Cho Kwon, First Settlement 240,000 Won... "Reason for Leaving JYP After 18 Years? No Regrets" [Star Issue]

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Singer Cho Kwon honestly revealed the reason for leaving JYP Entertainment and the amount of his first settlement during his trainee days.

On the 30th, the YouTube channel 'Saego_F5' released a video titled "Finally, a Direct Dance Showdown Between SM and JYP [Deokbapjip 2nd Branch EP.5 Cho Kwon & Jun K & JAY B]."

That day, Cho Kwon stated, "I joined in 2001, so I saw the JYP sign go up. I think I was there for about 18 years."

2PM's Jun K said, "Kwon was at JYP for a long time, so everyone was surprised when he left. But Kwon happily said, 'I'm so happy to leave JYP. I'll earn more money, and it's really great.'"

In response, Cho Kwon explained, "It would have been better if I could have stayed in an environment that allowed me to stay longer, but it was a time when I desperately needed change. I was incredibly lucky to be given a new opportunity at the time of contract renewal. I have no regrets about this choice. It does not mean that JYP was too difficult."

He then recalled the time of his first settlement, saying, "I was a trainee for about eight years, so there were costs invested in me. Around 2008, the law changed after I debuted. The costs invested in trainees became the company's burden, but up to me and Jun K, it was not the company's burden."

He continued, "I received my settlement three years after debuting, when I became famous as 'Kkap-kwon' on variety shows and made people burst out laughing on programs like 'We Got Married.' When I secretly checked my first settlement, I was relieved that it wasn't negative, but it was 240,000 won. I was so grateful for that. The next day, I ran to a mobile phone store and paid my phone bill for the first time."

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