Let’s take a look at employee ratings at some of the most well-known entertainment companies in Korea.
Based on recent employee evaluations, here’s a list of 12 companies with ratings ranging from 1.5 to 2.7 out of 5. These ratings reflect the overall job satisfaction and contentment among employees within these K-pop agencies.
1- HYBE – 2.7/5 points
- Average salary: 52.1 million KRW/year.
- Good welfare benefits.
- Almost no work-life balance.
2- JYP Entertainment – 2.6/5 points
- Average salary: 49.1 million KRW/year.
- Many opportunities for advancement.
- Difficult work-life balance.
3- SM Entertainment – 2.5/5 points
- Average salary: 45.8 million KRW/year.
- High company culture rating.
- Challenging work-life balance.
4- Starship Entertainment – 2.5/5 points
- Average salary: 37.2 million KRW/year.
- Many opportunities for advancement.
- Unable to balance work and personal life.
5- YG Entertainment – 2.4/5 points
- Average salary: 39.5 million KRW/year.
- Many opportunities for advancement.
- Internal company management is not highly rated.
6- Yuehua Entertainment – 2.1/5 points
- Average salary: 33.6 million KRW/year.
- Many opportunities for advancement.
- Low rating for upper management.
7- Fantagio – 2.0/5 points
- Average salary: 32.6 million KRW/year.
- Good company culture and many opportunities for advancement.
- Unable to balance work and personal life.
8- FNC Entertainment – 2.0/5 points
- Average salary: 33.2 million KRW/year.
- Many opportunities for advancement.
- Dissatisfied with upper management, unable to balance work and personal life.
9- Cube Entertainment – 1.8/5 points
- Average salary: 31.4 million KRW/year.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Difficult work-life balance.
10- Woollim Entertainment – 1.7/5 points
- Average salary: 31.2 million KRW/year.
- Good welfare and salary.
- Difficult to balance personal life and work, dissatisfied with upper management.
11- Pledis Entertainment – 1.5/5 points
- Average salary: 28.5 million KRW/year.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Difficult to balance work and personal life.
- Only 10% of employees see potential for future development in the company.
12- RBW – 1.5/5 points
- Average salary: 29.1 million KRW/year.
- Opportunities for advancement.
- Poor company welfare, almost no work-life balance.
