SM and Chen, Baekhyun, Xiumin continue to go back and forth in contract dispute

Article: SM "We will be providing ChenBaekXiu with the pay documents... This will not affect EXO promotions"

Source: Insight + Idol Issue + Idol Issue via Instagram

[+231] Should've provided them the papers from the beginning instead of letting the issue grow this big.

[+204] The only reason they're providing the papers now is because the Fair Trade Commission is getting involved, and the papers won't even be provided unless a written oath is submitted. The FTC already ordered two corrective orders and SM refused to make any changes. This is not Lee Soo Man only to blame because SM is upholding these conditions even after he's left. They're just rotten down to their roots. Imagine how bad it must've been for a member to reveal a part of his contract like this. Instead of building two, three new buildings, they could've spent that money on making sure everyone was being fairly paid. And that news about a new academy to train more kids in? Why? So you can train them straight into signing more of your slave contracts? They're paying tens of thousands a semester already, it's so clear that SM has gone insane with their greed. Their excuse back during JYJ was some cosmetics company and now it's "outside forces" again? ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ JYJ provided proof that SM was forging their signatures on contracts, which was even testified to by an SM staff. SM has always been dirty with their management.
- [+1] Right? This issue is being persistent even after Lee Soo Man has left. At this point, contract issues just seem to be an SM tradition rooting back to their HOT days...

[+193] What's hilarious to me is that SM must really think the public, us fans are fools to fall for this ㅋㅋㅋ They keep trying to use media play to distract everyone from the issue at hand, while trying to run a smear campaign against their own artists. We can see right through you ㅋㅋㅋ I actually feel bad for anyone who is falling for their tactics ㅠ

[+94] Love how SM puts their tail down when things don't go according to their plan, especially after all that bravado about how they weren't going to back down against ChenBaekXiu in the beginning ㅋㅋㅋ Should've provided the papers when you were first asked, tsk tsk. Why can't you just do your jobs properly so that issues like this don't arise in the first place!

[+57] NCT better be getting paid properly, I swear to god...

[+45] I suppose this would be a similar issue to the rest of us never getting salary statements...

[+45] EXO's side in this life and the next

[+43] I've just... never seen a company that refuses to provide basic documentation like this. It's so unbelievable that they haven't changed from their HOT, TVXQ, to now even EXO days, which just further proof that every artist under SM right now is under the same contract terms ㅋㅋ

[+38] Fans are going to go crazy if it's found that NCT is under these terms too...

[+24] SM you dogs, what was even the point of chasing out Lee Soo Man if you're not going to improve yourselves? ㅡㅡ Lee Sung Soo better resign!!! You said you would with your own mouth!!!

[+24] SM, let's cut the criticism on your artists until after you've provided the documentation

[+22] This is why streaming songs is more important than buying albums. The money you spend on buying albums is never going to end up with the kids ㅠㅠㅠ

[+22] Sounds like nothing is actually going to get done with the kids constantly having to release counter-statements against SM. SM, please just go away. 

[+16] I think what angers me the most about this whole thing is that SM keeps saying that they don't trust their own artists by blaming rumors that they themselves have never witnessed their artists partaking in. These members have been loyal for 10 years (though I'm sure it was because they were under slave contracts now) and have brought them sales that allowed them to build new buildings and rehearsal rooms. It's so obvious that the members are in the weaker position here, and all they're asking for is some proper documentation, but SM is acting like they're under some conspiracy, which makes no sense. It's so frustrating how SM is using the same pattern they used with TVXQ. Why does SM even bother calling themselves an idol training company when they can't even handle sasaeng fans, can't help their artists with the stresses of the job, don't even trust their own artists at the most fundamental level? 

[+12] Providing them only now? ㅋ

[+11] This whole thing makes me so sad

[+9] They're only providing the papers now because the three of them asked the FTC to investigate all of the contracts under SM. And by the way, SM's only giving them the papers after a written oath is provided. 

[+6] SM's statement is so ridiculous that it's actually pissing me off ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

[+8] Can't believe they're still like this even after the TVXQ scandal..;;

[+6] Old habits never die... 

[+3] Leave out Chen, even fans don't want that father. Just make sure you keep BaekXiu. 

[+-] Those papers should've been provided the moment they were asked for, what's with all this deliberation anyway?

[+-] They've put their tail down, tsk

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