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K-pop contracts

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Culture Explained, Features

SIGNED : 3.Breaking Free

From Fifty Fifty to NewJeans: the new generation of idols fighting back — and what their losses reveal about a…

May 13, 2026

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Culture Explained, Features

SIGNED : 2. What You Actually Sign

The revenue splits, the training debt, the clause that says the company owns your name. A close read of what…

May 12, 2026

Signed at Thirteen

Culture Explained, Features

SIGNED : 1. Signed at Thirteen

Before BTS sold out stadiums and BLACKPINK graced the cover of Rolling Stone, there was a contract. Usually signed by…

May 11, 2026