S.M. Entertainment Trainee Contract 2013
This page shall serve as our agreement between S.M Entertainment (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Producer’) offering
training and possible recording services to you ______________ (hereinafter referred to as the “Artist”). The agreement
shall commence as of the date hereof and shall continue until the completion of the Producers services.
As a S.M Entertainment Kpop trainee you must fully acknowledge and follow the terms and conditions of this contract.
Terms & Conditions:
CONTRACT & FEES
1. This contract is effective for thirteen (13) years, ending 8th November 2026, whether or not the artist has been
successfully debuted or not.
2. A $20,000 fee will be charged to any single member of the group who may wish to terminate their contract early.
3. S.M Entertainment will fund up to $500,000 per group member before and during their debut, however this will need to
be paid back to S.M Management after a group/solo artist debutes.
TRAINING
1. Training days will be Monday-Saturday, each day will be fourteen (14) hours
2. Training MUST be attended at all times
3. Training will consist of gym activities, singing, choreography, swimming,
Korean/English language lessons and acting lessons.
LIFESTYLE ARRANGEMENTS
1. Food and accommodation will be supplied free of charge throughout the duration of your training period.
You will live with the members of your group or with other training solo artists.
2. Only breakfast and healthy snacks are allowed, drinking water after 7pm is forbidden to reduce bloating
3. You will be given a new (stage) name, you must only answer to this name
4. You must only be heard speaking Korean in public
5. Socializing is only allowed on Sundays (free day), this will only be with your other group members or
those of management.
6. You MUST refer to male members of your management team as ‘APPA’ (father) and ‘UMMA’ (mother) for female
members of your management team.
7. You will be given a minder 24/7 hours a day, they will accompany you at all times, including W/C visits in public.
8. Sunglasses MUST be worn at all times when in public to prevent tiredness (pre-double eyelid procedures if applicable)
SM Entertainment
Model Trainee Contract!
T
he K Pop trainee contracts often
referred to as ‘slave’ contracts
in the western society, are very
lengthy and can last as long as
thirteen years. There is no definite promise
that upcoming stars signed to such
agreements will ever be debuted into
the public eye as the new ‘it’ band and
management can ‘drop’ the stars at any time
and terminate their contract.
Some Kpop wannabes who don’t make it into
the limelight after years of boot camp style
training often need counseling sessions. This
may seem extreme, however these individuals have sometimes been a trainee since
they were just ten years old. They move away
from home and attempt to carry on with their
studies to their best abilities and their
management teams become temporary
parents, doing everything for them.
This usually means years later when they
return to the ‘real world’ many do not know the
basics of adult living.
“Complaints from retired members range from
not knowing how to pay their taxes to not knowing how to use public transportation. While
some agencies attempt to solve this problem
by providing counseling programs and private
tutoring of standard high school courses, this
is limited to a very small number of large
agencies.” (Shin, 2012)
S.M Entertainment reserves the right to:
1. Remove personal phones from artists and replace with a single phone for kpop group use
2. De-activate all personal social media platforms of the artist(s)
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