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However, recently, the Korean fan community has been shocked by the words of a staff working in the entertainment industry. The reality of that ‘dream job’ was revealed.According to the staff, as idols always have activities, most of them have to work in the absence of holidays. Whether it's a weekend or a holiday, the job of "keeping an eye on the artist" is always a burden and pressure on them. In addition, each staff member has a dedicated duty, such as attending fan meetings, weekly music shows, concerts, etc. with idols. This work will take most of their time to sleep, their weekends, seriously affecting their quality of life, in the long run will surely cause illness, health decline.
In an age where everything is "interneted" like it is today and fans are always sensitive about every idol-related issue - every link, every comment, announcement, or application. Even a picture posted on Twitter with a happy birthday caption needs attention.They have to work 365 days in an ‘no mistake allowed’ state. Many of them therefore suffer from severe mental illness. The staff in the article said: "It sounds easy, but it is actually the job that requires the most meticulousness and perfectionist. The pressure is unimaginable. This is also the reason that very few people want to take over the artist's social network. To put it bluntly, I don't know what bad things can happen there. "
A netizen shared the story of his friend working at a media entertainment company: "My friend is an employee of an entertainment company. During that time, the fans somehow found my friend’s information, and from then she became the familiar hated face. They blamed her for a bad situation, even though my friend was completely unrelated. Regardless of what is causing the problem.Now just search for her name, the results will include cursings and death threats from fans. Eventually, my friend resigned when anxiety disorder became more and more serious.” That is the harsh reality that media professionals face every day.
The industry insider also revealed that the most frustrating and exhausting part of their work comes from "no recognition". They often do things that few people know about. A former employee said, "For example, when an artist causes a controversy, they are absolutely not the only one who needs to apologize. Me too, this is me. Their artist is the same, continue my life, take a little rest until everything settles down, and I'm different, I constantly have to keep my eyes on the computer screen and worry about how to cope with the crisis that might break out. When would I be thankful for controlling that mess? Not at all. Did I get paid to do it? Definitely. This is part of the job, despite the fact I never put pen to paper on terms like this. "In the end, the staff commented that, compared to the difficulties in the work process they have to go through, the salary in the entertainment companies is very low. The senior staff revealed that they did not receive any salary when working overtime. "It's all a joke," the former staff said.
