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Heechul Talks About Contract Renewal With SM

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Written by On November 8, 2010

I think I’ve become accustomed to reading about the various evils of SM Entertainment because Heechul’s message about his loyalty to the company threw me for a loop. Whether you love him or hate him, he is definitely the most individualistic member of Super Junior. I always saw him as the member who walked to the beat of his own drum, was more than just a bit selfish, and seriously weird. Despite the controversies with SME at the root of it all, Heechul’s commemorative entry in his fancafe was, for the lack of a better expression, a nice change of pace. Instead of spouting off about slave contracts and the serious lack of humanity of entertainment companies, he talks about loyalty and shows real fondness for the agency that helped make him a star.

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Heechul’s Fancafe Entry

2010.11.08, 02:37 AM
File under “5 주 년”

5th Anniversary

Although I’ve already debuted over 5 years,
But through this 5 years together with SJ
There have been a lot that happened

I can only say “Thank you”
Not only to the fans, to the members as well,
of course, the fans and members should thank me too

ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

As what I’ve said on today’s broadcast (on Youngstreet Radio)
Everyone(members) had already renewed the contract

Just like what I always say, the company is nice and I also get along fine with the members
(They) let me do whatever I want to do and (they) don’t force me to do what I don’t want to do
Even sometimes when I say some impolite words, they don’t scold me;and also with my (bad) temper hahahaha

I said that I want to act and (they) let me go for filming
I said that I want to be in variety shows and (they) let me go to the variety shows
I said that I want to be a DJ and (they) let me to be a DJ

Because I’m now an MC, you will be able to see variety Hee soon

Even though because of the amazing results I’ve produced in this period of time, I’ve also been caught (by other companies)
Honestly, where else that I can find a company like this……

When I return back with a tired body, there are members at the dorm who would welcome me back
When I wake up after sleeping, there are members who would eat with me
During shedules, the members who chats and teases along with me
When I finished showering, I shouted “Ya! Give me the towel!” Just with one sentence like this, the members will bring me a towel
Even when laughing, crying, getting angry, playing or even getting into trouble, the members are together
etc……

I’m always very loyal
“Of course, a real man should be loyal”
Anyway, we can only live our life once(,) living on by being loyal straightforwardly isn’t bad

When drinking, the people around me will ask
“You are so loyal, what is left of you?”

I would reply
“You meet with me, what is left of you?”

This is what I want to do so thats why I do it, I like to do it thats why I do it
Nobody can control and replace my life

Recently, I feel really happy to live this life

A comfortable feeling to the soul? A sense of firmness?
Ever since these kind of feelings appeared
The times where I laugh becomes more

I want to say to everyone:

I hope that when you see me, you will also feel the happiness

Just like how I’m happy, you’ll be happy too
Only when you’re happy, I’m also happy

“Because I like Kim Hee Chul, I feel happiness in many things.”
If things like this can increase, that will be good

I didn’t use any honorifics to say all these so if you feel unhappy, please understand
When I started to write this using formal language, the feeling was very awkward, so I rewrote this
ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ

I hope that you can be happy because I’m happy!!

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(KIseKI, SJ-WORLD, omonatheydidn’t)

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  • emilym

    awww, I love Heechul. He’s gotta be my fave suju member :)

    • iraaa

      mine too! (although donghae comes really close) all hail heechul!

  • debbs

    Where else would he go if he left sm? sm is all powerful in Korea. His options are pretty limited.

    • J-may

      u r wrong… Kim Hee Chul is really sort-after celeb in Korea…. he’s the MC for Dream Concerts 3 consecutive years already proven he’s a worthy artist to sign contract with..

      • Jessica

        I think debbs’ point was that SM is probably one of the more powerful, if not the most powerful entertainment company in Korea. It’s not that people won’t pay him, it’s that he probably won’t find the type of connections he has at SM with any other company.

        Leaving SM for another company doesn’t really make much sense (and is pretty difficult to do judging by the DBSK/JYJ situation)

  • keke

    yeah. glad all suju members renewed thier contracts. :)

  • trixie

    haha

    looking at how sm is doing evrything to bring down jyj

    anyone under sm now will be very afraid to go against them

    heechul is still thinking about his career lol
    loyalty is bull, its more like he can’t succeed outside sm anyway, thats why he is ticking to it

    • meTOday

      real talk son!!!

    • J-may

      did someone actually stop and think, maybe…just maybe…JYJ who were actually being greedy on what they have achieved being DBSK members and just one more portions of the pie? i’m just saying..

      • iraaa

        i wouldn’t necessarily use the term “greedy”, but isn’t it obvious that they want a bigger portion of the pie? i mean, other than the contract length etc., they ARE asking to be paid what they’re worth. and i’m not saying they’re wrong, either.

      • WOW

        believing that you’re worth more than what you got =/= greedy imo

      • mischa

        No. The information is out there, it’s not hard to see why JYJ would sue.

        JYJ weren’t being paid the money they deserved to earn. So they were right to ask for the portion of money they were due since SME had been hogging all the money while DBSK didn’t even see 10% of the profits and were required to sell hundreds of thousands of albums until they would earn some money.

    • iraaa

      not everything is about jyj you know, heechul usually says whatever he wants. he rarely censors himself. if he’s satisfied with sm, why not? i love dbsk, but give heechul some credit, would you?

    • maldita

      Not everything is about JYJ. I swear, every decent SME-related article always gets invaded by JYJ comments. Heechul says and does whatever he wants. Honestly, Heechul’s said and done enough shit over the years to have been fired by any other company, but SME never did. Sheesh. Let the guy be be grateful for the company turning him into what he is now.

      • Teffy

        uhm in case you forget.. the renewal contract with sm issue is a hot topic now because of TVXQ JYJ and Cassiopeia..

  • shelly

    I don’t have words for how much I love Heechul <3

  • boom

    Well good for him that he’s satisfied with how SME is handling his career. That’s cool.

  • Xenia

    SME made him into the star when he has nothing but attractiveness and sense of humour to offer back. Without the agency he would be nobody (or a little more than that) and I’m sure Heechul knows it better than anybody else. That is why when he says that he’s grateful to SME I easily believe him. Boy, he should be sincerely thankful to death. And he should be crazy to change agency, not only because of the possible “repressions” to come, but because no other agency in SK is that good in backing up artists without any performing talents as SME is =)

    … I’m kind of thankful to SME for Heechul, too. I mean, remember his audition video? How did they know back then that it was a perfect material for that fantastically funny, handsome, awesome diva that he is now, is beyond my understanding…

    • Canadia

      Couldn’t have said it better myself :D

  • maldita

    It’s nice to hear that at least one of the 2nd gen idol groups is still going strong. With DBSK and SS501 on a limbo, Super Junior making an effort to go on for as long as they can is a breath of fresh air for fans. The SJ boys have gone through so much shit through the years, and they’re only getting recognized the past couple of years for all their efforts.

    Heechul’s lucky he even got into SME, and he knew that from the very start. So he went and appeared on practically every variety show back then, while having a radio show, a drama, a sitcom, and full-on album promotions all at the same time, just so everyone would know that he is Heechul from this group called Super Junior. Without him, the other SJ boys wouldn’t have been able to go pursue all their other individual gigs.

  • cs (original)

    I agree with Xenia’s comment. I don’t think everyone gets the same treatment in a company. However, SME gave Heechul a chance, and Heechul paid it back in spades. Overall, they probably do have a good working relationship. So in the end, he doesn’t need to go anywhere, whatever else is happening in the company it can’t and should not affect his future. The only person he’s being truly loyal to is himself in this. Nothing wrong with that, after all if SME has treated him well and he gets along with everyone why should HE leave. JYJ and Hangeng have their own issues with the company, not Heechul.

  • pot

    HeeChul knows how to play the game..no wonder he’s standing still and remain in SME..JYJ should have ask some advice to HeeChul (no sarcasm intended)..

    • Mia

      Not really because then SME will be your ONLY option. It is easy to see everything that goes wrong for JYJ because they are in a very tricky situation at the moment but if they succeed in becoming huge stars AWAY from SME, other artists will soon join. Who knows, you may end up becoming a fan, if not of them then of another group that works similar to CJeS.

  • kc

    one person’s unhappiness isn’t the same as someone else’s… just because JYJ and Hankyung are against SME, it doesn’t mean others are. let’s think about it a bit, 9 (jyj,Hankyung, SHinhwa) out of what, 100 stars (just a guess, SM stars multiply so quickly) we have stars like Boa and Kangta who have been with the company for YEARS yet they’ve never really expressed dissatisfaction with SME, and we all know that if Boa wanted to, she could get any company to hire her. I’m not going to say that JYJ and Hankyung have no claim, just that not everyone find the “slave contract” so bad that they want to sue SME.
    think of it from Hankyung’s side, here’s a guy who came from China, away from his family, came here knowing barely any Korean… these kinds of things make the training and late night shows harder, he has no one familiar to lean on.
    JYJ, arguably three of the most talented in their group. Each boy probably had their own reasons for going along with it, but when it comes down to it there are so many things that could have egged them on that financial disagreements could be the least of their problems. what people never think of doing is thinking of the reason’s for Yunho and Changmin to stay? they were getting the same gigs, probably the same pay, why is it that SME is ok for them, but not ok for JYJ?
    but all and all (I hadn’t planned to talk about any of that crap but after reading some comments it’s inevitable-.-) Heechul has always been loyal. he’s a bit selfish and a bit of a jerk, but he’d never be someone who would stab you in the back (this is all assumptions). I mean I remember the story they shared about when fans were messing with Hankyung and he roughed them up a bit… he doesn’t seem like the type to care about who he makes angry, who he embarrasses as long as he’s at his friend’s side. while all of this could be a clever rues from SME to paint a nice picture for Heechul, I’ve never been someone who liked thinking wrongly of people, that maybe their are, and I know, this is a bit of a stretch, maybe their are people out there who aren’t hiding behind their fake smiles. I know, completely outrageous to think that anyone could genuinely be forthcoming in their appearance, but hey, don’t knock it tell you try it.
    you can say it’s a game, it’s a lie, he’s just doing this to get on SME’s good side, but when it comes down to it, sometimes we need to stop looking for black holes and start taking things at face value… it’s not impossible for people to real.

    • Mia

      You are right that what may be good for some isn’t for all. That is cool and if he feels the need to express his gratitude for SME, by all means he can. The problem is that sometimes he criticizes those who don’t think like him. He doesn’t mention names but it is obvious he disapproves of JYJ’s and Hangeng’s actions. If he can’t understand them then he can leave it at that since neither JYJ or Hangeng have said anything about him.

  • DD

    I think Heechul might be genuinely happy. When he began, he wasn’t the most talented person in the world *cough cough*, so in a way, SM did give him a lot…

    • Teffy

      soo true…

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