Insiders say that B.A.P is not the only group to have problems with pay under TS Entertainment 

Insiders say that B.A.P is not the only group to have problems with pay under TS Entertainment

According to an exclusive by media outlet Oh My Star, B.A.P is not the only group to have voiced their complaints to TS Entertainment regarding the lack of payment and transparency regarding their finance.

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A broadcast insider stated, "Not only B.A.P, but

group A under the agency TS Entertainment has attended multiple events and released their album, but they have hardly received any of the profits from it... Despite doing a considerable amount of activities including university festivals and more, they are currently receiving a monthly income of around 700,000 KRW (~633 USD) and are helping out with composing and music production internally... They hardly received any revenue details and financial statements... Popular group B also had issues with income distribution, and every time the members complained, the agency temporarily resolved things by giving them gifts."

It has been rumored that group A only started to receive their financial statements this year and according to the group in question, the finances were never transparent for their activities during the past 8 years. A source who is apparently affiliated with the agency told the media outlet, "Since there is a separate finance team, they probably know the exact details better, but it is true that the contract period, income distribution, and other issues were not transparent to the agency artists... There have been a lot of complaints among the agency artists that their financial statements were not properly shown."

A TS Entertainment PR rep denied these claims, responding, "It is not true... Group A didn\'t participate in many events... Although there might have been cases when we personally gifted them, that does not factor into the matter of income distribution."

Untouchable or SECRET, the other groups under TS Entertainment, financial transparency seems to be a common issue for all of the agency artists.

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The thing is, Secret\'s rise to popularity was pretty gradual, and as a result they\'ve ended up having 1-2 comebacks a year which is pretty normal. So TS didn\'t invest too much time/energy/money into them because they are a steady group with middling popularity.

However, when BAP debuted their popularity was instant and explosive. TS saw a chance and took it. They were promoting 3 to 4 times a year, that\'s 3 to 4 mini albums/full length albums a year. On top of that, all the variety shows, then the touring all over the world. It never stopped.

So Secret may have had a slightly easier time than BAP physically/mentally (again, only my speculations), but it seems that TS is insistent on giving everyone a hard time financially. Well done. 

I used to really like TS because Secret and BAP are two of my favourite groups. But if this year has taught me anything, it\'s don\'t judge an artist by it\'s company.

Why doesn\'t these groups get their fair income?? Especially if threes groups write and produce their own songs? Sadly even 2 chains get more income than this.. Sad, spread the wealth Korea, spread the wealth!! ^_^

It appears that Secret are not as badly treated as the rest but thats probably because they didnt incur massive training and promotion debt before debuting. Watch the video on youtube and watch their low cost debut promotion concert in a community hall. They even went to the streets to invite members of the public to attend their free concert with their own painted signboards (ala Crayon Pop). Their means of transport was taking the public bus.

They really struggled and worked hard and to achieve their success.

although Untouchable are the seniors in TSE, it was Secret in 2010 that brought financial success to TSE. The CEO apparently seems to treat the Secret members with more respect than to the BAP members. They made him a lot of money.

When they were injured in the car accident, the CEO allowed them and especially Hana to recover fully before continuing promotions. In contrast, BAP member were practically dragged from his hospital beds and forced to perform on stage with the IV needle still in his arm. That really sucks..

Smh..typical shady ass labels..I remember watching IY and being shocked at how secrets dorm looked

I knew it, i just knew it. Some any dumb company.

Group A - Untouchable - they\'ve been out for 8 years and they\'re not really given as much attention as bap or secret 

Group B - Secret - i think it can be said that jieun and hyosung make more money than sunhwa and hana. sunhwa makes a little bit more than hana because she does photoshoots more frequently and also fetaures in dramas and variety shows. because of this, when doing promotions, it is more likely jieun and hyosung get paid more than the rest. i honestly don\'t think ts cares too much about hana. 

"....and are helping out with composing and music production internally..." Everybody it\'s saying SECRET, but I think it\'s Untouchable... 

This ain\'t right these artists work their butt off and don\'t get what they deserve.

I don\'t find this one shocking though. Everyone had been wondering whether the other artist of TS Entertainment were experiencing the same thing when BAP filed the lawsuit. It\'s to be expected. I\'m glad that BAP stood up to TS Entertainment. I hope they win.

wouldnt be shocked if its about secret since they are the sunbaes

so it seems that this lawsuit is pretty onesided. BAP is going to win it bc what real defence does TS have? 

So it\'s not only B.A.P.?Dang, we\'re feeding off a monster (TS).You know, guys, we have a say on this matter. We\'re the fans. We\'re the consumers and it is our money that they\'ve been robbing from. If we let this continue, we\'re just basically growing a monster in the Kpop Industry. So I think a boycott of any TS products would be relevant in this matter.I\'m not saying we should stop listening to any music of Secret, Untouchable, B.A.P, and even Soonamoo. We can listen to their songs, watch their mv, tv shows. Support them silently. Coz if we temporarily stop buying anything that is TS produced for a span of time, I think this might help B.A.P and other TS artist. If that happens, TS would have a drop in sales, it would be a big issue in the company, and maybe.. just maybe they would realize THEY were in the wrong and possibly nave the contracts revised. 

BECAUSE TS did not only broke off trust amongst their artists... they broke their trust amongst us fans also. I liked TS and I am really thankful that they created such talented groups and now that I think of it, I couldn\'t imagine them elsewhere. 

Group A "the finances were never transparent for their activities during the past 8 years" - Untouchable, they released their first single in 2006. From 2006 to 2014 = 8 years.

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the ratio distribution among artist and company is already pathetic. What make it worst that, they CANNOT even pay that properly! The general workers (slave, what we call) in my company even manage to get a stable paid every month even though it\'s small amount. B.A.P and i expect their other artists under TS are working worst than a slave and not even get paid. TS treat them just like pets/animals, provide them food and shelter...thats all, and they claim that they provided GOOD treatment. My neighbors feed and provided a home for their dogs, of course they don\'t give their dogs money to spent, and dog seems like no need extra money to survive. And why am i compare human case with dogs/pets?

Could they have made it any more obvious that it\'s Secret?

It\'s not secret?? They said the group which has been active for 8years??? That\'s not secret. I think it\'s untouchables

@vanillaatinks hellokitty215 is talking about Group B which is Secret.

I am a IGO7 but i think B.A.P is one of the best boy band in kpop world,Hwating! #babysstaystrong!

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