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How a K-Pop Artist Gets Paid

 A contract may say that an artist receives 50 percent. Before doing the math, ask what the percentage applies to. The amount a promoter pays, the amount left after expenses, and the amount an individual group member receives are three different figures. Imagine an agency receives $10,000 for a group performance. The agreement allows $2,000 in expenses to be deducted and gives the group half of the remaining $8,000. The group receives $4,000. If four members split that amount equally, each receives $1,000 before any individual taxes. These numbers are hypothetical. The calculation changes with the contract. When reading a settlement statement, check three things. Who received the payment? Which expenses were deducted, and how were they allocated? Can each artist trace the final figure back to the underlying records? For a fuller explanation of what artists and agencies agree to, explore Music Business Through K-Pop on Kindle. Explore Music Business Through K-Pop on Kindle ...
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The Importance of the Production Team's Capabilities Through the Revival of NewJeans' Hanni "Aoi Sangoshou" on Nippon TV's Special Music Show

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We all know what happened in the Tokyo Dome in Japan last June 26 and 27. Hanni, a member of NewJeans, performed the cover song “Aoi Sangoshou,” the hit song by Seiko Matsuda in the 1980s, Japan, at the NewJeans fan meeting. This performance brought a raging wind and stimulation to Japanese middle-agers, including the MZ generation. For the impact, Nippon TV announced the broadcast of Hanni’s live performance with the same song again on Saturday night, July 6th. And they did!


The audience’s feedback is that the previous performance at the Tokyo Dome was much better than the live show on Nippon TV. Why is there such a reaction?


First of all, the camera work—such as angle of view on air or live stream, dynamic movement, and performance direction—especially the joint timing of solo and group dancing on stage—is better for the Tokyo Dome team than the TV show.


This fact means that there are differences in the capacities of the production team in the background beyond the success of K-pop, even though the talents and abilities of K-pop artists are also attractive and marvelous.


First of all, the camera work—such as angle of view on air or live stream, dynamic movement, and performance direction—especially the joint timing of solo and group dancing on stage—is better for the Tokyo Dome team than the TV show.


This fact means that there are differences in the capacities of the production team in the background beyond the success of K-pop, even though the talents and abilities of K-pop artists are also attractive and marvelous.


To develop an industry in a specific field, the industrial infrastructure must be excellent and outstanding, together with wonderful protagonists. It’s not enough to have just one factor in this complex industry and business; this is reality. Rome was not built in a day. Let’s continue to grow together.

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