According to fans, during a live stream on May 17, 2024, the members of fromis_9 made some shocking revelations. Tweets that contained information about what the members said have since been deleted out of fear that the company would retaliate against the girls. Caches still remain on search engines and secondary sites. One such tweet claimed that the girls have not yet received any pay despite having worked for 7 years.
“There were many shocking things said today… Saerom said there’s no hope she’s holding on to now… Nakyung said she wants to receive her first pay… Jisun said she wants to wear new clothes now… etc, etc. They said so many things, but I’m sad because we can’t do anything.”
— rbflo_27
Although netizens have expressed pity, some also claim that the girls have previously mentioned receiving money to buy their parents gifts. As such, the girls could have meant that they had not been paid for the year of 2024.
- If she said she wants to receive her first pay, then isn’t it true that they haven’t been paid even once in 7 years?
- Even if their first pay is this year, it’s so dumbfounding… It’s May right now. So it means their revenue for 5 months has been $ 0?
- They haven’t gotten paid? Then how do they live?
- Gasp…
- Seeing a few comments, they apparently did say they received money to buy their parents things and stuff. I don’t think they really mean their first-first pay.
- Did they bill the members for chart manipulation?
- Of course they mean only this year! It’s been 7 years since they’ve debuted.
- I bet they just mean they haven’t gotten paid this year. I don’t know Pledis’ pay cycles, but in the industry, it’s normal to receive pay once or twice a year.
- It’s better for them not to say this. It’ll only upset the fans.
As the girls have not been active in the year 2024, it is possible that they have not been paid yet. Other idols have often mentioned that they receive their salaries or payouts once every few months. Idols rarely receive monthly payments. Most of their living expenses, from food to lodging, even clothing and such, are covered by the company.
Source: Theqoo
