the big ones!)

this is just really disgusting !

[mayuyu.livejournal.com]

It is sad that in order for someone to fulfil their dream they need to go through such horrible situations and conditions

[erbalurbal.livejournal.com]

whatttttt? so she was around 12?

[dellusions.livejournal.com]

3rd year of middle school would be around 15 i think... still disgusting though

6/7 -12 primary
12-15 middle
16-18/19 high

[x3sarang.livejournal.com]

This is disgusting and extremely frustrating. While the smaller companies may be uncovered and have to justly pay for their crimes, the larger companies with massive influence have a hold on the entire media system so the reporters or police who dare to expose them probably won't be able to get their piece across. They'll get away with it. Urgh.

[porandojin.livejournal.com]

sad but true

[suzukisan.livejournal.com]

Even though it's terrible and disgusting, well, welcome to the entertaiment world.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

honestly I think a lot of idols went thru this... sad..

Just thinking about it makes me uneasy. Am I pushind this all thing forward by being a fan of kpop? Enjoying their smiles and all and not seeing the fu** up hardship that there's behind?

[light-lee.livejournal.com]

holy fuck D:

i give it a week before NCSI at least has a narrow list of possible companies :/

[peachinlabel.livejournal.com]

Disgusted by this. But the reporters did an awesome job, by cracking this nasty agency. NAME. WE NEED THE NAME OF THIS SCREWED UP AGENCY

[stormsandsins.livejournal.com]

YES.

[askbask.livejournal.com]

So they reported it to the police afterwards, right?

Anyway, this is probably a smaller company.

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

Dear reporters,

Do your job and start giving names of the agencies, directors and bloody scumbags who are behind this. It will always happen but if no one is willing to give names there's no point.

Then again, I'm still waiting for the list of names that the girl from Boys Befre Flowers left before commiting suicide. SMH.

People doing this to others, how can you watch yourselves in a mirror. How can you live with yourselves? It's beyond my understanding. Don't do to others what you wouldn't like people do to you. That's so easy. /rage.

[nijigirl-us.livejournal.com]

What was that list about?

[hibohabu.livejournal.com]

My lunch is coming back up. I hope the reporters don't get into trouble.

[bumie.livejournal.com]

:( , this is sad and I'm not even surprised.

[umbrella-smile.livejournal.com]

It's mostly the smaller companies that do this shit because they know no one pays enough attention to them to get caught. Even if it is found out which company it is, the chances of something being done(or even being revealed) are pretty slim :(

[lopezfitzgerald.livejournal.com]

gorgeous icon!!

[cookiedealer.livejournal.com]

The fact that noone is suprised is worrying. I mean if everyone knows then why is nothing happening to make the situation better?

[malyo.livejournal.com]

GIVE US SOME NAMES, FFS.

[mystisblom.livejournal.com]

That is just disgusting!

[wox666.livejournal.com]

this is not something new
is normal
I do not know why people are surprised
it news

[lydzi.livejournal.com]

That fact that you find this normal because we already know it, is just beyond my understanding rn.

[ahmtal.livejournal.com]

D: oh god... i'm reaally happy that it's being disclosed though. hopefully, things will start to change.

[wox666.livejournal.com]

haha things will not change anytime soon
but it is nice to dream of change .. hahahaaa

[kiku-cha8-8.livejournal.com]

headhunting netizens, you know what to do.

i hope those two trainees get some help and emotional support. ;~;

[hannahsmeep.livejournal.com]

wish people had a working conscience. Am waiting for Korea to do something about this bullshit.