“Spiritual support” for the stars, rewarded with drivers, billions, and brands but… working 24 hours a day, pressure from public opinion is also a lot.

Working 24 hours a day, under pressure from public opinion

Always stand shoulder to shoulder with celebrities but not everyone knows them, that’s the job of managers. Management is understood as the representative of the artist in all aspects such as receiving shows, negotiating salary, contacting stylist, making-up… Besides, they also act as ”psychological consultant”. ” gives advice when artists have difficulties in work and life.

In an entertainment program of JTBC (Korea), many Korean idol managers made interesting revelations about their careers. First, they will be the ones who make sure the schedule goes according to plan, take care of the idol’s meals and sleep, sometimes the reluctant “bodyguard” whenever the stars move to the airport, sometimes also a position of spiritual support.

Not only that, facing public opinion is really the great pressure of the profession. When an artist gets into a scandal, right or wrong, the manager still has to take responsibility for himself in order to protect the artist’s image. This is one of the bullet points in ethics and professional bravery.

In September 2009, Phan Anh – the manager of male singer Erik made a post on his personal page with the title ”What to study to be an artist manager”, in the post there was a paragraph ”…you. Remember that when anything goes wrong, the first and only fault is yours. You must be the one to take the blame and your artist is not allowed to be involved in any incident. Any mistakes you should stand up and accept, and your artist is not involved. Let’s clean things up so that the artists can have time to focus on what they do best: Shine.

Phan Anh – manager of singer Erik

For example, in April 2018, Vpop welcomed a new rookie – group Zero 9 – managed by Tang Nhat Tue’s company. At that time, 9 boys were accused of plagiarizing Korean style, labeled “disaster”, “2018 HKT version”…

Before the negative reaction of the audience, Tang Nhat Tue affirmed that the group did not use tricks to become famous. However, a few days later, he revealed that he had no other choice to get media attention other than causing controversy.

Group Zero 9

After this statement, Tang Nhat Tue and Zero 9 received many more “bricks and stones”. However, to talk about the role, this musician did a good job as a manager when he took the responsibility on his side.

Not only under pressure from public opinion, this job requires managers to be careful in every word and action. Because it’s not just your own behavior, it represents the artist who is managing it.

However, you need to understand that you are the supporter of the artist, must always stand behind the artist, help the artist shine, not build an image for yourself.

Currently, in Vietnam, there is no formal training for this job. Most of the people who follow the profession have worked in the media or journalism industry or have a close relationship with the artist such as brothers or family members.

High salary, ‘terrible’ gifts

In the US, according to statistics dated June 6, 2021 by the employment company ZipRecbeaner, the average salary of an artist manager in the United States is 109,905 USD/year (more than 2.5 billion VND). .

Specifically, this statistic evaluates: “The highest management is recorded with a salary of 400,000 USD/year (about more than 9 billion VND) and the lowest is 17,000 USD/year (nearly 400 million VND). operating in the range of USD 41,000 – USD 101,500 (approximately VND 940 million – VND 2.3 billion) The number varies from year to year showing that there are many opportunities for advancement and salary increase based on skill level, location and number of employees. years of experience”.

Selena Gomez with her manager

According to the magazine Billboard, the manager will earn 15-20% of the artist’s total income. This number depends on the agreement between the two parties for mutual benefits.

Or in a country with a developed entertainment industry like Korea, the salary of an artist manager is greatly appreciated. Earnings are based on years of experience in the profession.

In JTBC’s entertainment program, Korean idol managers revealed the income level of their profession. For example, a new manager’s monthly income is about 20-30 million VND.

After a few years of experience, they will have a higher salary of about 40-60 million VND. Until becoming a senior manager, this job can bring in an income of 100-120 million VND.

Not only have high salaries, the managers are also often given “terrible” gifts by the stars. As in March, Noo Phuoc Thinh’s manager caused a social media fever when showing off a “terrible” gift received from the male singer.

Specifically, Noo Phuoc Thinh transferred an amount of nearly 1 billion VND to celebrate his manager’s birthday.

Share by Mr. Le Tuan Khanh – manager of Noo Phuoc Thinh

It is known that Noo Phuoc Thinh has been with this manager since the first day he entered the profession until now. That is the person who plays an important role in the success of the male singer today.

Not only Noo Phuoc Thinh, Hoa Minzy also made many people admire when showing off the transfer of Tet bonuses to managers up to 400 million VND.

Hoa Minzy shared a photo of a message to transfer salary and bonus up to 400 million VND to her manager

The manager has been with the singer for a long time and has a very close relationship, he often appears next to Hoa Minzy in big and small events.

As a partner of Hari Won, the manager was also given expensive branded goods by the famous MC couple.

Hari Won and manager often go shopping together

If Hari Won bought a bag worth more than 100 million VND to give to his manager, Tran Thanh also spent about 110-140 million VND to buy an extra watch for this person.

As one of the leading comedians of the Vietnamese entertainment industry, in 2021, Viet Huong suddenly shared on her personal page when she gave the driver a boxed car. The female comedian wrote: “Nearly 6 years as a manager for her, after many years of worrying about her, now receive a reward from manager Lam Phong. The rest of the family takes care of it for me. I’m very uncomfortable, meticulous, so no one is there. I can’t stand it haha. Get married, I’ll treat you for 3 days”. It can be seen that the relationship between Viet Huong and the manager is very close after 6 years of companionship.

Viet Huong shows off that she just gave her manager a luxury car

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