It comes following the news on production costs.
Koreaboo
There has always been a discussion on the question of remuneration between the sexes in the Korean entertainment sector.
Pays discrepancies between male and females that make news in the light of the massive salary of Kim Soo Hyun
A recent article that spoke of the costs of the dramas K compared to profits spoke of the reductions in the costs that occur in the sector, unleashing Fury.
In particular, he spoke of where the costs are cut or maintained when it comes to the stars themselves. While taxes for the best stars tend to be consistent, he shared the fall for normal actors, showing a clear difference between male and female stars. Specific stars or projects have not been mentioned.
Since last year, production companies and broadcasters have made serious efforts to renovate their business models. While the actors of the high -level A list, whose sales abroad are practically guaranteed, still command the ₩ 300 million krw apparition commissions (about $ 208,000 USD) to ₩ 500 million krw (approximately $ 347,000 USD) By episode, the actors have classified a level under the fight are struggle, complaining that there are no roles available for them. This is largely due to a significant decline in the number of dramatic productions, combined with a growing feeling that is better to launch new new actors and reduce production costs.
As the efforts to limit production budgets for episodes to approximately 700 million krw (about $ 486,000 USD) to ₩ 800 million krw (about $ 555 USD) earn momentum, attempts to lower the commissions of the actors continue, With male actors closed to ₩ 100 million krw (about $ 69,400 USD) for female episode and less than ₩ ₩ 30.0 million KRW (about $ 20,800 USD).
– A cold
When the figures were shared online, the Netizen were in shock for discrimination in the sector, sharing their anger for the enormous wage difference between men and women when it comes to acting work.
- Isn’t this gender discrimination ???
- The salary gap between male and females actors is too extreme.
- So, in the end, male actors sell better.
- Crazy.
This is pure discrimination: how can they differentiate the remuneration based exclusively on the genre? - It is not a career, recognition or ability: this is just gender discrimination.
The topic of the genre continues to be a hot topic in all areas of Korean society.
