Lee Jae Hwan from CJ Group accused of sponsoring former female Idol which is still a celebrity

Former idol who now does Youtube but wants to get back into music? I'm not gonna speculate, that could be anyone. I hope the wrong people don't get accused of being her, though.

No way did I just read what I think I read in K-comments. No way. It can't be her. She's barely an adult, only in her early twenties. Has to be somebody else. No. NO.

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hmm well they say that sponsoring isn't rare in the industry and I read somewhere that an insider said even top idols do it at times. idk tho

Sex/romance/companionship for favors like career advancement is something as old as humanity itself. This shit happens in every industry in every culture around the world.

Poor girl, I hope she doesn't get exposed for doing what a majority of women in k-ent have to do

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Poor girl, I hope she doesn't get exposed for doing what a majority of women in k-ent have to do

uh...i don't think its fair to say "the majority of women in k-ent" do this stuff... or that they "have to". many of the people who do it are coerced into it by their companies anyway which SHOULD be exposed. the girl just shouldnt be subject to backlash

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uh...i don't think its fair to say "the majority of women in k-ent" do this stuff... or that they "have to". many of the people who do it are coerced into it by their companies anyway which SHOULD be exposed. the girl just should be subject to backlash

Sponsors are pretty common not just in the idol industry but the acting industry as well. There was a survey from a few years back that that asked hundreds of actresses and idols from the very top of their career to nugus, most of them said they had sponsors.

I don't see why the girl should be getting any backlash when she's just trying to survive in a cruel industry. For a lot of celebrities, getting a sponsor is the only way to get certain roles or cfs or support at all. Especially if they aren't from larger companies

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See I disagree, she should not receive backlash for trying to survive in a system that forces people into these situations with threats of not having necessities lingering over them....

it was a typo im sorry. i meant shouldnt

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It is disgusting that the companies push it as much as they do still and that it is even an common practice in the first place. If they choose to do it on their own then cool beans but the fact that 9/10 they are forced into these situations, it makes me freaking sick.

This is the perfect statement right here. If this is coerced by either the sponsor or the company, it is criminal behavior like what happened with Weinstein and Crosby. Clearest example of men using their power to exploit women.

OTOH, If the relationship involves two consenting adults willingly engaging in a sex for favors relationship, then i have no problems with it. Each party knows clearly what they'll be getting and the price they have to pay. And nobody should be demonized if the relationship becomes public. But we know Kpop fans, especially their insane attitudes regarding sex. I can GUARANTEE that folks will be slutshaming her within seconds of her identity being released.

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I don't see why the girl should be getting any backlash when she's just trying to survive in a cruel industry. For a lot of celebrities, getting a sponsor is the only way to get certain roles or cfs or support at all. Especially if they aren't from larger companies

it was a typo i meant shouldnt

and also you still cannolo quantify how "common" smtg is when there is no statistic. yes, it is smtg that happens and probably to more people than we even expect. but you can say its "common practice" or that the "majority" do it. its not normal or good.

Why are people acting like this is NOT common

Oh, and it's often the big companies that are more adept at this, like CJ. Regardless of what ifans like to make themselves believe

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it was a typo i meant shouldnt

and also you still cannolo quantify how "common" smtg is when there is no statistic. yes, it is smtg that happens and probably to more people than we even expect. but you can say its "common practice" or that the "majority" do it. its not normal or good.

Exactly how does saying something is common practice equal an endorsement to you?

But fine, rainbows and unicorns for you