Warning, this is basically my supporting case. So, I'm probably incredibly bias.
allkpop provided estimate of 60,000 dollars a month to maintain a girl group. In this link
lol, Although I'm not a kpop fan, I going to break down, why this article doesn't make sense.
"The biggest drain on money, not unexpectedly, is for the monthly rent on their dormitories. Approximately $22,000 dollars are spent on sheltering a girl group each month."
This doesn't make sense at all. There is no apartment that costs 22,000 dollars in Korea. Tower Palace costs 4,000~6,000. THE most expensive house in Korea costs 29,000, but as you have seen their house isn't close to THE best house in Korea. So, from my assumption what they did was, they just divided the 전세 to 12. In Korea, houses are rented in 전세 and 월세. 월세is basically how much you pay for a month. 전세 is where you rent by years. 전세, you just give the landlord a large sum of money and it would be returned after you move out, but again, its a large sum of money. So, the reporter just divided into 12 and posted an absurd amount.
"Apart from that, money spent on hair and makeup comes to a whopping $19,000 dollars per month – and that’s with a 50 percent celebrity discount. For skin care, companies invest $9,000 dollars to keep their idols looking blemish-free."
So basically 1.5k per person. I wouldn't be surprised because they do work a lot. As for skin, if your really busy, its harder to maintain your skin. So, its expected for them to spend a lot.
As for transportation they estimated 10,000 dollars. This includes airfare. Since its Girls Generation they are talking about, GG does travel a lot. They go to Japan almost once every 2 week.
Despite my justifications, it still quite a lot, but we should realize they earn that much.
So, why am I being a fan boy?
Because one person explained how money brought idols their fame. Based on this article. Heck no, this article is pretty bias. They probably inflated the prices. And even if its the truth, they picked Girls Generation to survey their cost. lol, Girls Generation is the most famous girl group in Korea and probably the most that costs to maintain.
I kind of lost it when she said money made Kara who they are lol... Kara probably had the worst times of their life as new girl groups lol. Seriously, back then every program, they seemed to be powerless. Even Seung Hyun said that she had to do various strange programs to support the group.
lol, I just wanted to rant about how hard it is to become an Idol. It money was everything it took, everyone would be one lol. Korean parents would stop spending thousands on tuition and use it to make their children idols lol
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