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About SM Entertainment

You know the sad truth? SM has power. They can make a nobody into a somebody. Just look at DBSK, SNSD, BoA, Super Junior. But behind the fame, it is ugly.

I came across this article written by w-kpop about SM:

Okay - here's how the whole story goes...

Lee Soo Man is the head producer - he's basically in charge of everything that goes on in SM... (SM used to stand for Soo Man but it's something else now..I forget...Star something...) He's like..completely horrible!

There's a saying in Korea that states: "If you don't make it with SM then you can't make it anywhere." It's actually half true. The reason Shinhwa broke away from SM is that they couldn't stand not being able to participate in recording their album (like writing songs, being more active in the whole process, not being controlled), and the only reason why they're still doing fine is that their fanbase is HUGE and the fans are VERY supportive of their split from SM. Shinhwa was fed up with their songs being controlled, and fed up with being hit and bullied by SM managers. -__-;;

As for HOT not getting back together, it's really crappy. Moon HeeJun from HOT went solo, as you may know, and after his first album, they withdrew funding from him and decided to focus on the "hotter, newer stars" like DBSK and BoA. Basically, he was left on the back burner and left to fend for himself. He released his later albums from money in his own pocket and donations from loyal fans. Awww...

Basically, when you get old/get less popular in SM, they just leave you to rot. They'll discard you like an old sock.

SM controls your life - when you sign on, you're basically signing away your soul. When DBSK was first formed, Soo Man gave the order to put the boys on a water diet (they basically starved the boys to the extreme) to make their faces slimmer so that they look better in pictures. They often try to get artists to get plastic surgery in order to boost their appearances. No joke. SM goes for looks first, then talent. (They got lucky with DBSK - looks AND talent.)

Rumor has it (and I'm pretty sure it's been confirmed, at least, according to my sources...) that SM hits/beats their artists whenever they make a mistake, and often they are driven to sickness by exhaustion and fatigue. Remember when Micky/Yoochun was in the hospital with apendicitis? Yah..there you go...

The probably only exception to the abuse is BoA, SM's favored artist, of whom I've heard indirectly from her coordinators that she's really stuck-up and and really bossy. Hence, I do not like her (I never did.) - sorry BoA fans! (By all means keep liking her if you do!)

When the whole scare that DBSK was going to be rotated came around (meaning winter-spring time this year), did you see the members cry at the perf.s and such? Well, I believe they were screamed at, then hit around, and they were banned from going to any press conferences. They were split up (put into different rooms and such) and they weren't allowed to discuss anything regarding it. I believe if they were going to rotate, they had announced that Jaejoong and Yoochun would be the first to leave because they "cause so much trouble".

If the fans did not stage the boycott of SM goods, I believe they really would have rotated DBSK. Plus the fact that Changmin is still a minor and their parents can still sue SM under their contract.

So...if SM is so horrible..why would you sign on under it?

Because, it gives you FAME. SM is RUTHLESS when it comes to making it to the top, and you are almost guaranteed some sort of fame. Secondly, THEY PAY FOR YOUR COLLEGE. They give you all these opportunities that are probably pretty good.

...I believe (I remember reading this) an average SM group like DBSK makes around 3 CENTS or something per album/single they sell. That split 5 ways is less than 1 cent per member. Yah - in the end, it may add up, but really, SM just sucks out the profit. It's a money making machine in the entertainment business. SOO MAN TAKES MOST OF THE PROFITS HIMSELF - HE IS LIKE...ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN KOREA.

Basically...Lee Soo Man is running this company that controls everything that goes on in their artists' lives. Although he's NOT THE PRESIDENT, he has the MOST POWER. Don't ask me how that works...I'm not sure... -__-;;; Even the president resigned this year due to everything that's been going on. Basically...I CAN'T STAND LEE SOO MAN. He deserves...really bad things to happen to him. -__-;;;
full credit: w-kpop.blogspot.com

What's ahead for our beloved DBSK?

So lately, news involving DBSK is getting more and more confusing. It seems like the problems will never go away and new issues will always arrive. So what is going on with them recently...just a quick recap everybody knows:

- News released on their upcoming Jap single "Break Out". It is scheduled for January 27, 2010.

- Just this Wednesday, JaeJoong, Yoochun, and Junsu announced their attendance to MAMA which is held on the 21st of November. An Mnet representative stated to Starnews:

New SM Artist: Victoria Song

Victoria Song, a new Chinese artist of SM entertainment company, has officially debut to Korean Showbiz.

Victoria Song is the third Chinese artist after Hankyung, Jang Li Yi has discovered, trained, and promoted by SM in Korea. Recently, Victoria Song will be introduced to audience through Spris advertisement.

Victoria Song was born in Shan-tung. She is a student in Beijing Dance Academy School which is the most honor school in China.

In September 2007, she was discovered by SM company and signed a contract with them when she appeared in the Dance Contest in Beijing. This April, she played the main female character in MV Olympic of Samsung company “Any Dream” in which she cooperated with Hallyu star Rain.

Besides her dancing skill, Victoria Song also has a fair voice. SM has a plan to let her develop her skills at every area in the near future.

Lee Hyori Was Rejected by SM

On May 4th’s Off the Record, sizzlin’ hot Lee Hyori admitted to her first big rejection. Besides failing to become a respectable singer, the 28 year old entertainer failed her auditions for the famous record label, SM Entertainment. Although she was later picked up by DSP Entertainment for the group FIN.K.L., it was a disappointment to miss out sharing the fame with mega stars like H.O.T., S.E.S., Kwon BoA, DBSK, and many others.

The superstar who was in high demand, was also happily welcomed by Mnet Media, to whom she eventually signed with, but she never forgot about the rejection by SM Entertainment. C.E.O. Lee Soo Man himself, told Hyori, “There’s no way you would have passed the auditions anyway.”

Source: allkpop