Great article! The fixed salary is definitely better than average for young women (of course it’s not a set up for life and you have to make a career switch at some point so that’s a big disadvantage) and the underground stuff does seem to pay like other part time jobs, although it’s maybe a bit more effort for the money but also more fun.
I don’t necessarily think the agencies are swimming in money and exploitive, they have a lot of costs and if idols don’t sell well they also have to deal with the loss of investment and effort. Most small agencies are probably struggling.
Great article! The fixed salary is definitely better than average for young women (of course it’s not a set up for life and you have to make a career switch at some point so that’s a big disadvantage) and the underground stuff does seem to pay like other part time jobs, although it’s maybe a bit more effort for the money but also more fun.
I don’t necessarily think the agencies are swimming in money and exploitive, they have a lot of costs and if idols don’t sell well they also have to deal with the loss of investment and effort. Most small agencies are probably struggling.