Comments on: The Chaser cancels extension due to writer’s collapse

By: rebecca34

rebecca34 — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 13:33:23 +0000

Is this why so many dramas get so bad in the middle or end. They get to spend adequate time writing and producing the first episodes and then lack of time and sleep and cooperate involvement of the creative process creeps in…..sometimes unions go to far but sometimes companies go to far too…..

By: bd

bd — Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:29:03 +0000

Really no wonder that Jeon Ji hyun has turned down TV project after project – but who can really blame her (granted, actresses who have gotten as big/popular as JJH such as Shin Min ah, who also is a CF queen, still choose to do TV dramas).

Supposedly Gong Yoo and LMJ while fiming ‘Big’ would go 3 days w/o hardly any sleep.

By: danni

danni — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 18:39:42 +0000

The live-shoot system always makes me want to bang my head against a wall. Really hope the writer gets the rest he needs and recovers well.

By: Maky

Maky — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 15:23:04 +0000

Slavery!! Yes, they must stop this … but who will be the brave one to lead the fight??

Wish the writer a speedy recovery.

Perhaps after his recovery, he can write and film something to invoke all in the production industry and fans to fight the system!!

By: zgznoona

zgznoona — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 12:45:31 +0000

The problem is that in S Korea not only TV production companies work like that, regular companies overwork their employees as well.
Also the excuse for doing the almost life production is to adapt to fans preferences during filming.
Btw, I have yet to answer to your OT post, I will soon

By: bjharm

bjharm — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:15:12 +0000

that is 20 hours a day..lol

By: bjharm

bjharm — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 10:14:29 +0000

indeed I read the actors are normaly paid a fixed amount, not by the hours they have to work. People like the lady from Myung Wol the Spy who tried to write into her contract that she would not have to work the normal 20 hours a week, then they just broke her contract and used peer pressure to force her to work the hours anyway. It the peer thing that keeps it going, the feeling as everyone else has to then how can I be seen to go against that..ie it is the normal way..

By: Ivoire

Ivoire — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:38:45 +0000

Thank you for the video! Very informative about the conditions under which these actors/actresses work (as well as the crew and staff).

By: Informantxgirl

Informantxgirl — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 09:12:41 +0000

I know. I can barely eke out several emails in one day; he wrote an entire script? Ye gads, this man needs an IV drip stat.

By: Betty

Betty — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:43:26 +0000

And then some people complain because actors/ actress’ ask higher and higher remuneration. I would to if I was to work for weeks at a time with crazy hours, working to the point of having little to no sleep and even eventually collapsing…