Now, contracts between producers and artists have been tightened to minimize possible risks. Because just one actor in a school violence scandal can easily blow away tens of billions of Won (more than trillion VND) in production costs for a project.
Only in the last few years, the Korean entertainment industry has had many idols and actors named in scandals related to school violence. Under pressure from public opinion, many artists had to end their careers. However, it is the management company, producer or TV station who are behind to bear most of the actual damage arising from the artist’s scandal. For example, in the case of actor Ji Soo in 2021, the crew of “The River Welcomes the Moon Rises” had to record all 18/20 episodes with other actors following his departure because of the noise. bullying old classmates, causing the film’s budget to skyrocket compared to the original.
Moreover, most of the controversies happened many years ago, so it takes a lot of time to confirm or prove the artist’s innocence. In the face of unpredictable dangers, filmmakers, producers have simultaneously added detailed terms to the contract when collaborating with artists. Specifically, from the beginning of filming until the broadcast, if an actor causes damage to the production process, he will be removed from the work and compensate the crew for the damage. An industry official shared: “The contract today is very different from the past. A few years ago there was no provision for the artist’s school violence case, but now it has been added.”
Not stopping at cases of school violence, many terms of compensation have also been set out if the artist is caught up in controversies that affect the project progress such as using banned substances, driving while in traffic. drunkenness, sex offenders or, most recently, military fraud.