The Worst Entertainment Companies: SM Entertainment (Part 2)

This is part 2 of the seventh episode of a new series on my channel called "The worst entertainment companies". In this series, I will talk about the questionable management and treatment of idol groups. In this video, I will talk about SM Entertainment. I will be breaking down how they have mistreated, neglected poorly their idol groups and how these idols are paying the price for SM's poor treatment.
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SCOURCES USED
SM's statement on Jonghyun's passing.
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How SM treats their foreign idols.
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Tao's father's weibo post.
www.koreaboo.c...
SM's statement on Sulli's passing.
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AUDIO USED
Intro & Outro - Crying alone by Jurrivh
• Crying Alone - Sad & E...
Background music - Piano cover of Universe by EXO by Doopiano
• EXO (엑소) - Universe Pi...
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VIDEO'S USED
1) SHINee - The SHINee The World Unboxing [Ver A] by HL KpopParodyHeb
• SHINee - The SHINee Wo...
2) 2018 The Last Night At Jonghyun's Memorial @ SMTown Coex Artium by Aalice Cheungg
• 2018 The Last Night at...
3) SM Town Coex Artium 4k walk tour seoulwalk by kraveler
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4) Emersive media facade content of SMTOWN @coexartium seoul korea by Dilussion
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[@ChaennieLisoo]

Please, do not risk your own mental health at the cost of this video. You can go to 4:39 to skip over the details of Jonghyun's passing. You can go to 29:35 to skip over the details of Sulli's passing. (This video is a re-upload since I noticed an error in the editing and didn’t feel completely happy with the original version of the video.)

[@jlwsback3300]

Thank you for discussing this

[@priimcry]

thanks for telling us

[@Dstergurl09]

Where did part 1 go?? I need to see this! Love this series

[@ChaennieLisoo]

@@Dstergurl09 There's a link to it in the beginning.

[@fa1ruz]

this isn't pin, I scrolled quite down to find this. I don't need this but someone might find this useful

[@clamshelljuice]

Interesting how SM manages to file multiple lawsuits against idols that just want to leave the company, but fails to take any action when their artists are defamed and bullied

[@saraha8513]

jax dae that shows where their priorities lie. Hopefully after Sulli’s passing SM will rethink the way they treat their artists. Having 2 people from the same company take their own lives in less than 2 years should be a wake up call. SM also nearly lost Kris due to them not letting him get treatment for his heart condition.

[@Whogoestheree]

Their only and ONLY priority is MONEY.

[@saraha8513]

Rokhaya it shows. I’m not an expert in SM but an SM stan told me that, SM used to treat their artists better when they had the old CEO, around the time of TVXQ and Girls Generation. Their current CEO and staff need to be investigated for mistreating artists.

[@felinawell]

sm eyes money over humans

[@saraha8513]

juli828 ewww that’s even worse than I thought. I thought SM took 95% of album revenue but they actually take more if the albums don’t sell enough. I know the Korean government have made slave like contracts illegal. I hope SM’s (and other companies’) contracts are much better these days.

[@kirstenowens1610]

What's sad is that SM's statement for Sulli wasn't as heartfelt as Jonghyuns was. Granted, they both sound the same, but SM addresses Sulli like she isn't a person and it bothers me...

[@hillaryoi8946]

Sulli was legit just a face to them. People always say she was SM's princess but the fact that they never really pushed her as an actress and mishandled her f(x) departure [which made her a scapegoat for their mistreatment of f(x)] always showed me that they saw her as a money bag.

[@devynbrandon9216]

I was gonna say the exact same thing !

[@amber-qo4ju]

i agree. it sounded so forced.

[@arcanum2324]

R.I.P

[@gumdeo]

Sulli meant nothing to them.

[@Mira-yo4sh]

It bothers me that SM has this "we don't disband our groups" -thing going on, like they just stop promoting some groups and just leave the fans in the dark,,

[@andredrw289]

That really bothers me too

[@emilyarana9331]

exactly!! as an exo-l ive been waiting for content and a comeback all year. And when we do, its because members enlisted?! sm is just...wow

[@Mira-yo4sh]

@@emilyarana9331 ikr!! I've been waiting f(x) come back forever! And now it's rumored that SM uses songs meant for f(x) to Red Velvet. And every time f(x) members are asked about the comeback, they just say it didn't work out. But SM can definitely make cb happen, if they want to. F(x) had so much potential, SM just couldn't promote them right

[@moonbunnygw8342]

SNSD four members leaving the group, the group has been around for 12 years maybe? yet they still refuse to let them disband,even though they no longer are nation's girl group,letting Taeyeon come back like once a year ,but doing nothing about the rest of the members,and don't get me started on how badly timed Taeyeon's come back was,literally weeks after her good friend's passing...

[@trogdorthe8th]

It seems very much like a control thing to them. Like they don't want artists that they built up finding success elsewhere, or if they do give such a blessing there's always this tie back to the company. I mean, look at how long they've kept Jaejoong off of Korean programs. He's only been able to do some small things here and there until very recently, but it was YEARS before he could even dream of going on Korean programs. Although it wasn't legal, it's been obvious that SM has told production teams "If you want our idols, you'll keep the traitor off your stations". Because really, it's sending a greater message out to all of their artists, which basically says: If you don't stay with us and play by our rules, we will literally banish you and make certain no one will pick you up. Now Jaejoong is fortunate because he has the talent, the face and the intellect necessary to forge a career, but he literally had to go to another country to do so. I know he loves his work, and is happy with his fans. But I can't imagine having to put together a whole new life in what you love in a different country because you know that you can't do the same in your home country. Jaejoong is SM's greatest example to all their present and future artists of what will happen if anyone steps out of line.

[@andreaaguilar8287]

I miss Sulli and Jonghyun... It's not entirely their fault, but SM really is the worst regardless.

[@blakedora7458]

I feel you hun. I kept crying through this video QuQ

[@cheshire793]

i don’t really stan f(x) that much and didnt stan shinee when jonghyun passed, but it just hurts so much... it really hits different when you yourself are struggling with the same issue that they were and have considered doing the same thing that they did. jonghyun... i honestly regret not stanning shinee sooner. the subject of his death is honestly very sensitive for me, which is why i avoided stanning shinee. shawols talk about it nonstop. it’s everywhere. but now that i *am* a shawol, i really feel useless. we couldn’t do anything. and he was such a nice, kind person. so talented. i legitimately look up to him (along with the rest of shinee). he’s honestly such an inspiration for me...

[@lanuyaa5619]

@@cheshire793 its not really shawol who talks about it , non shawols is the onr who really just talking about that tragedy almost everywhere and thats why shawols feel so annoyed , i feel you too😔

[@cherrycherryzoe6617]

lanuyaa exactly!! Shawols only want to talk about the great things he has done the laughter he’s given us the sweet moments with SHINee 😍😍total swoon!

[@kinamx]

maybe sm can't break into the chinese market as well as they want because the chinese fans know damn well how sm treats the chinese kids

[@shuangshuangguo]

Sm is very successful in china, nowaday general public in china nearly all know SNSD, SJ and exo, some popular groups like bts, twice, bp are not very well known among general public because of the hallyu ban started from 2016, after NCT debuted, this is one of the reasons NCT is not that successful. Exo debuted in 2012, and ranked no.1 in most popular idols ranking in China(2013) even surpassed a lot of chinese idols, and boost physical sales because of huge chinese fanbase. Till now exo is still no.1 kpop group in china(i am chinese), but they can't promote there cause no concert, tv show drama allowed for kpop group(but lay promote as a sololist in china). wayv is made up of non-korean members can speak mandarin (not korean) and they change the name from 'NCT M' to Wayv so they can still promote there, but they can't mention they r one of the nct subunits to avoid controversy. But it is true sm treats their chinese idols very bad. But still a lot of chinese go to sm for audition, that is because they know sm idols are well known, and even they r not well treated, after they debut in sm they will be successful in China.

[@Butterball2829]

right isnt it super ironic that chinese sm trainees/artists are treated like pure shit but they still keep getting more trainees like whysfhdjdk

[@dc9067]

@@shuangshuangguo wait so basically you're saying chinese people don't know WayV is in fact a sub-unit from a "korean" group ?

[@bangyabangyabangya6667]

@@Butterball2829 SM wants all the 💵 he can get. I hate it.

[@piss-v4l]

D C I don’t think they know. I mean I’m Chinese I live in hkg but same but I didn’t know they are a sub unit I thought they’re a group b4

[@devynbrandon9216]

I confused as to sm wrote a essay for Jonghyun but Sulli got done dirty . The double standard.

[@fmjjjjn7510]

The way some companies treat female idols compared to male idols is harsh and mean

[@_cherrychi_]

Devyn Brandon that’s what I was thinking

[@blakedora7458]

No. Both Sulli and Jonghyun were left in the darkness. They issued it because fans were literarely infront of the SM building and were out for blood

[@catalinastefan4033]

@@bv9442 that is not true, everything got postponed after Sulli's passing. NCT was announced to come back in November with a new album and the comeback happened in March, the same for Red Velvet which released Psycho much later, in December. The photo shoot for finale happened somewhere in September and the comeback was pushed back because of obvious reasons. Also Taeyeon postponed her album by a month I think. Super Junior were promoting that time and they took a few days off. So I dont understand why are you saying this??

[@riahlexington]

Cătălina Ștefan thank you for posting correct info.

[@glornamtic1045]

*"the monstrosity that was wolf"* lmaoo But in all seriousness, i genuinely hope SM will improve the way they take care of their idols, it's honestly saddening.

[@dalsegnoo]

am i like the only one who LOVES wolf

[@persgodiva]

If they haven't until now ...

[@veIvette]

It's a guilty pleasure tbh.

[@veIvette]

@@dalsegnoo I do if you ignore the lyrics lmao.

[@SodaliteSushi]

Just ignore the lyrics🤣😂

[@borderlinesc]

“the monstrosity that is wolf” *your palate just isn’t strong enough to take the masterpiece that is wolf*

[@aelingalathynius9963]

Facts

[@acerixna6505]

its one of my guilty pleasures of kpop 😳😳

[@blackandbluemadness7965]

This was my first Kpop onsession and I still love it to this day

[@ath.114]

i like wolf idc

[@kirstenowens1610]

CHOGIWA

[@anikabashar4731]

"Its almost Seems like SM doesn't want "EXO" to succeed", Couldn't have said better👏

[@noemisevilla5489]

It's sad, as fans we want to see more content of them but we only don't get it

[@jacquelinelugo5518]

I honestly am not surprised. SM has a lot of talented idols that can write music. But they don't want them to show it. So that way when the idols contract is up, they idol thinks no one wants their songwriting talents. That's sad that SM controls their artist that hard

[@amandav665]

which is sad considering EXO is one of the most successful K-Pop groups right now

[@kazukikun3449]

Because EXO's era for them is finished. They got to promote NCT and make them another money making group like EXO. Now, EXO only had 6 members active and their comeback dont really have hype. The MV's just posted in KZbin then their job is done. It's no wonder the fandom is decreasing, choosing more active group with atleast good songs.

[@anjalipandey9584]

@@kazukikun3449 umm the fandom is not decreasing ,many people joined the fandom during tempo era so I don't know what you are talking about

[@saraha8513]

I’m so happy that Kris, Luhan and Tao are doing well after SM. It’s scary how they ignored Kris’s heart condition, we could’ve lost him, luckily we didn’t. I actually knew of Kris as an actor and model before I got into Kpop, I was blown away when I found out he was part of EXO

[@Ateezwooyoung]

You are aware that they are still under SM until 2022 right?

[@felipeibarra2818]

@@Ateezwooyoung yes, but if you see they are more happy, free doings more things that they like and more important they look more healthy

[@abhilashmehera3813]

Man this comment didn't age well

[@joygrey_in]

@@abhilashmehera3813 oh I was going to say that😂

[@saraha8513]

@@abhilashmehera3813 Luhan and Tao are still doing well aren't they? I hope Kris goes to jail, eww apparently it's been well-known that he's been into under-age teens for a long time but he was able to suppress those "rumours"

[@Osato_June]

My is SM so anti Chinese they want to break into the Chinese market but keep treating their Chinese idols badly

[@moon.937]

@NCity in the house they treat a few Chinese members well( the members that earn them the most money like Ten and Lucas, but that's just based on what they show, I honestly don't know what goes on behind the scenes)

[@Augustlaster]

@@rachelmacasadia3007 You know what Sm ENT stands for S: Super Slavery M: Mistreatment E: existence N: Non skilled T: Testing E: Embicles R: Reason T: Treating A: At I: idols N: non nice M: Multiplying E: existing N: non machine's T: To Commit Suicide

[@celineyouseff8015]

@@moon.937 you're alright but ten is Thai

[@thatsmyOPINION]

I- Keep on spilling the SM tea and we'll all end up in the dungeon with everyone else

[@MeadowSkywalker]

at least we get to see our favourite idols lol

[@misst2150]

I’m not even a fan of SM groups, but I feel so bad for them. My heart goes out to the groups, and especially Sulli and Jonghyun who passed away.

[@calvincastillo2714]

U don't need to be a fan of something in order for u to pity them... it's all about ethical morals and compassion

[@misst2150]

kimchisoo. That’s what I meant by the comment. My phrasing is a bit weird

[@calvincastillo2714]

@@misst2150 yeah I see :)) rest in peace Sulli and Jonghyun

[@josephcataloni]

I met SNSD Tiffany in Boston last week, and after our photo, really quickly I said, “everything you’ve been through this past decade you are the strongest women I know” she looked at me with big sad Eyes and said thank you for your words and gave me another hug 😭💖

[@idil.a.6948]

Literally that's the nicest thing ever! I wish there were more people like you that appreciate the talents of kpop idols. Frr you are so sweet:)

[@muffin6148]

We stan joeynx

[@strawberryyuriroselia3480]

We Stan period

[@riffgroove]

I think that Japanese Flag scandal really hurt her. She was not prepared for the backlash she got from it in any way. After that happened, she couldn't get out of Korea fast enough.

[@liightyears]

cant wait to see the 8-part YG Ent vids

[@leabroo9579]

this is the best comment u snapped

[@tzuwee-d6244]

Best comment award goes to : *meikaaa*

[@baesvelte]

lol 😂

[@fangirlmode8705]

8 videos isn't enough. 😂😂😂

[@charlinsamson2734]

This made me laugh more than it should have 🤣

[@emmabennett7699]

SM has some of the best artists, the best groups. They are so talented and successful. Yet, they treat them like this. It's sick. Two idols have died and both are from that company. I wonder if it's a coincidence or not.

[@souhaechan8363]

Emma Bennett don’t say that, there are a lot of idols and artists in the Korean music industry that has passed way due to depression. But these two cases just got a lot of attention. Don’t just assume things. Jonghyun has suffered from his depression since a very young age and it’s most likely not even caused by the industry. Depression isn’t that easy that you can just pinpoint the reason. I’m not defending sm but we gotta stay real, suicide is complex and has a lot of factors, not just one reason.

[@xheralt]

@@souhaechan8363 SM may not have the _most_ suicides under their umbrella, but they certainly have the highest-profile ones...

[@Manzana835]

@@souhaechan8363 In a country with a suicide rate as high as South Korea, it is not ok to blame the company alone, I'm not defending them, they've done horrible things, but there's only so much they could do about it

[@caitlynsult2685]

I always thought that SM wasn’t like YG entertainment but there both as bad. I hate how SM treats there artists

[@Manzana835]

@@caitlynsult2685 they have different kind of problems, but I still think YG is worse, SM has at least in the last years improved its contracts and, as mismanaged as they are, their groups still have comebacks, but YG is actively trying to be the worst, it doesn't even give their groups albums or any promotion, among the whole burning sun thing where they tried to cover up Seungri, BP are constant targets but they don't do anything, B.I. and T.O.P as well, the way they kicked out 2en1, SM is awful, but YG is on a whole other level of messed up

[@aelingalathynius9963]

I'll burn sm down if they leave EXO and red velvet in the dungeon

[@morganick]

yeah, i'm scared for RV as they are my bias group, I seriously don't want to imagine them in the dungeon.

[@Hughjasslol1]

You realize if you burn down SM they won't have the money and people to provide comebacks from Exo and red velvet lol

[@aelingalathynius9963]

@@Hughjasslol1 I was kidding lol and btw EXO don't get many comebacks as it is. And many people are speculating that there's a high possibility that rv wouldn't get any either when sm debuts their new gg. If the same thing that happened with fx happened with rv I'm seriously gonna snap. I don't think they'll leave EXO in the dungeon completely tho as they are the most successful sm group as of now and bring in most of the profits. But you never know with sm smh 😔. I hope this doesn't happen cause I love EXO SO MUCH. They're my ult group ❤️.

[@sooblyy6503]

I will actually murder the CEO like sis red velvet can’t be in the dungeon it’s literally their biggest group

[@anikabashar4731]

@@sooblyy6503 Not to be that person but RV isn't their biggest grp. ITS EXO. EXO surpassed all SM groups in terms of albums and Concert revenue with making of 43% of ALL SM profits. Not to mention EXO is also 2nd in digitals only behind Taeyeon and they still didn't have any cb this yr. RV is a very successful grp no doubt and they should be promoted but the way SM treats EXO aka their biggest moneymaker, I have fear that RV would be in the dungeon too if SM rookies debut next yr. If EXO is paid dust and gets no promotion or support from SM despite being Top in earnings , then RV has less hopes too unless SM decides to be fair and let them promote like now. For now, lets just hope SM gets their minds together and treats and support their idols fairly cuz SM is known as the most stubborn agency out there and I got to know it by the way they are sabotaging EXO repeatedly and still continuing it.

[@nicholejj]

As a shawol, I do want to thank you for being respectful when talking about SHINee and Jonghyun. You included trigger warnings, didn’t use images from the funeral, and just reiterated the facts without trying to make it fit into a specific narrative. I do want to say though that I and many shawols agree that SM as a company, as bad as they are, had little to do with Jonghyun’s case (as far as we know). Many people will use him to fit the narrative that the kpop industry is too harsh or SM doesn’t treat their idols right, for instance by saying Jonghyun “couldn’t handle” the pressure (and again, thank you for not saying this because it’s seen way too often). But, as fans, it’s hard to see what SM could have done. Jonghyun had creative freedom for years. He wrote fully self-composed albums, composed and wrote for SHINee and his members and even idols from other companies. He was able to be a DJ as he wanted, and leave when he wanted. I think that companies should offer mental health treatment for their idols, but Jonghyun sought out help on his own. He left Blue Night to seek treatment for his insomnia, went to a doctor for his depression, made his depression known to his close friends and family so they could keep an eye on him, etc. The only thing I think SM could have done was, again, provide mental health treatment so that maybe Jonghyun could have gotten treatment for his depression from a more competent doctor than the one he unfortunately went to. When you look at it like that, what does SM being a bad company have to do with Jonghyun’s case? Don’t get me wrong, I hate SM, and could there be more behind the scenes? Absolutely. but according to what we from the outside can see, there isn’t much correlation. SM is bad for many reasons, Jonghyun’s case shouldn’t be twisted into something it wasn’t in order to prove that. That being said, I believe that SM as a company did have something to do with Sulli’s case. They could have protected her more, she begged them to do something about the malicious comments and SM acted like it was nothing, and after Jonghyun, even if it wasn’t as connected to them, they should have offered on-call mental health treatment for every single one of their employees, they should have been like JYP, who apparently has his idols get checked every month and will take action if they feel necessary so their idols can receive needed treatment. They could have helped her, and they didn’t. Like you said, it can’t be blamed on one person, but SM could and should have done more for her.

[@itgirlinIT]

Facts.

[@neopotrebitel]

thank you for this comment. I really wanted to say the same thing, but you said it perfectly. Putting Jonghyun in this was really necessary and the creator herself didn't really criticise SM for anything, just stated the facts

[@cherrycherryzoe6617]

little neo I agree putting Jonghyun in this was very unnecessary.

[@jiungs.stage.presence6008]

i’m gonna say it... i think WayV will end up like EXO-M and SUPER JUNIOR-M i’m scared...

[@eliaszheng7159]

I imagine Winwin suing them tbf, lots to tolerate from sm

[@shuangshuangguo]

I heard some chinese members are thinking about leaving alreary, maybe it's winwin

[@fullsun2236]

Sadly, it all seems to be going the exact same way as EXO-M...The lack of promotion, the controversies like members not being allowed to talk about certain members , the fanwars within the fandom AKA between nctzens and weishenies, the isolation from the rest of the group. It's really sad to think that something like that would happen to them because we have already seem almost all of the NCT members together and how much they appreciate each other, how much they miss each other. Unfortunately, for the members and all of us nctzens, SM doesn't seem to learn their lesson from their previous experiences with Super Junior M and EXO-M and keeps on doing the same mistakes.

[@cam0987]

Sameeee

[@jiungs.stage.presence6008]

리미관 mee too

[@LKelz]

SM :We want Chinese moneyy so lets get Chinese idols!! SM :scouts Chinese idols just to mistreat them, paying them less ,not letting them go to the hospital when sick .not giving the same promotion Chinese Idols :leave the company and goes back to China SM:HoW?!?! What ??!!! How did this happens and whyyy?(shock pikachu face)

[@celineyouseff8015]

Please give winwin lines let him shine

[@swagmonke]

Chinese idols: SM: STOP THAT RIGHT NOW

[@ellen.may12]

The way sm treats exo really annoys me. They where my intro to kpop and they’re such a big group but sm gives them awful promotions and treated the chinese members terribly. Lay is barely even a member at this point, they don’t let him take part in any promos and can we talk about how they don’t have dance practices for kkb, power, love shot, tempo and the list goes on. And then kai and baekhyun being overworked for superm which is the biggest moneygrab i’ve ever seen.

[@eri6984]

Lay situation is not really SMs fault. I am pretty sure that managment would sell their kidneys to have Lay in group but THAAD happened.

[@ellen.may12]

Zna Sve What happened? For me it just seems like sm don’t treat their chinese idols fairly, it happens with nct aswell.

[@eri6984]

@@ellen.may12 you have a link here www.quora.com/Why-didn-t-Lay-sing-in-the-last-comeback-of-EXO and I have to add that Lay got tons of hate when he post something with EXO. Idk if you heard about recent incident when he posted picture with Sehun, I think, and he got so much hate that he had to delete photo. So Lay can't come to Korea, neither EXO can come to the China. Sad situation.

[@cherrycherryzoe6617]

Your statement I have nothing much to say but the last part, why tho? you can see they really enjoy superm and just Kai being in the same group as Taemin. Overworked maybe but I still think they had a choice and they wanted to jump out at this chance to break into the western market more?

[@ellen.may12]

@@cherrycherryzoe6617 at the time they were promoting obsession, superms debut, an exo tour and baeks solo all within a month or two so i was worried for them. and i was annoyed that SM never promoted exo internationally but suddenly they make superm to appeal to a western audience but the execution felt off and all over the place for me. i didnt word my comment very well and i dont even remember writing it haha.

[@ao4698]

I am a nct stan and will never forgive sm for what they did to Taeyong

[@bingbongbingbongbingbongbingbo]

taeyong never did anything wrong yet they forced him to apologise to something he never did

[@oxylenx9226]

Poor Taeyong

[@yutanakamoto3726]

Taeyong even cried about it in his apologie video even though he did nothing wrong. I can tell how bad Taeyong was feeling though he did nothing...

[@miakim2362]

@@yutanakamoto3726 where can i find the vid

[@miakim2362]

@unknown i think its because they made taeyong apologize for something he did not do, and got so much hate

[@odessa5123]

Poor Tae, He had to apologize for something he didn't do.

[@emmawilliams8878]

What do u mean

[@dc9067]

This is the worst feeling ever 😧 When you did nothing wrong but everybody starts blaming you 😥😦

[@dc9067]

@@emmawilliams8878 did you at least watch the video ? 😑

[@emmawilliams8878]

@@dc9067 i cant ive been trying for an hour but all it does is keep freezing sorry

[@dc9067]

@@emmawilliams8878 ok

[@lamajahhh9058]

rip sulli and jonghyun🙏🏾 they will be forever missed❤️

[@everydhel]

After i watch this video, i realize that k-netz is extremely scary. Why they hate idol when they gained some weight or post something that really doesn't metter. Even they hated k-idol that date with another k-idol. Like why?? Why they hate something like that and make people feel insecure. (Sorry for my bad English)

[@HungDao-uq5zw]

Because life in Korea is a lot of pressure and those people need a place to redirect their frustration. I don't think they're good people though.

[@natasha4234]

SM stands for SlaveMasters

[@jakepoopoo5112]

natasha - or ShittyManagement

[@dc9067]

SlaveMachines 💀

[@dani-vc3oi]

Or Slavery Managment

[@gumdeo]

Sadistic Management

[@galaxy_kitten95]

natasha - *Slave Management...

[@emilylemas8070]

Should I even mention the current SM Rookie girls who haven't been seen in forever?

[@souhaechan8363]

Sm is planning to debut a girl group, so why would they? They’re probably training for their debut

[@emilylemas8070]

@Itzy Everglow it's not that, the SM Rookies was a huge project until RV and NCT debuted. The leftover girls are rarely seen bc Sm doesn't prioritize SMR anymore which doesn't make sense. They should have some spotlight but SM can't manage properly

[@eternalobi]

SM taking 95% cut of their artists earnings. I dont think staying with SM long term is smart financially.

[@saraha8513]

eternalobi I hope future trainees will avoid SM and go to companies that pay fairly like BigHit. I know BigHit isn’t perfect but they’re better than SM.

[@Nyx-dd7tx]

@@saraha8513 fr

[@shuangshuangguo]

95% that is earning from releasing album, for activties in korea it is different like 70% 30%, and oversea activities it is like 40% 60%.

[@Laura12882]

That's only for album's thought for concerts and overseas activates the idol's take alot more hence why SM artist are know as rich kids. Cause for albums it goes back to the writers choreographer producer's the music videos etc

[@fmjjjjn7510]

95% ay youre exaggerating right?

[@16minty]

we didnt deserve sulli

[@sharonapple6686]

She was to good for us 😭

[@arcanum2324]

Yeah we didn't RIP

[@Emma-dz1yl]

She’s hopefully in a better place now and is no longer suffering

[@chuuvely5962]

Nor Jonghyun.... they deserves the world, but we dont deserve them.... RIP Sulli and Jonghyun... 😭😭😭💔

[@Emma-dz1yl]

Momo's Hoe I really hope iu is okay and is surrounded by people that support her through this tough time

[@SidneySweetie]

The fact that Jonghyun (my Bias) died on December 18th which is my birthday I miss him so much

[@SidneySweetie]

WasteOfSpace thank you so much for that!!

[@nim5721]

): my heart goes out to you

[@leandrabarros3582]

I hope you are all right

[@mari-vx5my]

He died on my brothers birthday also /:

[@angelaromero2787]

I know how you feel because December 18 is also my birthday. I remember waking up in the morning and was going through KZbin and found out about the news and started crying

[@Ren_NCTzen]

Thank you for mentioning the allegations against Taeyong being proven false, and how screwed up it was that SM just threw him under the bus and didn’t want to take the time to investigate just so that they could keep the date they wanted to debut, especially with Hansol leaving so unexpectedly. They also were able to capitalize on Taeyong even more in that situation, because due to what he was going through he wrote the song “Yestoday.”

[@ann-yp8cr]

I know they're not technically idols but the sm rookie girls have also been mistreated for years. They were introduced in 2013, 2015 and 2016 with the promises of being promoted just the same as the rookie boys were, but that was not what happened. The last time sm talked about any of them in their official accounts was 2017, but for some of them it's been even longer than that. They didn't even get half of what they gave the boys, they didn't even include them in their app after using them on the promotional video. There's been no birthday posts, no photos, no news at all. Two of the members have even left the company due to sm not giving them any hopes for a debut (when it's been so long since rv's debut) and both of them have mentioned how insecure they've become after years of training and how hard it had been.

[@fangirlmode8705]

SM is shit, I am waiting for them. BUT SM...did nothing. 😑😑😑

[@Tea-gs7zz]

honestly it just seems that sm bites off more than they can chew

[@lamelight_4588]

It’s like they haven’t learned from or acknowledge any of their issues. They still treat their idols terribly despite all the complaints from both their own idols and fans.

[@nim5721]

the “you did well” at the end hit me in a way i was not expecting

[@abigaildelaney7653]

Other companies: add new members to groups Fans: Awesome! Welcome to the group! So excited to see what you’ve got in store for us. SM: adds members to Super Junior Fans: you *what* SM: adds Yeri to Red Velvet Fans: *YOU CAN’T DO THAT* *logic 100* Also. Y’all remember when SM literally said that the audience couldn’t sing happy birthday to Wendy IN HER HOME PROVINCE on her BIRTHDAY?

[@Just_OngHwanHwi_Things]

wait what? why would they do that?

[@abigaildelaney7653]

OngHwanHwi's stan If you’re talking about the part with Wendy’s birthday, Red Velvet was on their North American tour. They performed in Ontario on Wendy’s birthday, and Wendy’s from Ontario. SM said there wouldn’t be enough time to sing happy birthday to Wendy (even though it’s like a 30 second song), but thankfully Irene was like “nah screw that” and had the audience sing to her anyway.

[@Just_OngHwanHwi_Things]

@@abigaildelaney7653 Oh now that's explain a lot Ps:Wow,SM is such a snake.Even Wendy's birthday he just said just like that 😒😒

[@summernight2752]

I really hope that new NCT Dream members in the future won't have the same experience as Yeri when they debut. I can't imagine how 14 years old idols could handle all of those hates.

[@eiirayoong5557]

looking at what has happened in the past, i am so scared of how nct’s future will turn out. i’ve been a huge fan of all of them for about two years, and i don’t want any of them to be hurt or mistreated but it seems like history is repeating. i hope wayv will not be mistreated and that sicheng will get better treatment, because i cannot bear to see the members being separated and all 🥺

[@zheaandreaang9133]

I was hoping you were gonna mention Mark and how SM is literally taking advantage of him by adding him into every NCT subunit and not being able to rest. I love Mark, of course, but not only is he in all NCT units he is also in SuperM. Even though I love SuperM, SM is overworking Mark and I am so worried that it would affect his mental health. Meanwhile, members like Chenle, Renjun, Yuta and Johnny are just overlooked and not treated well. Renjun and Chenle travelled all the way from China to train and debut as an SM artist, but they don’t get treated well. NCT is bound to fail if SM continues this trend.

[@rebekablackwood]

Isn't the stupid fans wanted ot7 dream Now that SM fulfilled their wish still bitching

[@birthdayfruitecake8158]

Rest in peace Jonghyun and Sulli. One of the things to be taken away from this video is that idols aren't always treated like people and that needs to change to where everyone, their fans, their managers, basically whoever is mistreating them like this, recognizes that there is genuine time and energy put, thoughts and feelings existing behind these idol's performances, and that their worth exists beyond their musical talent or their job. While I agree that we shouldn't take everything said in this video as concrete fact, it's not unbelievable that this type of thing would happen--it's unacceptable, however. I hope that people learn to humanize others in positions like that of a K-Pop idol, and in any other performance group that pushed to work hard like that.

[@kiarules1401]

I'm glad that SM got a part two and that this focuses more on the more eye opening aspects of the company. It hurts to hear the passing of Jonghyun and Sulli but I'm glad they're in a better place. SM, in the beginning, did have heartfelt intentions when it came to be successful but as every company they cared more for money than the feelings of its artists. The Sulli Act has good intentions but it, by the grace of God it doesn't, will be forgotten in the long years...I feel like it's just to console fans in the short term. I hope this opens their eyes before we lose another bright person.

[@brookeyjane]

The way you spoke about Jonghyun and Sulli made me so happy ❤️ you did a great job : you did well Jonghyun ❤️ : you did well Sulli 🍑

[@babyqeels]

Germ Antibody I seriously don’t agree with your opinion on this video. It’s stated multiple times that the deaths were not entirely SMs fault if at all. Nobody was placing blame on sm, but you can’t make a video talking about SM and their artists without covering those topics. It would be leaving out crucial information. It’s not a cashgrab, as if you look at the authors channel, this is an entire series they do, and although highly requested, they waited this long to even cover SM. In a TWO part episode, not only did they wait until the second episode to talk about these events, but also gave viewers the option to skip over it. On top of everything, that CLEARLY was not the focus of the episode, as it took up so so little of it. The author did really well being respectful about everything and I really don’t see where you’re getting these ideas.

[@leandrabarros3582]

I love SM's artists, music, aestheric, but I CANT love SM as a company. If this things have to happen to your comunity and korean society make something to stop this something is VERY wrong

[@lola-ow3tz]

*Dang I ready for you to Talk about Johnny’s mistreatment*

[@lola-ow3tz]

hana nope he’s actually mistreated like winwin but if not worse than winwin, Johnny never got lines not even when he debuted (yet he’s confident with his Korean), he never gets any screen time , And Even when they had their US promotions and had an English song they never gave Johnny any lines , And when they had a music video reaction for The Superhuman MV he asked where he was in the music video , and he didn’t even Debut with superM which markets the US when Johnny Himself is American. At this point Johnny is basically only used for translation at this point.

[@lola-ow3tz]

hana also a lot of nctzens say he isn’t mistreated just because He has Johnnys communication Center and *Had* Nct night night (A podcast he did with another member jaehyun) but yeah I think that was it I think there is more but I’ll think of it later

[@lola-ow3tz]

hana no worries it’s fine!

[@gunnerchi7238]

Another reason Red Velvet was rushed into the spotlight was due to the whole Sulli break during the Red Light stages. RIP Jonghyun and Sulli!

[@Kay-ye5zh]

SM wanna start new groups but they can't even keep up with "old" groups.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

Actually, one of the board members of SM referred to WayV as a Chinese sub-unit of NCT, so yes, WayV IS part of NCT, and it's been confirmed. The reason why SM debuted WayV as a separate entity was because of tensions between South Korea and China and the restrictions that China set up against Korean businesses in China. So SM basically created an entire company/label (Label V, WayV's label) that showed no affiliations with NCT, a group from a Korean company (hence no mentions of NCT and no members with Korean citizenship). It isn't particularly fishy, this is just SM's strategy for coping with China's rules. It was an effort to show no links with Korea and to still be able to promote in China, one of the biggest markets in the world.

[@oldestmen5163]

WayV isn't part of NCT. You will never see WayV in SMtown.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

@@oldestmen5163 Have you read my entire comment? SM's goal with WayV was to create a group made up of SM Rookies (a batch of trainees-soon-to-be-idols that train or have trained under SM, a South Korean company) that could promote in China. The problem is that China and SK don't have very good business relations right now: Korean products have been boycotted, making Korean businesses based in China suffer. More importantly, China set up a ban on Hallyu, which makes it hard (or even impossible) for Korean artists to promote in China. Therefore, SM created a Chinese label based in China and sent its Chinese or some of its non-Korean idols to that label, which is called Label V. That label doesn't mention anything about SM or Korea to make it seem like WayV isn't affiliated to SM and/or Korea. SM's entire *purpose* was to create something that doesn't bear SMent's or NCT's name, so of course we'll never WayV in SMtown - THAT'S THE GOAL. But in reality, the people who create WayV's content, the people who initiated WayV and the people who finance WayV are people from SM - even the idols themselves. There even was a board meeting at SM where one of the board members confirmed that WayV/WeishenV was in fact the Chinese sub-unit of NCT (here's a link if you're not convinced: www.kpopmap.com/sm-entertainment-confirms-connection-between-nct-wayv/). In conclusion, WayV *is* part of SM and NCT, but we will never see WayV in SMtown indeed. Sorry for the long post.

[@oldestmen5163]

@@RhythmAddictedState SM don't have any plan for theirs foreign idols. If they really want to create Chinese group to promote in China. They should do it like JYP's boy story.

[@RhythmAddictedState]

@@oldestmen5163 What do you mean "don't have any plans for their foreign idols"? They literally recruit foreign idols in order to attract non-Korean audiences and promote in other countries. They created NCT to promote on different markets all around the world, as SMent said in their conferences for the launch of NCT. Suju-M was created so SM could enter the Chinese market and Chinese idols were trained for that purpose. Boy Story though... This group is both under JYP's Chinese division and Tencent, and they mention JYPent even though they promote in China. I wouldn't call that a particularly smart move. Korean entertainment is still under threat in China, so mentioning JYP could be a problem if China decides to tighten their rules concerning K-entertainment. I think SM's strategy of "hiding" their relationship with WayV is safer. Also, people who know about NCT get to know about WayV in the end, so not mentioning SM in WayV's content isn't even a problem, if that's what you're worrying about. When people think of WayV, they think of NCT and SM anyway.

[@oldestmen5163]

@@RhythmAddictedState sorry but where is NCT Vietnam Indonesia Thai and Japan?

[@butcher9673]

Can we talk about how winwin is finally getting lines😭💞

[@moonjaellyfish]

YES, especially in WayV's recent comeback!! 🙌🙌❤️

[@sarayassine8885]

I'm happy for him

[@celineyouseff8015]

I am happy for him but not satisfied because he seems unhappy I hope they give him apportunity to shine

[@butcher9673]

celine Youseff sane I’m not trying to sound rude when I say this but I feel like Winwin deserves a chance to shine since all of the newer members have had time to shine but Winwin who has been a member for years hasn’t

[@celineyouseff8015]

@@butcher9673 that's mean winwin not talented enough well winwin was told not sing or dance by his company winwin guested on the Chinese show winwin told the audience that he was unable to dance because of mouth ulcers seems like sm doesn't want winwin to shine so it's not his fault sweetie

[@riri-cr5ng]

The way I started crying all over again-

[@galaxy_kitten95]

Once You Jeong IN You Can't Jeong OUT I was trying my hardest to not break down... it’s just too painful. Jonghyun, Sulli, and every other idol who has suffered depression or have been mistreated deserved so much better. It’s been so long and things need to change.

[@megan1983]

we should all go and leave positive comments on idols’ social media to let them know we are there for them

[@felinawell]

geez theres never a good entertainment sis, thats the real tea

[@andredrw289]

It’s just some are slightly better than others. Frankly they’re all trash

[@shanicek5188]

The whole industry is full of crap

[@saraha8513]

felilili some are more trash than others but I agree Korean entertainment companies are garbage. I’m an Army and Moa and it pisses me off when fellow Armys and MOAs praise BigHit so much and shutdown any criticism of the company. I thought if they were really fans of BTS and TXT they’ll want them to be treated well. They are treated well compared to other artists but they’re still overworked and restricted.

[@Daniela-1999]

mamamoo's company doesn't seem to be that bad.

[@nolol1777]

Bighit is the only good company I see

[@vip5hawol-deehirota]

Had to collect myself before watching this again smh Just feels like we haven't had a solid break since 2017... Thanks again for the hard work ♡ Take care Edit: also, thanks for caring to put trigger warnings. I had to take a breather a few times too, so it served as a good stopping point

[@antobalducci2582]

“How SM Entertainment neglected their trainees” Me: thinks about Park Yuri *cries*

[@pinkysaints2309]

Kris, Luhan and Tao treatment from Sm causing them to leave is so heartbreaking :( Those boys loved the other boys in Exo but sms greedy and bad treatment forced them to leave. I want to protect those boys so much I hate Sm grrrrrrrr

[@_sleepystrawberry]

When SM is that bad that it took almost an entire hour to cover all their wrong doing

[@babycow5894]

The fact that Lee Sooman didn't even attend Sulli's funeral bcs of his business trip 🤢

[@squishyhoshi9726]

god I hate him so much

[@AJH89]

We know right! I hope he will not experience it himself 😡

[@uzihammad8922]

Who is Lee Sooman?

[@kimeki95]

@@uzihammad8922 sm founder and 1st ceo

[@a.sulzyy]

I WANT THAT MAN TO JUST- Get a better life (Thought I was gonna say something bad, nah)

[@yehawexzen6723]

It bothers me that a lot of people think kpop is just a bunch of good-looking Asians that dance, sing, and rap together. There’s so much more that happens behind the scenes, they train for months and years, some don’t even get to debut, and they aren’t happy like everyone thinks they are

[@vasudhasingh5109]

Thats correct

[@narutosgirl613]

I appreciate the time and effort you put into this video, as well as all the other in this series. It must take a really long time to research, record the voiceover and edit. Thank you for your content, felt like remembering you that it is deeply cherished. Keep up the good work!

[@megasmileyable]

Your editing in this one is top notch, especially the transitions. I see you girl, growing and improving!

[@ChaennieLisoo]

Thank you, that means a lot to me! 😭💖

[@staywithcarats]

Thank you for making this series💓it really brought me joy and you put so much time and thought into it!

[@GatoradeSaborApple]

seeing this video again after aespa’s debut (announced 1 week after the irene scandal) and red velvet being in a 1 year and half hiatus is so surreal… we all knew this would happen

[@chtrne__]

Bestie, after what just happen today with sm entertainment you should make a part 1000000000x following this content

[@annniea1566]

I wanna see starship in this list 😭🙌🏾

[@armybebe6622]

YES😤😤😤😡

[@aida201000]

@Electro Diamonx they kicked out wonho from monsta x because of stupid lies of criminals like Han Seo hee and jung da eun

[@leandrabarros3582]

@@aida201000 and dont even get me to start with Shownu bullshit rumors

[@annniea1566]

Electro Diamonx Starship Entertainment issued an official statement That Wonho will be leaving Monsta X due to Wonho's “allegations” of possessing and using illegal drug (marijuana) in 2013 before his debut...🤨 right now the head director of Producer X101 has been arrested for allegations of Rigging, collusion,and fraud. Guess Who was also called for questioning?? The vice President of STARSHIP so yeah 2019 is not the year for kpop 😭

[@Ringdingdong206]

And the head is supposedly involved in the produce 101 scandal I Believe

[@amalia2390]

Wow, we need more people like you shining a light on these dark and important topics💖💖

[@express-o1041]

I don’t think you spilled the tea. I think you dropped a nuclear bomb! 🔥 Thank you for making these videos to raise awareness 🙏

[@Dancinfanz]

Dude I was in South Korea in may of 2014. I remember after kris left. People where having a meltdown and this happened so close after the Sewol disaster it ducked so bad.

[@DongNguyen-si4ju]

to be honest I’m kinda sad you didn’t mention their mistreatment of smrookies especially the girls. it’s rumored that their debut is coming but it must have been mentally taxing on Koeun and the other girls after all these years

[@baechuslow9852]

that intro made me cry 🥺🥺🥺

[@paulthe2mikolajdupontsrens586]

momostears - yeah.me too me too.

[@camillevlu9700]

The Sulli intro makes me cry, i will never be ok

[@gayliljaehyun]

red velvet was definitely a diversion, and i fully believe yeri was always meant to be part of red velvet but they held her back just to get something out there to distract from all the bad publicity. that’s not even what i’m all that mad about, though. i’m mad that they didn’t do Anything to protect yeri even though they knew that people weren’t going to like her joining the group after they had already debuted. they just let her get all of the hate and backlash and did nothing to stand up for her, and you can see it’s taken a toll on her ever since. also, when red velvet started to finally take off, sm completely threw f(x) into the garbage to run with red velvet. i whole-heartedly believe they gave red velvet a lot of songs meant for f(x) and just left f(x) to burn. i love both groups dearly, but that is really messed up. the line between what red velvet is and what f(x) was just keeps getting thinner and thinner and sm has completely replaced f(x) with red velvet and as much as i love red velvet, that’s really upsetting. all of it is just shady to me.

[@Resident_avonU]

Yeri was always in the original line up of red velvet. I believe she was the third member that was decided on.

[@ttphotographyvideography8459]

Please do one on YG. Even though I'm a YG artists stan, we all deserve to know the truth on how YG treat their artists.

[@edxxymiu3631]

It makes it more sad when they closed Jonghyun's Memory... but my dad died on April 30th... sad :(

[@lamajahhh9058]

edxxymiu// oh nooo😭 i’m so sry❤️ may he rest in peace🙏🏾

[@chaeli1346]

edxxymiu sorry for both of your losses 🥺

[@bevzay]

I did want to skip the trigger bits but remembering the hard work both idols that i looked up to and having shared birthday with one of them was what kept me watching the full video. Thank u for the trigger warning as I needed a breather esp with depression included

[@ioslugs]

*_This is a reupload SM needs to step up and do better when it comes to mental health_*

[@fmjjjjn7510]

the public: sm get your fucking shit together Sm: _y'all hear sumn?_

[@allie7015]

this video makes me want to build my own entertainment company for these kpop idols who are being mistreated

[@sunnevacarat]

This and part one are such good videos. Thank you for opening peoples eyes

[@1982A]

Soul selling Money seeker Entertainment SM entertainment

[@jasminnavarrete6743]

EXO's mistreatment isn't talked about enough within the kpop community an sm stans, many think that exo had it all which is not the case. Many don't know that exo were being payed with rice when they debuted, and during trainee they sometimes didn't have enough to eat. Not to mention now with their new project exo members kai and baekhyun are being overworked, and an article clearly stated that the exo members had to record their MAIN GROUPS ALBUM in between schedules for the other group. SM never promotes exo and they decided to release baekhyun, exo-sc albums during the month of their concert? Its just frustrating that when they had the chance to expand globally they didn't do it, and are now overworking their idols, with 12+ hour flights from korea to the us, in-between concert dates and preparing for their comeback. I expect nothing from sm, last year we only go 3 music shows for tempo and 2 for love shot. Pre- order started 2 weeks ago but they have yet to release album details, and just yesterday they released preorder links. If anyone wants to know more, i think any exol on twitter would be open to explain our frustration.

[@anikabashar4731]

The amount of frustration I get when I see Even SM Stans are shitting On EXO when EXO is the most mistreated grp after F(X) and how SM is basically Blocking EXO from expanding globally is really something . And the way kpop community always pulls out big 3 privilege against EXO every time EXO achieve something like dude SM has literally blocked EXO from achieving anything and EXO had to worked to bone to stand where they are now. All other Sm Stans can callout SM for their mistreatments but god forbid if EXO-L complain abt Sm!!! You will see those MF SM Stans to come defending SM like Their lives are depending on it. The way I have seen so many NCTzens today coming from nowhere to suddenly defend Sm when EXO-L were trending Hashtags#EXODESEVEBETTER is disgu*ting. NCTzenns when NCT chinese member was just left on a rain for 10 mins, were calling EXO-L and all the kpop community to trend hashtags against SM mistreaments and to unsubscribe SM channel. NCtzens were saying that Sm has been mistreating older chinese member but this tradition cant go on anymore. But when EXO-L say that SM should stop mistreating EXO and give them proper promos and exposure like their other grps, Suddenly U get All the NCTzens saying SM has been always abondoning their older grps and nothing can be done abt it since its always has been like that and EXO-L need to shut up! Like how can you be so inhumane! These SM Stans are most hypocrite ppl I have ever seen.

[@kikilocket]

Whilst we can’t prove whether SM was the cause of the suicides, what makes me sick is that they were not part of any solution. Instead, they neglected their idols and therefore Jonghyun and Sulli were not given any help with their problems. SM live in an outdated industry. We now live in a world where mental illnesses with Korean Idols are getting more awareness and they are starting to get treatment like with JYP. Treat your idols well.

[@soniaboda4173]

it still hasn't set in how she's gone. i remember watching her smile and sing in the mvs when i was a teen. i remember thinking how she's one of the prettiest girls i've ever seen. cannot imagine how people who personally knew her must be feeling.

[@laurenotoole1910]

Honestly how mentally unsettling for the idols when members are being added and replaced left right and centre 🙈 when are entertainment companies going to stop using idols like they’re expendable

[@cakeycakepotatoz4889]

SM is so screwed that they -got- deserved a second part

[@HectorH-M]

SM Ent. Still has 3 trainees (maybe more, I only know 3 female trainess) who have been there for 7-8 year. There were speculation about their debut as Moonlight Angels, but that never happened.

[@rheathecreative5612]

"𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐰𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐲". This statement could be said for multiple companies at the moment.

[@contessa_262]

And yet you can't support the artist without supporting the company 🙃

[@gothnixie124]

@@contessa_262 Not when the artists leave the company, you can

[@contessa_262]

@@gothnixie124 because that definitely happens all the time... /s

[@irumkhan5245]

The first thing that always comes to my mind when someone mentions SM is slavery and mistreatment...

[@lola9148]

Thanks for the video. I feel like there is a lot more to say about NCT, though I understand that it's already such a lengthy work. Kun was indeed added to NCT 2018, but then would only be in a chinese version of a NCT U song that was not promoted, other than the 18 member song Black on Black (where he was a background dancer). SM made vague hints and promises of a chinese group, but left fans in the dark for a whole year. The delay with "NCT Vision", only to debut WayV with a cover of a NCT 127 song... Kun finally has something to do, so that's good. It is worth being remarked that ever since WayV debuted in January, NCT members no longer are seen in public with WayV members. But the thing is, there hasn't been a single statement on whether Winwin is still in NCT 127 or not. All of a sudden, new NCT merch has been erasing Lucas, Kun and him from their selection (like keychans and STRAWS or whatever they sell). WayV could just simply be separated from NCT, and yet, because of the pushing of confused fans their official color was announced to be GREEN, like NCT's, and their fan name something like "Weizenies" (similar to NCTzens) despite 1- Red being more culturally appropriated for their concept, as well as being seen in official stages right before the announcement and 2- The fan name isn't even something that can be properly written in chinese. Members had to ask fans to stop fighting in their weibo accounts, the day the information was out. NCTzens have been left to fight among each other. Also worth mentioning: The 2018 full group promotions had a very strenuous dangerous choreography, and yet members had to keep promoting it despite many of them had just ended promotions for their own sub units. Taeyong and Mark are known to be overworked, beind added to every lineup possible of songs. During Black on Black promotions, underage member Jaemin had back problems and yet was still BOTTOM OF A PYRAMID THEY DID DANCING. In very few perfomances, he would not do it. NCT 127 gets promoted, but NCT Dream are relatively put aside despite being really good at getting wins in shows and having so much potential. While 127 is promoted, many members are just there... jobless... when NCT literally has a unit made for any possible lineup arrangement. Why do they not promote NCT U more often? They just don't care, because now 127 is being pushed into the american market with all they can. Being a NCTzen for the past two years has been really stressful, and with the news of new SM groups debuting next year I might just have to drop them from my ult list since I know life won't be great during my last highschool year lmao This didn't even get to touch on why SuperM was such a controversy, but it's okay.

[@Lu_lu_cy]

Wow... I think SM's episodes are the most heartbreaking with the Media Line episode. Additional detail for people who follow SMRookies : - Ji Hansol (ex SM Rookies) participate to the survival The Unit (fun fact Taemin was a judge for the audition and Ji Hansol was one of his backdancer) where he says he didn't want to regret when he gets older. He was supposed to debut with NCT but never got included in the group. So he decide to choose a new path for his life and signed with a fresh new agency, J-flo ent and debut this year as a Newkidd member. + he get his place as a finalist in the temporary group UNB :) I am so sad to see all those people minimize the agencies role in these cases, because like you say about Sulli, yes SM are not the only responsible but in fact they where still responsible. Ignoring her desperate calls for protection and doing little to nothing for her... This is so upsetting to see them never learning about their mistakes. This is so painful to see these idols to be the puppets of these agencies to the point of no return. I never ever liked SM as an agency but they have so much talented artists, they have artists with so much potential and they are wasting them by giving up on them and neglecting them, this is extremly shocking for me. I want to thank you for doing this series, even if sometimes there's details who are missing we can still ad it on the comment section, and you still did a very wonderful job, with lots of information to illustrate. Thank you for giving a voice to these things, and also thank you for having this desire to aware the fans. Thank you a lot and I'm looking for your next video

[@honeydew4692]

Wasn’t this posted already? I remember watching it...

[@softyoongi336]

I saw a comment and pretty sure soon after it was privated

[@shortii12341]

Yes, She noticed some mistakes so she made it private and fixed it :)

[@softyoongi336]

@@shortii12341 Oh, thanks for the clarification

[@priimcry]

@@shortii12341 where some things to sensitive?

[@shortii12341]

@@priimcry I don't know she just tweeted out that she noticed some mistakes and she didn't like how it was edited.

[@JoshuaAlto]

Thanks. I needed this so much... Clearly If SM never learn from its past mistakes, it could be their downfall at this point. I miss Jonghyun & Jinri so much! I hope SM Artists are doing okay despite in a crazy issue.

[@annavuong6917]

it's like all of the Idols of SM entertainment have depression and end like sulli or Jonghyun ( I don't mean to disrespect them). Please, they need to STOP!!!!!

[@gamesepop]

Actually the fact that Yeri didn't debut in 2014 bc of her age doesn't make sense to me... I've seen a lot of idols debuting even younger than her (at the time) but, if they say so... 😂

[@letterr4872]

Yeah Krystal debuted in f(x) when she was 14 almost 15

[@gamesepop]

@@letterr4872 really shocking it seems like something's off you know

[@gothnixie124]

Didn't NCT Dream Jisung and Chenle debuted at 14?

[@aliyahoneal6947]

The youngest idol is 13. Like bruh-

[@sillygoose728]

@@aliyahoneal6947 no its 9

[@lesyeuxii]

i became an exo-l only months ago. i saw much talent in kris, luhan and tao and i felt sorry to see them go, but i never knew they were actually suffering THIS bad. i am glad krislutao left exo. and i sincerely hope they do lay some justice. lay is actually sacrificing a lot just by not leaving exo.

[@실버블렛-g3j]

Lee soo man didn’t even come to sullis funeral and he was in Korea while other sm artists cancelled their schedule and attended ir

[@muhammadalfarabiyashar7896]

sm as never introspection and keep repeating the same mistakes, many causes like lawsuit in tvxq and exo that make group not full member like first debut.suffering mental health 2 idol,and many other things.i can't say anything. sorry for my bad english

[@serendipityfilms6769]

The fact SM is still allowed to do what they please breaks my heart. After Sulli and Jonghyun's deaths, I've been so worried for the other artists under SM's well being.

[@AirKangLocker]

Im gonna save this before SM shuts this video down like they always did

[@shanicek5188]

Thank goodness someone is talking abt sm bc I’m honestly so concerned abt every single group and every future group

[@olgakonstan7970]

I sincerely believe sm to be the shadiest/worst company out of them all. I think what's happening inside sm is a lot darker than we think or imagine.

[@blackandblack7]

30:41 I unintentionally smiled when she smiled like that. Gosh, she was such an angel. She deserved so much better than this.