Chapter 203, JYJ's dilemma

These people are the three people who are the former TVXQ, who are now separated from the team and formed JYJ, Kim Jae-jung, Kim Jun-so and Park Youtian!

"Heh, it's interesting, I actually met the three of them here!" Uesugi said with a meaningful smile as he looked at the three people who walked in. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

The other three didn't say anything yet, and the three of JYJ also found out that a few people from the entertainment industry were eating here, so the three of them walked over here together and said hello: "Kokubun-san, daigo-san, Aragaki-san, good evening!"

Then, the three of them glanced at each other, obviously some people didn't know what to call Uesugi Soyuki, only Kim Jae-jung took the initiative to say, "Director Uesugi, good evening!"

Uesugi Soyuki knew Kim Jae-jung, and when he was studying, he knew TVXQ's Jung Yoon-ho and Kim Jae-jung, but he only knew each other.

"Well, good evening. Uesugi Soyuki seemed very polite, and Yui Aragaki saw Uesugi Soyuki take the initiative to speak, and responded politely.

"Good evening, we're having a private party, please!" Daigo didn't have a good face, he looked up, and said directly.

And Kokubun Taiyi ignored them at all, just said "um" lightly, didn't even raise his head, and said directly: "Come in the middle of the night to disturb people's interest, go back to where you should go, this is not where you should come." ”

"Kokubun-san, sorry to interrupt you, we don't mean to offend... The faces of the three JYJ men changed.

"No, that's our circle, not your circle, your circle is in South Korea, this is not the place for you to stay, you know?"

"Alright, okay, stop arguing. Uesugi Soyuki came out to be a peacemaker, and when he saw him talking, Kokubun Taichi stopped talking.

The anger flashed on the faces of the three JYJ people, Park Youtian's eyes widened and he was about to say something, but he was quickly pulled by Kim Junso, Kim Jae-jung gritted his teeth and whispered, "Sorry, excuse me, let's go." ”

Uesugi made a gesture that didn't mind, and Kim shook his hand to indicate that it was okay.

The faces of the three JYJs were full of tiredness and vicissitudes, obviously after a long time of grinding and vicissitudes.

After JYJ terminated the contract with S.M company, he encountered a lot of difficulties, and was frantically suppressed and banned by Ai Hui's company, although the income on the album and various concerts was extremely rich, but on weekdays, it was still like being put on a layer of bondage, and it felt very uncomfortable, Ai Hui and S.M joined forces to block all TV shows and various acting activities, and JYJ had to continue his acting career in the cracks.

In 2009, the Korean group TVXQ split, Kim Jae-jung, Kim Jun-so, Park Youtian and others filed a lawsuit with the court because of the slave clause encountered for a long time, as well as a large number of injuries and illnesses, and asked for the termination of the slave treaty, and after winning the lawsuit, the JYJ trio was formed, and the remaining two members Jung Yoon-ho and Shen Chang-min stayed behind and continued to guard the name TVXQ, which led the Korean Wave, and the first Korean group to open up the situation in the Japanese entertainment industry split.

Seeing that he was not welcome, the three of JYJ were obviously not in the mood to eat here.

"Daigo-san and I still have something to say, so please do it. Uesugi Muneyuki also politely said goodbye to TVXQ.

Seeing JYJ gone, the waiter began to bring dishes and Daigo asked, "Do you know those Koreans?"

"Of course I do, I met them when I was a student. Uesugi Muneyuki picked up a piece of fried shrimp tempura and put it in his mouth.

He didn't take the initiative to stop Kokubun Taiichi and JYJ from going toe-to-toe because it wasn't necessary.

"I don't like them. Daigo's voice is a little low, for an artist like him, who is not a first-line artist himself, he naturally knows the influence of these Koreans on the Japanese entertainment industry, there are more people, less porridge, especially TVXQ's record sales are also in the hundreds of thousands, and the impact is not small.

Uesugi Muneyuki and Aragaki Yui both nodded in understanding, while Kokubun Taichi agreed with Daigo's point of view.

"Arashi: They don't like these Koreans either, and they don't like to play with these Koreans if they don't have to. "Daigo said something in the entertainment industry.

"Zong Xue, what do you think of these Koreans?" Daigo then asked.

"TVXQ, in fact, I don't have any opinion, these people made their debut in Japan in a down-to-earth manner, starting with theater performances with 100 people, until they can be on TV, their efforts are commendable, and we should not rashly deny their efforts because they are Koreans, or they represent the Korean Wave. Zong Xue said a fair word.

Yes, unlike other K-pop stars who blindly come to Japan to release albums and make money after becoming famous, relying on the help of Dentsu to appear on various programs, TVXQ started from scratch in Japan and came up step by step.

"I know, I just think ... Zong Xue's meaning, Daigo also understood, he just didn't like it a little: "I still don't like them very much." ”

"Hahaha, it's normal, everyone has likes and dislikes, don't take it too seriously to your heart. Uesugi said with a smile, while quietly shaking off the small hand holding his left hand under the table.

One dish after another was delivered, and the atmosphere between the tables gradually warmed up, and Yui Aragaki just sat beside him obediently and rarely spoke.

After eating for a while, Kokubun Taiichi suddenly received a phone call, and then said that he had something to leave first.

"The ability of these Korean artists to work is amazing, they can run more than a dozen announcements a day, and they can practice dancing in the practice room at night, don't they have to sleep? The price is low, and there are many people who like them, so TV stations like to use them. Seeing Kokubun Taiichi leaving, Daigo found a comfortable position in the back chair and pressed the whole person on the chair: "I feel tired to death after receiving a few announcements a day, and sure enough, the band is still suitable for me." ”

"Ha, let me tell you, from 2008 to 2009, TVXQ went back and forth between Japan and South Korea 7 times in 6 days, appeared on a dozen shows in total, completed two tours, participated in three year-end concerts, not including the Red and White Song Party, and then slept two hours a day. Uesugi Soyuki shook his head: "You also said that TVXQ's work intensity is something you can't do at all, in this case, it's better to look at it, they are working harder than us, they will be more popular than us, and the album will sell more than us, which is also a matter of course." ”

Hearing this, Aragaki Yui nodded thoughtfully, as a big actress, her annual income is far less than Ryoko Yonekura, Nanako Matsushima, Maki Horikita and others, the main reason is that she herself is not a particularly fanatical person for her career, since she has not put in a lot of effort, since she has chosen more rest, it is normal for her income to be not as good as others.

"The reason why they would fall out with the office ... Also, you can imagine that a year of rest is less than a week, an average of three hours off a day, albums and singles sell millions of copies a year, and the five of them together have an annual income of only more than 40 million yen before taxes and more than 20 million yen after taxes. Uesugi said.

As a high-level executive in the entertainment industry, Uesugi Soyuki knows a lot of things.

Hearing this, daigo and Aragaki Yui both grew their mouths, and at the same level, the five people of SMAP earned two billion a year.

That's it, the original debut contract of Korean artists is like this, their income share is very, very low, only a fraction of a point and five people, and this is the share of album income, and the rest includes commercial performances, including variety show appearances, TV series appearances, all of which are owned by the firm, and even this little bit of album sharing is often in arrears and deducted, and the general validity period of the debut contract is five years. Uesugi Soyuki stretched out five fingers: "In the five years since his debut, it is equivalent to working for nothing in the firm." ”

"Five years after debut, the firm will choose popular and potential people to renew the contract, which will relax the sharing ratio, however, for artists, the share is still very small, basically the highest is 15%-25%, no more, and the contract stipulates that artists must unconditionally obey the arrangement of the firm, and any requirements of the firm must be obeyed. ”

"The total amount of liquidated damages under a contract is generally calculated in 10 billion yen. ”

"This... Is... Daigo was frightened, the contract he signed with the brokerage company was six or four splits, not counting other activities.

Therefore, JYJ is the first person to eat crabs in the Korean entertainment circle, and they are also the first person to sue their own brokerage company, their affairs, coupled with Zhang Ziyan's suicide, greatly shocked the whole of South Korea. Uesugi pushed his glasses, his glasses clouded by the fog of food.

"They single-handedly shook the deformed rules of the entire Korean entertainment industry, opened the lid, and exposed the filth inside to the eyes of the world, benefiting the current and future artists in the entertainment company, but what about themselves?" Uesugi said softly: "They have offended almost the entire Korean entertainment industry, and they have also offended Ai Hui Records, and to this day, they still have no way to perform normally in music and variety shows in South Korea and even Japan." ”

"So I've always respected them, especially JYJ, who really went through hardships and got far less than they gave, but they did it anyway because they wanted to change the status quo, and they didn't want all people to be exploited and oppressed like this. ”

After a period of silence, Naito Dahu said with a hint of shame: "It seems that it was a bit of a misunderstanding before, I have always felt that these Hallyu artists are too easy and too fast to become popular, which makes people's hearts feel a little unbalanced. ”

"I didn't expect them to work hard, and what they earn a year is a fraction of yours, right?" said Uesugi Soyuki with a smile.