Devilish Joy, a happy ending drama with a pathetic ending for some cast and staff in reality

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It has been reported by a whistle blower since October 2018 (I believe that he/she whose got suffered due to unpaid wages of the devilish joy production). In the beginning of 2019, the news still reported the issue and nothing a light clue that was given by the Golden Thumb Pictures, who is responsible to pay the actors and staff. The most shocking news is that the 4 lead actors have an "unfair" percentage of a completed payment. The male leads received 100% of the payment while the female leads received 0% of the payment.

YTN News discussed the issue of unpaid wages in detail, please see the following video.

For the readers who do not speak Korean, there is a script of this news. I posted the script using Google Translate. Therefore, the content is not 100% precisely translated in English but at least we know and understand it in general.

[More News] 'Devilish Joy - 마성의 기쁨 (Masungui Gibbeum)' Actress appeared unpaid ... Why?

* Please note that the text below may differ from actual broadcast content.

Anchor

The drama that has already ended a few months ago is now on the press. This is because the actors' performance fee has not yet been paid.

Especially, the male lead actor got all of the performance fee, and the strange act that the female lead actor did not get a penny.

Anchor

Golden Thumb Pictures co-produced by three production companies, and MBN this drama is the Joy of Maseong (Devilish Joy). Eventually, we are talking about lawsuits.

Today, I will examine the problem of paying for the drama of Korean drama which is repeated in the culture. I'm with Choi Jung-ah, an entertainment professional. Hi.

[interview] Hi.

Anchor

welcome. What is the total amount of the unpaid amount of the money that should be paid to the actors who appeared in the Devilish Joy drama?

[interview] Once we made the guess, 200 actors appeared in the Devilish Joy. We are aware of this performance because we pay 700 million won. If we add the wages of the staff here, it will be about 1 billion won. I would pay 100% once, and the producer who promised me that I would pay all the wages of the staffs was going to the negotiation, and I saw a little change in saying that I would deposit 70% first. This is why there is noise in the field.

Anchor

Is this already over?

[interview] Yes. The airing is over. Interesting thing is that, among all the casts, there are only two actors such as Choi Jin Hyuk who is the actor who received 100% of the performance fee, and Lee Ho-won (Hoya) actor who recently received the payment of the performance fee.

Anchor

I only got two of the main characters.

[interview] That's right. Once in the case of the female main character, Song Ha Yoon in the poster, and the other female main character Lee Joo Yeon in the case, they have not received the fee yet. In the case of other cast actors, a quarter of the full quarrel is still pending. So, in this case, in fact, the staff is not getting this guarantee any more.

In the case of staff, there is a situation where there are no more agencies than the actors who can solve the problem once the incident occurs, and there is a tendency to avoid staffs who usually ask producers to ask for money like this. That's why I can tell you that the situation of the staff is more serious.

Anchor

I do not understand. On another level of severity. Some people have received everything, but the majority of them have not received a certain percentage, so I guess we should not have the same percentage. Why did not the poisonous actresses get a dime?

[interview] Once I thought about this part, as you told me, this is rare. We are looking at a very unusual situation. Perhaps it is possible to make a cautious guess that part of the production cost is part of the total cost of the production, that is, actor Choi Jin Hyuk, so the production's company gave the actor who has a very popular and highly talkative ability first and then used it as a means to secure the actor. This is because we can safely promise the producer that if we do, we will be able to arrange for you from several months to several months.

So, for the actor, it seems that Choi Jin Hyuk promised all of the performance fee. I think that I can not keep the promise of the settlement because I have to pay the other expenses to the other actors. However, the actress named Song Ha Yoon and Lee Joo Yeon were pushed back to the top.

Anchor

Is the lump big? Did you look lump?

[interview] I think it is because of the large size of the masses, or the intimacy that makes the request, or the work that was done before, or the work is scheduled next. So this seems to have happened. Actually, in the case of two actresses, the manager had to pay the progress fee to the agency, and the car, hair, makeup, costume had to pay tens of millions of won for the shooting period of about 5 months. Instead, they claim that they have not received one won.

Anchor

A little while ago, you said the damage to the staff might be bigger. Is this part of the payroll of your staff confirmed?

[interview] Once the amount of money to go to the actors is 700 million, we have 300 million for the staff. However, this amount is actually a big amount for the unpaid amount.

Anchor

For those who have not been paid, I feel bad, but Song Ha Yoon has declared legal action. What about Lee Joo Yeon's situation?

[interview] Yes. Lee Joo Yeon 's interpretation that I actually suggested a legal response is that Song Ha Yoon' s agency will deal with all possible legal actions such as civil and criminal actions against related companies. Mystique Entertainment, a subsidiary of Lee Joo Yeon, showed a commitment to protect the actor by saying "I will do my best at the company level."

Anchor

In addition to this, Golden Thumb Pictures co-produced by famous producers. I have a drama or an IHQ. Is it collective responsibility, or is it one's responsibility?

[interview] It is difficult to see this as a one-sided responsibility, but once in the Golden Thum, I know what they are doing wrong. Because the wage payment is wrong. So I say this position. It was a few days ago that I was paid for the performance fee but that I was paid to another account due to an error and that I would get it back and pay it for the maximum amount of time. So it's about the end of the year that I finished paying for Lee Ho-won (Hoya).

Instead, IHQ and DRAMAX were produced with the outsourcing producer, Golden Thumb, but they took one step off the foot. On our side, we have passed all the costs to pay for Golden Thumb Pictures. They say you have to organize them. Even MBN, a broadcaster, is saying that there is nothing more to say about the performance fee because it is only a place to receive broadcasting rights.

Anchor

So, I was not one of the main actors, Mr. Lee Ho-won, who got paid by the end of the year.

[interview] Yes.

Anchor

At that time, I still wonder why I would only give it to one person. Is there a saying that you filed a complaint, Golden Thumb?

[interview] We have also heard that we have filed a notice of termination, but in the case of a declaration of closure, the representative of the company may choose to do so. It is a very opposite position to a rumor saying that we will finish all the payment of the performance until the end of the year. In December, I made a settlement only to the actor of the actor Lee Hae-won, and Song Ha Yoon and actress Lee Joo Yeon actively reported the closing of the act without finally touching. Most of the actors' lawsuits are to prevail.

Because it is very clear that I did work even if I had to close. But the problem is that the actors are not 100% able to get paid even if they win. Even if we shut down, we say that we do not have money, and if we do, we will win, and eventually we will not be able to get enough money. Therefore, the Entertainment Management Association, which faces this situation, is going out of the association level and checking the damage scale.

In addition to Song Ha Yoon and Lee Joo Yeon, I have asked you to collect evidence of other supporters who appeared in the drama of Devilish Joy, or extras and other performers if they did not receive a fair amount of money.

Anchor

Actors who appeared just a few days ago, combined with supporting characters, said that it would be close to 200 people, so I have to confirm exactly how much the victims are. But I wonder if this is often happening.

[interview] In fact, I can say that it is arrears of wages and unpaid wages that appear when I forget. Once, Kim Hee-seon was very big. The drama performance of Shin Shin was unpaid, and the amount was about 640 million won at this time. And I can not help seeing Mr. Bee and Mr. In-yong, but the drama "Runaway" was broadcast in 2010. The total amount not paid is 450 million won, of which about 370 million won is not received. Another actor, Lee Jung-jin, who appeared with 380 million won and 60 million won, did not receive about 350 million won. That's why Mr. Rain would not have received about 3000 to 50 million won, although it did not appear in the press. In fact, Mr. Bee told me that Mr. Vee did not receive it until this year.

Anchor

I won the lawsuit, but I can not?

[interview] That's right. That's the biggest problem.

Anchor

Do you think that Kim Hee-seon received 640,000 won in 2012 drama?

[interview] Not entirely. Of the 640 million won, it is understood that a huge amount is the amount of Kim Hee-seon. In addition to this, not only here but also the cost of the battle of Park Shin-yang won the dispute in the unpaid dispute, but the problem is that the situation is not a situation that you can get 100% even if you win.

Anchor

How many of those cases have you recalled yet?

[interview] These are the amounts that have not been recovered. According to the Korean Broadcasting Actors' Union, since 2009, we have been talking about unpaid debts of about 3,395 million won for three broadcasters. By the way, if you combine the drama status of cable and other TV stations, you probably will not get more. That's what I expect.

Anchor

Although the payment responsibility is not in the broadcaster, when it is confirmed on the basis of the drama which appeared in the broadcasting company, terrestrial wave is 300 billion won.

Anchor

Why is this happening repeatedly?

[interview] First of all, there are three big things, but in short, I think you can say that the first is a practice. It is because it is a custom to give a performance fee to the end of the drama. If I do not receive the fee once, I can not do it. I can do boycotting. After I finish the filming and airing, it makes no sense to boycott. This seems to be the first reason.

anchor

Why do you accept adverse conditions, actors?

[interview] In this case, once we are an actor or a staff member, we can not accept it because we are going to unconditionally claim it.

Anchor

I mean, for example, I will be disadvantaged in the process of the next work.

[interview] Because you can be disadvantaged. And who would you like to play with a similar actress on a similar board? If there is a rumor that you were the actress who fought the last time with a wage when you were competing, It is. And the second case is the problem of the contract that we talked about before, but there is a contract of standard appearance, but this does not work.

I do not have the power to force it. And as for most agency, as you told me before, when you make a contract of appearance, time keeps passing and tuning continues. Charge or character. In the course of time, as time goes by, we will take pictures naturally and eventually become broadcasting. But in this case, the fact is that the actors are acted with confidence in each other. However, in the case of a publisher who has lost money and can not give a prize more than he or she thinks, he may close his mouth and disappear at the end.

anchor

Is not the Golden Thumb representative now gone?

[interview] There are some people who say that they can not be contacted.

anchor

I have to see it yet.

[interview] I think I need to see more.

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* I cut out the rest because it is not related to the issue.

Source: YTN News

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I watched the 16 Episodes of Devilish Joy regularly when it was airing last year. The story is really beautiful and have deep meanings. As the viewers notice, the chemistry between the lead male and female is beyond normal, a captivated sparkling level. The cinematography and ,how well the director (Kim Ga Rang) show the beautiful scenes and plots written by Choi Ji Yeon, must be appreciated. Furthermore, the last episode has a happy and beautiful ending, the requited love between Jo Gi Bbeum and Gong Ma Sung.

However, the ending in reality is really CRUEL for the cast and staff who worked hard to complete this drama. Let's I quoted the Song Ha Yoon's interview when the last episode aired in MBN TV.

Song Ha Yoon appeared as the female lead Joo Ki Bbeum. She commented, “During the long time of six months, I saw a lot, felt a lot, cried a lot, and laughed a lot. Through Joo Gi Bbeum, I learned about the world once again. I was thankful for the time I was able to live as Joo Gi Bbeum.”

“I remember all of the scenes,” continued the actress. “Many staff worked really hard for every single scene, so I think that’s why more emotions and beautiful visuals were captured in the footage.”

Referring to the happy ending and requited love of the two leads, she said, “Their fateful love will stay in my heart for a long time and will be a joyful beauty. Thank you for laughing and crying with ‘Devilish Joy’ until now. Because of all of you who adored Joo Gi Bbeum and cheered her on, it gave me lots of strength, and it was fun. I also cheer on all of you who watched.”

When I learn the hidden meaning of this interview, some cast and staff were actually suffered for this production. That's why I could say that the reality behind Devilish Joy drama is such a pathetic ending. Yes, it's happened repeatedly for an entertainment industry not only in Korea but also other countries. So many issues of unpaid wages have been reported to produce such a drama or a movie and it is a "classic" toxic problem in my opinion. Since I wrote this blog (26 April 2019), the last news about the issue ,which is publicly published, is around the first week of January 2019. No following resolved issue has been updated to public.

Life must go on like the cold wind blows through your body in winter. Some people need to survive and pass through this kinda problem. I would like to give a big thumb appreciation to the cast (Lee Joo Yeon, Lee So Ji, Jeon Su-Kyeong, Kim Min-Sang, Kim Ji-Young, Oh Gwang-Rok, Kwon Hyuk-Soo, Jung Soo-Kyo, Choi Jin Hyuk, Hoya, etc) and hardworking staff who complete the drama. Please see the video footage of behind the scene (BTS) for supported actors and staff who are eating some light food while shooting one of the remarkable scenes in Devilish Joy.

The last credit, Song Ha Yoon, the lead female of Devilish Joy who brought a "life" person while portraying a Joo Gi Bbeum character. For the sake of staff, viewers, and hidden reasons, she did completely the full 16 episodes of Devilish Joy with a brilliant acting, a kind attitude, and persistence without any doubt to fulfill the production finish beautifully and successfully. In my perspective, she knew really well, it would be more messy if she did a boycott in the middle of production. Then, of course, the staff might get more hurt in the end. Again, thank you for the all cast and staff who committed until the end of production. Even, I heard that the Devilish Joy drama broadcasts twice in Japan and receives many love in Taiwan and other countries.