Korea's investigations show 'The Its Know' is famous for solving crimes even the police were not able to, as well as shedding light on controversies. 

The episode on the 13th tackled the issue of male sponsors for female celebrities, based on information from a man who was promised anonymity. He revealed he was once involved in such activities, and gave proof through recordings, photos, and financial exchanges.

He revealed a 'secret list' - a list of girls ranging from not-yet-debuted trainees to famous actresses who had been involved with sponsors. He revealed that there are short-term and long-term sponsoring, revealing that girls who were already popular usually didn't do short-term sponsoring. They were given 5-600 million KRW (roughly 400,000 - 500,000 USD) for 6 months, in exchange for meeting the sponsors once per week. The man revealed, "They are guaranteed 4 times a month, and they also meet up overseas as well."

One of the actresses that the staff of 'The Its Know' had managed an interview with said, "They told me, who'd give me recognition if I just acted like that and stayed clean? I was told to bend a bit, to not be so stiff." She revealed she'd fallen for the temptation of money, but now wanted to be free from the relationship. She also revealed the existence of sponsor brokers, who were ones connecting girls to sponsors. A sponsor broker revealed, "This is a little unfair. I never contact the girls first asking if they want to be sponsored. Girls contact me first and say, 'Oppa, I'm out of money. Connect me to someone nice'."

 

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An actress hopeful with the initial 'F' revealed, "I went to an audition, and they told me straight up that if I sold my body to a sponsor, I could become a celebrity." A female idol trainee with the initial 'J' said, "I was told that I had to run over to the chairman whenever he wanted. I have to go when he calls, no matter what time of day. I have to bow to his every whim."

TAHITI's Jisu is actually one of the girls who had revealed she was approached by such a sponsor. The show interviewed her label as well, who said that she had no idea who the man was, and that she was having a difficult time with the situation. The police had only said that the investigation was underway.

The existence of sponsors has always been well-guessed at, but now there seems to be concrete proof of the relationships. What do you think would happen if the 'secret list' got exposed?