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Behind the Spotlight: Survey Reveals Income Inequality and Precarity Among Korean Entertainers

SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite public perception that entertainers live comfortably above the economic fray, a new government survey suggests that income inequality and career instability are pervasive among South Korea’s cultural workers — particularly those in broadcasting, popular music, and comics. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s 2024 Artist Survey, [...]

The Complicated Relationship between Entertainers and their ‘Sponsors’

SEOUL, Feb.19 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent news reports shed light on a case in which a girl group member known as ‘A’ (24), accused her boyfriend ‘C’ (25) of raping her, after her ‘sponsor’ ‘B’ (35) assaulted her boyfriend. After ‘B’ attacked ‘C’, causing serious injuries that would take four weeks to heal, girl group [...]