Find out who is the member of I-DLE, former (g) I-DLE, who receives the highest salary among all-and may not be who you imagine
With the great growth of South Korean music internationally, you can now find K-Pop idols everywhere-from the top of music charts, to movies and series from inside and outside South Korea, as well as campaigns for numerous brands, including big names in the fashion world.
For this reason, because they are always everywhere, besides always being seen wearing luxury brands clothes and being present in glamorous events, it is common that many people soon imagine that every singer of South Korean pop music is extremely rich-but this is not the reality for many.
In March this year, for example, many fans were surprised by the revelation of Yirenfrom Everglow, which vented through the Bubble conversation app by claiming that it had never received a salary since its debut in 2019.
“I love the stage so much, but in a way I have zero income, but I don’t want to give up on this career? In reality, we haven’t solved it, not once. So the tour is really what we want to show our fans, and we’re working hard to prepare,” he said Yiren. “Since the premiere so far, not once. I’m a worker with 0 hahahahaha salary. It’s okay, at least I can still see the forevers [fãs do grupo]. And have the chance to take the stage. Everything is fine.”.
After its revelation, Du huaYuehua Entertainment CEO, the company responsible for creating the group, spoke about the comments during her participation in a South Korean variety program, where she said that “when she debuted, the company invested a relatively large amount, then this money has not yet been returned to the company.”
The situation, however indigent for many, is extremely common in the K-pop industry. However, groups that have the opportunity to work directly in the production of their songs, may end up having a different reality, as is the case with I-DLE, ancient (G) I-DLE.
Who makes more money on I-DLE?
SoyeonI-DLE leader is one of the group’s leading producers since its debut in 2018, being responsible for all the set tracks of the set. In total, the artist has 88 songs recorded at the Korean Association of Musical Copyright, as reflected by the Koreaboo Portal.
For this reason, many people end up speculating that Soyeon It is the member who receives the highest salary within the group, as he has the additional value of the royalties of all his songs at their payment. However, according to the artist herself, she is not the member who makes more money.
During the participation of I-DLE in the program “The Manager”, by South Korean broadcaster MBC, the leader explained that all rumors related to this subject are false, as the value she receives for her songs is not very high. With that, the singer explained that, in fact, Yuqi is the one that makes the most money thanks to its active work of promotions in Chinawhich includes participation in variety programs, works such as actress, and others.
“Honestly, the royalties are not so high. No matter how many songs I make up, Yuqi earns more with his lace in China,” Soyeon said during the show.
It is worth remembering that, earlier, the I-DLE leader had already revealed in another variety program that the value she receives for her songs may vary greatly. At the time, Soyeon He said that in a good month, he has received about ₩ 1.00 billion KRW (about $ 715,000), but in weaker periods, he has also received only ₩ 100,000 KRW (about $ 71.50).
Moreover, before the group’s contract renewal with Cube Entertainment at the end of last year, Yuqi He had also revealed that all the income the members earned, including in their solo activities, had to be divided equally between the five. However, with the new agreement, the situation has changed and, according to the artist, members acquired the right to take home all the money they earn in their individual activities.
Source: Recreio
