You would think that since that they are the most successful, and also since they are a public shareholding company on the KOSDAQ, the media would be extra brutal on them. Isn't the publics money on the line, those of which have invested in buying SM Stock.
The public has a right to know what happend inside such a large companies show. As sales are involved as well as public relations.
What happens then when you read the news and find things like so...
"SNSD move on from the 'Silenceing incident' successfully"
"SNSD had no 'silent treatment' this time".
"SNSD successful SMTownlive performance"
Also, not forgetting such lies as they had "SNSD was cheered on by fans from all groups during their performances." and "there were rumours of another silenceing but fortunately it didnt happen".
What happened to the lack of people there?? What happened to the true "attentive listening" and lights out??
Anyone there can agree with it, anyone whose seen the fancams and images provided can tell of how embarassing the lack of cheers to SNSD was and the empty seats.
Then why in the hell could the media not cover that? How can they truly call SMtown live a success? Shouldnt they produce at least a Full House to be called a success considering their placement in the market and the artists underneath their label?
Whatever happened to journalistic integrity?
News sources are different to blogs and entertainment websites or forums. They list as credible sources, reliable sources, as of course the news should be.
It is disgusting and despicable that they would stoop to such a low level and be obviously paid off. How do we know they were paid off? Because every article in support of SNSDs SMTownLive 08 was practically the same thing, just reworded. Now some of you are still in school, so it's similar to having one person do the homework and everyone else copies it and writes it out in their own way.
A dead giveaway also to SMs wonderful little game is the fact that even some places he paid off released the information early.
For example...
http://www.asiaeconomy.co.kr/uhtml/read.jsp?idxno=381926§ion=S1N99§ion2=S2N603
http://www.dailyseop.com/section/article_view.aspx?at_id=87744
His intentions were clear, because one of those websites is an asianeconomy website situated in Korea. Who is he hiding the information from? Current shareholders and potential shareholders. After the negative press SM had to suffer after the Dream Concert, it is clear that he was determined as to not have it be repeated. There were no press boxes or strictly press areas in the concert. In fact even the pictures distributed are all the same, just with different watermarks, assuming that SM had an official photographer sending the same pictures to everyone. Why such a stronghold, why such paranoia? Isnt it obvious now.
If this information delivered to the public is so false, how can anyone rely on such things like their Quarterly figures that they have to produce to shareholders? This kind of thing only decreases trust if not even erases all together.
If anyone truly looked in to Cass and ELFs comments or "letters" distributed online you can tell that they feel like they have been not only neglected by SM, but used, mistreated and taken advantage of. This is another stab in the back. For instance, how many repackaged albums has SM released? Photobooks, merchandise, diaries, calendars? The fans care so much of the artists and buy these because they know that their artists only get a small percentage of the profits, by small I mean miniscule. And SM just keeps producing them for more moolah. Whatever happened to "Customer Is King?".
This kind of news on such an official platform not only forms a painting of the fandoms as petty but now as liars. If someone didnt go out of their way to look at fancams and pictures like those found here, here, here and here then they would automatically undoubtedly believe these news sources. SMs mistreatment of fans, especially Cass and ELF has reached an all time low. Is it hard to see their purpose now?
Thankfully though there is one news source that we can still trust, check out Newsens account on SNSDs SMTownLive 08. Following article translated by our wonderful Maki.
SNSD overcame the Dream Concert “silent treatment” incident and successfully ended the SM TOWN ’08.
[… filler stuff we already know]
In particular, SNSD’ s fans who boast of their gang-like mindset, cheered on their girls and SNSD was able to finish their performances safely amidst their cheers. On this day, whenever SNSD came on stage, a strange feeling that recalled the events of the Dream Concert - like déjà vu – swept over the stadium; however, the audience showed a more matured fan culture by cheering them on. The fans shook their glow sticks and balloons.
The conflict that exploded on the internet among fan clubs resulted in the fan clubs of DBSK-SUJU-SS501 boycotting SNSD during the Dream Concert, resulting in a surreal experience of all the lights and noise from the stands being extinguished in the Olympic Stadium.
On this night, this strange feeling swept the same stadium once again. Although it wasn’t a complete “silent treatment”, the number of fans who shook their glow sticks and balloons strikingly decreased as seen from the stage.
The audience in the stands replaced the “silent treatment” with “attentive listening” as they quietly listened to SNSD perform. While concert go-ers walked the fine line of “silent” versus “attentive” listening, SNSD’s fans - consisting of the gang of older brother(오빠) and uncle(삼촌) fans - displayed their gruff, resonating voices that filled in the silence for SNSD to finish their performance safely (?) and melt the audience.
Makis notes on the translation:
^ So funny, that question mark at the end was not added by me, it was actually added by Newsen. I think they heard the boos too. And I feel like the reporter was kind of repulsed by the "older men" at the concert who were cheering on SNSD. Thus, he/she decided to picture these boys and men as a "gang of males who gave SNSD a sense of security" (일당백의 정신을 자랑하는 소녀시대의 든든한 오빠, 삼촌팬들).
SM for years has been fooling the public and they have finally slipped up in such an open manner. It's time to end their dirty games if they wish for a wholesome and profitable future, love for an idol can only measure up so high. Last time I checked that South Korea was a democratic state and freedom of speech was a part of democracy, but I guess in a democracy you can also expect foul play. How much do you trust SM now? How much more can you believe now?
Tell me, where is the truth?
Credit to Maki and Bento_box for translation
Much thanks and love for queenbee, amylia, Angel for the sources