PD Kim Jong Hak discovered dead in his home

Article: [Exclusive] Kim Jong Hak PD discovered dead in his goshitel

Source: YTN via Naver [allkpop article here]

1. [+2,838, -62] This is the problem with Korea ㅠㅠㅠ The majority of celebrities receive over $50,000 USD an episode while the staff and PD have to pay up that much to bank on the hope of the drama hitting daebak... Otherwise it's straight to bankruptcy if it fails... Celebrities are paid way too much...

2. [+2,368, -70] The producers are the ones dying because of the celebrities who receive ridiculous amounts of pay. Producers should just stick to auditioning rookies for their roles. Even if it's a rookie, the drama will do well as long as people spread word of mouth about how great it is.

3. [+1,916, -30] Seeing people like him makes you realize that it doesn't matter how talented you are in a field because debt will weigh you down... He was such a huge figure in the Korean drama industry and yet he lived in a goshitel (like a closet sized one room mainly used by college students to hole themselves up and focus on studying).

4. [+1,793, -36] You can't really expect the staff to be paid all that much when people like Bae Yong Joon receive upwards of hundreds of thousands an episode

5. [+1,475, -22] Even if your acting sucks, you still get paid a minimum of $50,000 an episode and sometimes even $100,000... Celebrities should pay back half of their pay if the drama doesn't end up doing well. Staff are the ones suffering the most but the pay they receive doesn't even compare...

6. [+1,463, -11] All an actor needs is one good drama to be able to afford a house while one of the greatest directors of our time commits suicide in his room... Kim Jong Hak was amazing enough that everyone thought he had so much wealth but.. he lived in a goshitel.. and commit suicide... A bitter reality that doesn't make sense.

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