Social networks are spreading the image of actor Lee Soo Hyuk in a wet shirt filled with sweat at a fan meeting in Hangzhou (China).
The image caused fans to argue fiercely about the terrible working of entertainment company Saram Entertainment.
Controversy broke out when a Chinese media outlet reported that Lee Soo Hyuk had to hold a 12-hour fan exchange and signing ceremony in Hangzhou, nearly double the expected time.
This media company pointed out that the fan meeting of the "S-Line" star attracted great attention and sold out in just 2 minutes. However, the actor had to work too hard in unqualified conditions. At the end of the event, Lee Soo Hyuk was sweating and soaking in his shirt, even showing signs of dehydration and wavering.
This information made fans extremely concerned about Lee Soo Hyuk's busy schedule, saying that this had affected the actor's health.
In the face of increasingly fierce controversy, Lee Soo Hyuk's management company, Saram Entertainment, apologized for the incident during the fan meeting due to unexpected situations, and promised to do their best to improve the situation in the future.
Although the company confirmed that Lee Soo Hyuk did not have any health problems. But the wave of protests did not subside after the actor's photo in a wet shirt spread.
On the online community theqoo, a post about the incident attracted more than 80,000 reads and more than 400 comments. Korean audiences continue to criticize the company's way of exploiting labor.
"I have never seen such a bad way to manage before"; "12 hours in a place without air conditioning, really crazy"; "Not that Lee Soo Hyuk and the fans were tortured, how terrible it was"; "How is this company doing? Who forces people to hold fan meetings for so long, want to kill them?"; "They just want to extort money. They considered him a slave; "He looked exhausted and turned out to be exploited like this"...
Fans are even more worried about Lee Soo Hyuk when the actor just signed a contract with Saram Entertainment in the middle of this year, after leaving YG Entertainment. The contract term usually lasts for a few years, so artists will have difficulty if they want to terminate the contract early.
Saram Entertainment is currently managing dozens of other actors such as Sooyoung (SNSD), Honey Lee, Park Gyu Young...
