Kpop Idol Contract. According to Vox K-Pop is a global phenomenon that brings billions of dollars to South Korea each year. 7 years is pretty standard for contract time now and groups even top groups have fallen victim to it with members wanting to pursue different things and go their separate ways.
A slave contract Korean. There are even some k-pop agencies which make an illegal contract with their trainees to keep the trainees from moving to another k-pop agency. How does K-pop idol Sandara Park spend her US16 million wealth.
Cons Training - Even if you become a trainee there is no guarantee that you will debut.
This adds up and the average expenses for a typical Kpop trainee are around 50000 a year. And theres another problem about idols contracts with their agencies. This is why theres a known 7 year curse in Kpop. The Korean government has stepped in to stop this kind of practice.