Q: Agencies are supposed to protect their artists, but they're placing all the blame on Kim Saeron?
A: As you said, when an artist goes through something like this, the agency should work together to resolve the issue, shouldn't they? When she crashed into the electricity transformer and businesses reported severe damages, the penalties skyrocketed to an unreasonable amount... At first, they were talking about over 20 Billion KRW for penalty fees.
So, we wanted to investigate the actual compensation required for the affected businesses and make proper reparations. However, the agency stopped that. The agency insisted on just paying everything to settle the matter quickly.
From her parents' perspectives, they believed the agency had a plan and would actively support Saeron. So they left it all in their hands But instead, they shifted all the financial burden to Kim Saeron and suddenly sent her a legal notice demanding 700 Million KRW. They even hired three lawyers to do so.
When Saeron first saw the legal notice, she broke down in tears. She immediately thought, 'I should try to contact him,' but he couldn't be reached. Not only that, people around him were putting up a barrier, telling each other not to contact Saeron (Summary: There had been similar incidents before. The actors in the agency and Kim Saeron's celebrity friends were told to cut ties with her). That’s why, when there was no way to reach out, she resorted to posting that photo as a last resort.
At that time, Saeron was already struggling to gather every penny she had, borrowing from acquaintances to take responsibility. Then, out of nowhere, the legal notice arrived. Where was she supposed to come up with that money?
-Wasn't that 20 Billion KRW penalty calculated based on her next projects that got canceled...? Otherise, that amount is way too much.
-20 Billion KRW...?
-They completely pushed her to the edge. Where do they expect her to get 20 Billion KRW?
-As if grooming her wasn’t enough, so he gaslit a young girl over money too?
-20 Billion KRW? Are they insane?
-Crazy... This company needs to be investigated. What are the journalists doing? Sigh.
-20 Billion KRW???? That makes no sense.
-Cutting ties with her... Isn't that the classic gaslighting??
-20 Billion KRW???? Even successful celebrities would struggle to earn that.
-20 Billion KRW is basically telling her to die. Even 700 Milllion KRW is already a huge amount.
-Are they even human?
-So he wanted to wash his hands of her because dating a minor was clearly a problem... This f*cking bastard...
-Shouldn’t this company be investigated?
-Even with 20 CF deals, that amount wouldn't add up...
-This is terrifying. I feel so bad for her.
