tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post9058774844571929646..comments2024-02-23T23:53:54.842+09:00Comments on Gusts Of Popular Feeling: "Let's not use foreign actors": Controversy spreads over SBS's 'I Want to Know That' reportmatthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10296009437690229938noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-321268599145542732016-12-06T20:18:00.382+09:002016-12-06T20:18:00.382+09:00I can tell you what the deal with shows like "...I can tell you what the deal with shows like "Surprise" has been for many years: There are only a couple of agencies that issue entertainment visas to foreigners. They are dodgy, have slave-like contracts, and will take up to 80% of your pay. This is why you so often see people like Russians or Nigerians playing Americans (poorly). I had a Colombian friend some years back who was appearing on a major network show regularly and found out that his agency was getting paid W3,000,000 monthly for his salary while he only received W300,000. People in these situations are on valid visas for their TV work, but they often have to moonlight under the table to make ends meet, and that's when you'll see them doing things like teaching illegally. The other way TV networks get cheap foreigners is from agents who hang around places like Yonsei KLI and get youngsters on student visas who aren't restricted from such part time work. aekimcheehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14161603458494682549noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12946845.post-64597696786199390242016-09-15T05:47:24.118+09:002016-09-15T05:47:24.118+09:00I cant wait for normal posting again :)I cant wait for normal posting again :)brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00698523053889263665noreply@blogger.com