Seventeen's manager reveals the difficulties of managing a big group


Article: Seventeen's manager, "One million won a day on food, over 30 staff with them for music shows"

Source: OSEN via Nate

1. [+565, -18] The members are nice with great manners but seeing as how they've gone through 15 different managers, it must be a difficult job with low pay.. I'm sure all managers have it tough but idol managers must have it particularly hard..

2. [+440, -6] I think groups with a lot of members should have more managers. At least five managers for a 13 member group, no?

3. [+327, -6] Wow, that's a lot of expenses just on maintaining the group... a lot of suffering for the managers

4. [+43, -1] They're the group that makes the best money in Pledis, they need more support than this. Only three managers for 13 members;; it's hard on both the singers and the managers.

5. [+31, -3] But is it necessary for the managers to have to wake them up and find who's where for them?? The manager's job is to take care of their schedule, the singers should be required to wake up on their own and be there on time... Tell the manager if you're going to the bathroom so they don't have to look for you~ I think it's the singers who make the manager's job harder than it should be.

6. [+30, -3] I could feel his difficulties just by watching the video... ㅜㅜ Find strength to everyone who makes it possible behind the scenes...!

7. [+26, -0] It's different being a manager for an actor versus an idol. I think idol managers don't get paid nearly enough with how intense the scheduling and care are.

8. [+24, -2] I can tell that it must be a tougher job than most because they have so many members and with how often they go through different managers ㅜㅜ

9. [+22, -2] It really does look tough...

10. [+17, -0] The managers should be paid more for the job but instead of paying them more, the agency would rather switch them out.. Why would you want to work at a busy convenience store in Seoul for the same pay as a store that gets no customers in the suburbs?

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