"It's reported that most labels, small or big, have similar costs to debut an idol group. Based on this, if an idol group does not manage to succeed within 2-3 years, their debt can build up over 1 billion KRW (940,000 USD)."
Lol...
"MONSTA X received their first ever paycheck from profits 6 months ago" (2+ years after debut and they're a group that did fairly well). When you work for 2 years without getting paid. I actually just talked about this with someone a few days ago. Imagine getting paid 10 months in advance and then having to work for 10 months without getting paid. I'd have zero motivation...
Now imagine being in a small unpopular group that disbands when you still have like a 100k+ debt left... how does that work out for those people?
Edited by Aurum, 19 April 2018 - 08:41 AM.