Korean officials hold conference to protect rights of idols

In response to the growing public outcry over “slave contracts” and the alleged mistreatment of idols (as evidenced by the JYJ-SM Entertainment / KARA-DSP Entertainment controversies), government officials and broadcasting executives met today to discuss policies to protect the rights of idols, who are increasingly entering the industry at younger and younger ages.

Also discussed was the problem of defining “indecent exposure” (the amont of exposure deemed unsuitable for public broadcast), which seems to be more of a vague idea than an actual standard, as it varies from network to network.

Attendees included the Secretary of Health and Welfare, the Fair Trade Commission, theCommunications Commission, and a number of other related government regulatory bodies.  Representatives from the “big three” broadcasting stations included the KBS Content Director and the heads of production of MBC and SBS.

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GD&TOP to perform “Don’t Go Home” on this week’s “Inkigayo”

Although GD&TOP’s “Don’t Go Home” failed to pass its re-evaluation with MBC after it was banned earlier this month, YG Entertainment assured fans that they could still enjoy the song through SBSand KBS.

Representatives of YG Entertainment spoke with Star News on January 26th and revealed, “‘Don’t Go Home,’ a track from their new album released last month, was banned from public broadcast for its lyrics. We didn’t believe that there was anything wrong with the lyrics so we re-submitted the song for another evaluation without making any changes.”

They continued, “However, the song did not pass the re-evaluation. Since it was already accepted bySBS and KBS on the first review, fans can look forward to hearing ‘Don’t Go Home’ on those two channels.”

GD&TOP will be performing “Don’t Go Home” for the first time on the January 30th episode of SBS’s “Inkigayo“.

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