Recently, it became an unexpected issue when we mentioned filming all night and commercializing sex. Since this is an issue that I naturally encountered while working on a broadcasting site for a long time, I would like to convey my thoughts in writing.
Shooting all night is a matter of labor exploitation, mostly at the scene. When you have to meet a short schedule, someone asks you to stay up all night and finish. If the position of the pack is suggested by someone, the staff becomes an atmosphere that is difficult to reject, leading to a grueling all-night shoot. Kap becomes a producer, writer, or lead actor, but in any case, it is the staff who are hired to be in a low position.
Sex commercialization is achieved through all sorts of commercials, costumes, and provocative scenes, regardless of whether the subject is a man or a woman. It is very difficult for the individual to judge exactly which commercialization is a problem since sexual appeal was a commonly used means of expression and also a subject of various artistic activities. But it’s clear that it’s a problem with gender commodification when you don’t want to. The reality is that young actors and rookie actors have very little power or power to choose from.
At first glance, I think the two stories seem a little different, but I think they are congruous in that they treat people too much as a tool. Night shooting is a phenomenon that happens when people are treated as a sexual tool only.
In particular, I feel a great sense of problem in that such a tool is not a voluntary “choice” issue, but an environment in which I am involuntarily “selectable” in the contract relationship and the armor relationship. Under this view, if existing practices are followed, the ‘you’ve chosen’ alone will continue to make it harder to protect individual freedom and value of labor, and the choice will be narrowed further in the future.
At one time, I thought filming all night and commercializing sex was only a personal problem. I was also willing to do this for self-realization and desire for goals, and sometimes for economic reasons. But I can’t deny that there was a sacrifice and a bad precedent at this time. Therefore, if night shooting and sex commercialization are not voluntary choices for their own interests, but if it is a structural issue in the relationship, I think we should definitely discuss and find improvement.
I love my job. That’s why I want to create a working environment where my colleagues and staff can make better. Therefore, many people want to support themselves with a small voice until they have a free and genuine choice.
We don’t love Kim Dongwan for his visual, vocal, wits, or acting skills only. He got more than that, and one of the thing that I love the most from him is his brutal honesty and I love that he wouldn’t mind to share his deep thoughts to us.
190102 “Our Group Does Not Exist Without You” The Qualification for Idol Leaders - Shinhwa’s Eric Mentioned!
The era of “follow me” leadership is gone. While charisma is of course important for not forgetting the goal, but the equation for the taking care of the whole team got more important. The virtue of the leader who could point out the problem exactly but also takes care of his members is a rising thing among the idol groups. We’ve followed some idol group leaders who did not hesitate to step forward in giving out crucial opinions successfully and also took care of the members’ hidden hardship. It might be a solution to the tumbling leadership in many parts of the society.
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◇ From ‘Charisma leadership’ to ‘Servant leadership’… “How would you serve your members”
Eric from group Shinhwa, the first idol group that is continuing the 20 year lifespan for the first time in the idol history, is the exact example of how important the ‘Charisma+Servant’ leadership is.
Eric was the problem solver to every major crisis Shinhwa had. Like at the end of the group’s contract with SM ENT, he met with lawyer and went to court to keep the group going. His reputation says he got everything.
The charisma leadership is activated when problematic situations arise. He also has the delicate and considerate leadership such as trying to get the members together during their long hiatus (from army enlistment duty).