With the precious money everyone sent us,
we were able to write an advertisement that explained SM Entertainment’s unlawful contract on Hankyoreh Newspaper.
We thought that the late President Kim Dae Joong’s effort to better human rights throughout his life time and TVXQ’s unlawful contract situation had a connection so we decided to print the advertisement on today’s issue.
We think it came out nicely and we would like to thank all the people who helped make this possible.
What is your work environment like?
1. You must work for at least 13 years
2. You must work 7 days a week of every month of every year
3. Someone else is in charge of your entire income. It is impossible to negotiate on your income
4. All of your schedules and business aims are handled by your office
5. If you do not work for 13 years, you must pay hundreds of billions of Won in compensation
6. If you cannot work for a time due to personal reasons, the term of your contract is lengthened
*At the bottom, flipped upside down*
1~2 Y: You are in no danger. Earn a lot of money~/ 3~5 Y: You may want to consider changing jobs/ 6 Y: You are TVXQ.
They are worn out emotionally and physically
because they have been doing anything and everything their agency has been telling them to do for the past five years.
They have asked numerous times for a reevaluation and revision of their unlawful contract,
but their agency does not listen to their pleas.
The term for TVXQ’s exclusive contract is 13 years.
If they decide to cancel their contract during that time, they must pay thrice the amount of investments,
and twice the amount of money they would have earned during the entire term of the contract for compensation.
This applies even when the contract is canceled after negotiations with the agency.
-Clause 2 Sub clause 1, Clause 11 Sub clause 2, 3 of TVXQ’s contract
This is the reality that TVXQ faces.
All they want to do is fix it.
source: [DNBN]
translation credits: jeeelim5@tohosomnia.net
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wow cassies are so amazing….
so glad that they wud go this far for the boys but same tym sad cuz it comes to this extent where they feel like they had to *sniffs*…
tfs~
By: JJaenchantress on August 20, 2009
at 5:45 pm
hey dears, i saw this part at dbsg comm, you might want to add it in?
BTW, I think some translation could be fixed as like :
———–
1. Occupational duration is 13 years minimum [Y / N]
2. Work 7 days a week, with no monthly / annual holiday [Y / N]
3. Company decide your yearly salary, nonnegotiable [Y / N]
4. Company have all rights to control schedule / purposes of work [Y / N]
5. If you can’t fulfill your occupational duration, damages for breach of contract will be billions Won [Y / N]
6. If you deviate from work due to personal reasons, your contract term will be extend automatically [Y / N]
———–
Esp. for no.3, there is a word ‘사측’, and it means ‘company side’ in Korean.
Translator did a good job, but I think it could be refined a bit.
By: doublejae on August 20, 2009
at 5:56 pm
thanks for that…
and thanks to SYC…
________________________
you will never find fans who were as dedicated as loving caring and understanding like CASSIOPEIA do!!
I am sorry to all halves there…
but yes…
CASSIOPEIA UNITE!!!
By: jazzmin/serenademejazz2 on August 20, 2009
at 6:33 pm
i love it
SM read it loudly…!!
or Cassiopeia will…
i really proud of what Cassiopeia done..
They really work hard for their idol..
They even put an ad in a newspaper
Cassiopeia Fighting!!!
TVXQ Fighting!!!
By: ccccc on August 20, 2009
at 6:19 pm
kr cassies are A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!
the boys really work their ass off
By: joongie27 on August 20, 2009
at 6:36 pm
The boys really should win the case!! I don’t want them to be tortured like this anymore ..
By: FFa on August 20, 2009
at 8:35 pm
Cassies are awesome. They speak out their voice. TVXQ would be proud of their fans
By: savennia on August 20, 2009
at 9:24 pm
i love cassies. they take action to stand up for what they think is right.
By: airportfanatic on August 20, 2009
at 9:24 pm
With the help
of CASSIOPEIA (Kr),
TVXQ will be able
to break SME’s 5-year curse..
and of course,
we, International Cassiopeians,
are also here to support them..
Together we stand as one..
..united, we are!!!
and whatever dirty tactics
SM has,
there’s no way
that they can make us
lose our faith
in DBSK~~~
aja..!
By: stellar on August 20, 2009
at 9:39 pm
I’m working in PR fields and I could say this ad is really good.
I feel proud of them
Fighting, Cassie
By: Chou on August 20, 2009
at 10:58 pm
aww, I’m so proud of korean cassiopeians
By: jjloverr on August 20, 2009
at 11:17 pm
wow!!! this is so great.. they really put effort on this..
such great love…
wanna cry.. T_T
i know DBSK will win this fight!!!!
By: tin4tvxq on August 20, 2009
at 11:32 pm
WOW!! THAT IS GOOD!!! >D
so proud!! ^^
hope others will also understand…
By: Junko on August 21, 2009
at 12:25 am
way to go Cassies.. soooooo proud to all the Cassies..
More power to all the Cassies.
By: linz on August 21, 2009
at 4:58 am
omg~
*bows to korean cassies*
this is just awesome!!! and im really speechless!
<33333333333333
By: belle on August 21, 2009
at 5:38 am
i love u korean cassies and all the cassies aroudn the world!
!! keep rocking!! burn and crash the contracts!! XD hwaitinG!!!
By: leyunism on August 21, 2009
at 8:41 am
OH MY GOD…
reading this made me quivered…
TVXQ Fighting!!!!!
Cassies fighting!!!!!
For now, that’s all this gramma can do…
Give u support…
Btw, anything I can do, eh? Please tell me…
I’m not joining any TVXQ fanclub though I’m crazy over them– maybe because my age… *grins*
And currently I live I Indo, just like Shinta, eh?
So… what can I do to support the boys?
TVXQ Fighting!!!!!
Cassies fighting!!!!!
By: estee on August 21, 2009
at 2:51 pm
wow O.O
SM is strong, but the fans are stronger.
thanks for sharing
By: jill243 on August 22, 2009
at 8:32 pm