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Thursday, 6 August 2009

消息两三则之一:东方神起



13年卖身契日做夜做 神起三子轰事务所榨干血汗钱

【首尔4日讯】
要求解约的韩国组合东方神起成员Xiah俊秀、Hero在中和Micky有天,前日发声明公开遣SM Entertainment事务所剥削的详情,他们指不想沦为赚钱工具,并重申成员之间没有心病,并不希望组合解散。神起三子前日炮轰事务所,透露出道5年来依足事务所安排,不断在中、韩、日等地飞来飞去,但事务所没有理会他们的健康,一年只让他们放一星期大假,其余时间每天只能睡3至4个小时。

事务所股价急挫
三子最不满是签下不平等合约,合约订明他们要为事务所工作13年,加上两年兵役时间,即长达15年,对于偶像组合来说,与卖身契无异。提前解约条款也对他们相当不利,若提前解约,他们需要向公司赔偿高达数千亿韩元。
虽然神起是韩国人气组合,但他们在唱片方面收入微薄。如果单一大碟销量卖逾50万张,他们下次出碟时每人可分得1000万韩元(约3万马币),若销量不足50万张,他们便等同白做。次苛刻条款曾在今年2月修改,但每人收入也仅占唱片销量的0.4%至1%。
神起三子表示过去曾多次与公司磋商,但公司当作耳边风,还找借口向外界透露今次诉讼与他们的化妆品生意有关,另他们觉得公司没有诚意解决事件。受到神起三子爆大钁事件影响,SM事务所昨日股价较上周五收市时下跌10.42%,他们表明会请律师积极处理今次诉讼。事务所晚上又发声明反驳三子,透露一直以来待他们不薄,指神起截至上月为止,现金收入有110亿韩元(约3000万马币),又获赠合约以外的名车作花红。此外,选择留守事务所的神起队长U-Know允浩大前日下机后,晚上即要为新剧《向大地投球》开工,非常辛苦。


韩国组合“血泪史”盘点 组合维持不过5年

【首尔4日讯】
灰色档案
在韩国,娱乐公司一般都会投入大量资金,在艺人出道前培训歌舞技艺、行为谈吐,还会出钱为艺人整容。因此公司在艺人出道后往往一签就是十多年的合同,收入分配比例很不合理。基于合约约束,韩国艺人向公司提出解约的案例非常少见。但过度剥削也频频引发悲剧。今年3月,韩国女星张子妍自杀,其遗书披露了在老板金某的威逼下不得不去陪酒陪睡、还遭人殴打的惨痛经历。4月,韩国演艺人协会就性贿赂一事向2000多名艺人发放调查问卷,在183位作答的艺人中,有35人表示袭击或同事曾经做过性招待。
对于更难管理的组合,娱乐公司更是使出各种手段进行打压,加上新人辈出,因此韩国组合发展一般不会超过5年,HOT、BABYVOX、水晶男孩等组合都未超过5年。成立于1996年的HOT组合在2001年解散,成员张佑赫此后的日记披露说,普通的韩国歌手卖出一张唱片可得100韩元(约20仙),而他们卖出一张只得20韩元(约6仙)再减去扣到的版税官税,只剩下7韩元(约2仙)。神话组合如今成立11年,在韩国娱乐圈已经成为真正的神话,但是据说当年成员ANDY却曾经被公司高层打到脸肿口齿不清,只能戴着面具上节目。因为他人气较低,公司一度要将他踢出组合,也导致他自杀未遂,精神一度崩溃。

3子嫌不公打官司解约 东方神起陷解散危机
(首尔2日讯)红遍亚洲的韩国组合东方神起,其中3名成员Xiah俊秀、Hero在中和Micky有天大前日突然入禀首尔中央地方法院,向SM Entertainment事务所提出解约,令出道5年的神起面临解散危机!3人的代表律师表示最大分歧是签下不公平合约,而且收入分配不清楚。

东方神起大前日分成两派,其中3名成员Xiah、Hero和Micky突然向所属的SM事务所开火,要求中止双方经理人合约,并交代他们的详细收入资料以便索偿,队长U-Know允浩和Max昌珉则没有牵涉诉讼之内。

私帮生意成导火线
据悉神起早在今年4月已向事务所提出各走各路,事件早有先兆,6月神起甩底没有拍摄SM TOWN晒冷演唱海报,当时传出拆伙消息,但遭事务所否认,而U-Know和Max最近则分别被安排拍剧集《向大地投球》和《天堂牧场》。

知情人士指神起与事务所早已在收入分配、13年的合约期限、以及日韩两地的活动时间分配等问题上存在不少矛盾,而Xiah、Hero和Micky联同家人一起经营化妆品公司,更与事务所存在利益冲突,品牌上月杀入中国市场时,3子只能派家人出席仪式,成为今次闹翻的导火线。

3子的代表律师前日接受访问,透露诉讼的最大原因是合约不公平,签约年期太长,而且3子无法知道正确收入数字,他说:“我们告上法庭前已与SM事务所进行多次磋商,但都没有结果,我们对官司充满信心。”他透露神起会遵守承诺演出前日于日本熊本县举行的a-nation晒冷演唱,并打算明天正式发表立场。

80万会员陷恐慌
SM事务所老板李秀满已从美国赶返韩国解决事件,事务所前日凌晨就事件表示遗憾,透露诉讼与3子的化妆品公司有关,希望尽快化解分歧,令神起继续活动下去。事实上,SM事务所在8年前已试过和旗下组合H.O.T就唱片版税问题发生纠纷,最终导致张佑赫等3名成员离队。

神起的歌迷会拥有80万会员,部份歌迷在偶像传出解散消息后陷入恐慌,不相信偶像会散band。此外,U-Know成为EVISU牛仔裤的最新代言人,而他在前晚的MBC电视台节目中,透露初到日本发展时曾患上抑郁症。


恭喜自己成功在37分中内打完前两篇报道(真的是一个一个字看报纸type进电脑的!)给我点掌声吧!哈哈……原本想直接去《联合日报》的网站cut & paste,结果……今天的新闻他们还没有上载,我就很努力自己打咯~说好听是考验自己打华语文章的速度,事实是自己想多看东方神起几眼……哈哈……可是事实证明,眼睛真的会被操到很痛(部分原因是我的荧幕光度太强,事前忘记调低LOL)文章中我用黄色或其他亮色highlight的就是我没有很想让大家看,以免被人告毁谤(?)是啊,我就是“卒仔”呗……别的特别颜色就是我要大家注意咱家允浩啦……哈哈……

我们今天来稍微探讨一下这件事件:

1)我也相信成员之间没有心病,毕竟在一起久了,一定会有感情的,更何况有相同梦想的战友呢~

2)睡3至4个小时?!艺人果然是艺人!

3)行为谈吐原来是可以被训练的!难怪他们的动作很相似……不信可以去看看他们的影片,很多状况下的本能反应都很类似。

4)印象中,很多艺人对整容这个话题很敏感,所以当我看到公司出钱给他们整容,我真的很意外……

5)请问什么是“晒冷”演唱会?

6)现金3000万的感觉会是如何?

7)韩国仙后是什么反应?

8)我这么努力报道次事,是因为我也陷入恐慌吗?


好啦,乱哈拉一堆,回到正题了!

1)你相信东方神起真的会解散吗?庭外和解是不是最好的解决途径?如果真的成功,他们真的能心无疙瘩留在SM吗?还是他们会像当年的JTL跳槽?

2)请问你会同情此次案件的法官吗?(因为如果他判神起赢,得罪的可是韩国最大的娱乐公司;另一方面,如果他判公司赢,仙后大概会让他生活陷入水深火热之中吧?)

3)允浩与昌珉不加入这次的诉讼,是因为他们没有参与化妆品公司的投资,还是他们想单纯报恩,仰或是他们想效仿当年的安七炫,撑到最后?

我不希望他们解散,因为至少目前我看到他们以团体会比较成功。况且,在中不是一直强调他想一辈子都和团员在一起,用东方神起的身份唱歌吗?我也觉得他们现在的声音,虽然不是最完美的,可是,起码能让人感动,很舒服的那种……是一起用汗与泪辛苦练出来的默契……

Tuesday, 4 August 2009

It's amazing

My mood started to turn down again. Avoid waking up in the mornings just because I fear myself being rejected. And when I tend to complain about the world again, I came by this e-mail from Kim Ying. It was almost the same as the SMS from Sing Teck, so I didn't really take great care reading carefully. I just smile at those sentences until the last line is revealed. Can't help grinning and being amazed at God's timing. Okay, this is part of it:

Life Is a Gift
生命是一份禮物
Today before you say an unkind word - Think of someone who can't speak.
今天,當你要講一句不善之言--請想想那些無法講話的人
Before you complain about the taste of your food - Think of someonewho has nothing to eat.
當你要埋怨食物的味道時--請想想那些沒有食物吃的人
Before you complain about your husband or wife - Think of someonewho's crying out to GOD for a companion.
當你要埋怨你的先生或太太時--請想想那些在向上天哭訴要一個伴侶的人
Today before you complain about life - Think of someone who died too early on this earth.
今天,當你要埋怨生活時--請想想那些太早離開人世間的人
Before you complain about your children - Think of someone who desires children but they're barren...
當你要埋怨小孩時--請想想那些渴望小孩而無能生育的人
Before you argue about your dirty house someone didn't clean or sweep - Think of the people who are living in the streets.
當你要爭論沒有人清理屋子時--請想想那些住? 诮诌叺娜?
Before whining about the distance you drive- Think of someone whowalks the same distance with their feet.
當你在哀訴駕駛的路程--請想想那些同樣的路程以代步的人
And when you are tired and complain about your job - Think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job..
當你很疲備而埋怨工作時--請想想那些無工作,殘疾的,及那些多麼希望擁有你這份工作的人!
But before you think of pointing the finger or condemning another - Remember that none of us is without sin.
當你想要指著人或互相譴責時--請記得沒有一個人是無罪
My favourite is this ~
And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down - Put a smile on your face and think: you're alive and still around.
當壓抑的念頭讓你無法振作時--請你笑一笑想想:你還活著存在世
It seems so easy to blame God for the unhappiness, but it's so difficult to give thanks to the Lord for his blessings.
It seems so easy to whine everyday with tears, but it's so difficult to treat yourself nicely with a warm smile every morning.
Is this true?
Give it a deep thought.
ps:等了许久,终于允浩又上报了!呵呵……很开心看到他的照片,可是……标题……有点……呃……那个……《允浩自爆压力大,曾差点患忧郁症》。是说去日本时举目无亲,又不会日语,沟通和日常生活带给他们很大的压力。吖我就想起啊,他的粉丝/后援会主席曾联同另两个会员去给各大报馆送食物,请各记者高抬贵手,写他主演新戏的新闻时多多支持肯定。有关消息还说,这不是第一次有粉丝这么做。别的艺人甚至有粉丝送食物给整个剧组(工作人员最开心,因为食物比普通便当好吃很多XD)我不懂他们的想法啦……如果是我,我会觉得压力很大诶……感觉上in progress的东西要低调一点,等成品出来了在轰炸还来得及,起码过程中可以尽力发挥。还是我这种心态就是不适合当明星的?哈哈……
ps又ps:话说,我最近都很“积极”去kanahagino(对了小妹,你懂这个名字是什么意思吗?)的部落格留言,可是不论他/她(直觉告诉我是个女生)怎么说,我还是很爱我们家允浩(不要K我啊……小妹不也把孙自佑纳为自家的咯?)哈哈……SuJu是很可爱又很搞笑啦,Kibum嘛长的足帅一下,我还是比较喜欢DBSK诶~
ps再ps:有一刹那,我想起Jian Ang……
再接再厉地ps:昨天看SuJu的EHB(exploration of the human body)节目时,因为太好笑,做了很丢脸的事,才发现……原来……有些人的留言……是真的!体会到了 【汗】

Monday, 3 August 2009

伤魂

伤魂

热情的双眸 灭了火
温暖的怀抱 降了温
爱怜的话语 哑了声
曾经的良人 变了心

山盟海誓 你绝情地抛空
泪流成河 我绝望地转身

何去何从 破碎的心早已没有方向
行尸走肉 受伤的魂早已没有知觉

http://www.worldchinesewriters.com/forum/index.php?topic=692.0

懒惰虫侵袭我的脑袋瓜儿

本该很早很早起床做IELTS的功课滴……可是,我最近在YouTube发现很好笑很好笑的节目,昨晚看了两集(恭喜自己忍住心魔,只看两集!哈哈……)到午夜十二点半(不是午夜香吻哦~)。所以今天当然没有很早醒,还赖床到手机开机后播两次的《love in the ice》(就是来了两封信息啦)才磨蹭着醒来……

现在本该写作文的我,却呆在电脑前打部落格……原本用来说服自己上网的原因也很烂一下:为了check mail……说什么也许大学来信之类的……摆明自己骗自己啦……

好咯……我闪……闪去看幽管……哈哈……

话说,这集是关于让人忍不住狂笑的气体
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNklR2wabuA&feature=related
看了也许心情会比较好?呵呵……

Sunday, 2 August 2009

nothing much today

Slept pretty early last night (11pm's counted as early for a recently-3am-sleeper like me). Woke up pretty late though since mum said she'll help me rearrange my room. Her pantang of can only move furnitures in the morning. Still managed to change the layout, but not according what I had planned earlier. Now it's like my old bedroom, just that there are more books, more papers, and more boxes. >< But at least, today's it's neat and tidy. (Of course, this is only day 1. I bet by end of this week, everything's messy again)

Got some scoldings from mum because I didn't performed up to her standard. Whatever. As long as I can survive in this room, I'm sure there's no big problem.

Went through tonnes of papers and found lots of nostalgic stuffs since yesterday. Shall sort things up and post them one by one in the coming weeks before I sealed part of them up. Really want to get rid of the boxes (and spider webs with my hair in them!) that are starting to dominate my room. By the way, should I just cut my hair short? It seems that the texture's getting worse and worse. Plus, it terrifies me seeing my hair EVERYWHERE.

Even thought of writing a blog on artists that I can recognise through their voice and another on similar faces among Asian artists. But before all of that, I want to change my background first. Then perhaps add a few things to cheerish the lil' blog of mine.

Started to get interested in a blog and leaving comments there must be in standard English. You know lar, people write in proper English, very paiseh to write broken English, kan? Haha.. In fact writing in full words instead of SMS language is quite nice.

Waiting for Jed to set up his new blog. Really slow moh~ Just now while nibbling on my apple, I asked him about the progress and as expected, still at stage 1 : thinking. Not even planning moh~ Hey guys, help me to nag him and speed him up.

Just back from evening service. Today's topic is 《做与众不同的仆人》. Got us thinking back to all those things that we had done. It's a nice reflecting theme and also teaches us to think what we should do in the future. Then it's time for 圣餐. Mum cried while praying after we went on stage because she accidentally spilt sime of her drink. She is really tired these days. Not even having enough strength to hold a tiny cup of drink. *sigh*

What else? Let's see... Okay, I'm still waiting for replies. Meanwhile, I'm working on my IELTS. These days I seem to get lazier and lazier. Not having any mood to do my homework. I still have 2 reading, 3 essays and 2 corrections. This always make up the last line on my task list. *sigh* If God arranged me to start uni next year, I shall need to learn how to
  1. swim
  2. cook
  3. cycle
  4. bake
  5. dance
  6. play a musical instrument, preferebly the guitar

and train myself to

  1. be independent
  2. blue belt
  3. jog everyday
  4. start reading 4 verses of my bible everyday again
  5. finish reading those books stacked at home
  6. start using the dictionary again
  7. produce at least 1 piece everyday

I guess that's all from me today. Good night and God bless~

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