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sung_moon
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
United States10110 Posts
August 08 2010 16:34 GMT
#21
goddam jd/flash/bisu's salary
hella nice. i also find it funny source is in a t-ara fancafe lol
Forever Young
Lightwip
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States5497 Posts
August 08 2010 16:36 GMT
#22
Didn't Hyuk say in one of his interviews that he made $50k? Not quite sure about these figures.
If you are not Bisu, chances are I hate you.
Roffles *
Profile Blog Joined April 2007
Pitcairn19291 Posts
August 08 2010 16:42 GMT
#23
Rofl T-ara Fancafe. Can't trust that shit at all.
God Bless
JohannesH
Profile Joined September 2009
Finland1364 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 16:46:43
August 08 2010 16:44 GMT
#24
Also consider their living costs are covered by the team, and they get money on top of that salary too, some bonuses based on how well they are/their team is doing and tourney price money.

Sure they work a lot, but it doesn't seem so bad if you can make it to even the lower end of these salaries (but ofc most don't).

And why would they give up education? At retirement they should have a nice bankroll to support any studies with if they want that.

On August 09 2010 01:36 Lightwip wrote:
Didn't Hyuk say in one of his interviews that he made $50k? Not quite sure about these figures.

Rest could be bonuses, especially last year when they won PL they probably got a lot more than that basic salary
If you have to ask, you don't know.
udgnim
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
United States8024 Posts
August 08 2010 16:52 GMT
#25
need to consider that the equivalent of $1 USD goes a lot farther in South Korea than in the US
E-Sports is competitive video gaming with a spectator fan base. Do not take the word "Sports" literally.
Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
August 08 2010 16:54 GMT
#26
On August 09 2010 01:22 nayumi wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2010 01:10 Amnesia wrote:
wow for their age, this is quite a lot.

well progamer life span is kinda short ... you get good money for like 6-8 years tops, maybe longer in the case of NaDa but you get the point ... and seeing how they have to give up education for gaming, i don't think $1 mil is high enough

but then maybe it's just me ;P

Well these guys usually don't quit the esports scene as they retire, they become coaches or announcers and things like that. And when they do finish that, they can usually find good work for the company they played for
7mk
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Germany10157 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 17:00:56
August 08 2010 17:00 GMT
#27
On August 09 2010 01:52 udgnim wrote:
need to consider that the equivalent of $1 USD goes a lot farther in South Korea than in the US


well not that much. Food is relatively cheap, yeah, but other than that south korea is in my experience not that much cheaper.
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kaleidoscope
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Singapore2887 Posts
August 08 2010 17:01 GMT
#28
holy.. the top players of each race basically at least doubled the others.. in 2m won range, and none on the 1m won range..

i'm quite curious abt iloveoov, julyzerg, nada and boxer.. i wonder how much does the old gamers receive..
대지따라 돌린게 시간이다.. 흘러가고 돌아오지도 않고..
Garnet
Profile Blog Joined February 2006
Vietnam9027 Posts
August 08 2010 17:19 GMT
#29
Bisu's salary has probably dropped in half by now.
pR0gR4m3R
Profile Joined February 2008
Spain1446 Posts
August 08 2010 17:32 GMT
#30
Action, no contract...

Lol, slavery is back!!
StarCraft-ESP.com Admin - Spanish StarCraft Community
TheYango
Profile Joined September 2008
United States47024 Posts
August 08 2010 17:33 GMT
#31
On August 09 2010 00:38 valaki wrote:
26.Bisu 200.000.000 wow seems pretty high even for Bisu...as he is performing now..

I'm guessing that he probably has a 1 year or 3 year contract that was set while he was still performing well.

It's not like they can just cut his salary the moment he starts losing games.
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Malgrif
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
Canada1095 Posts
August 08 2010 17:41 GMT
#32
wow!! blizzard gonna need to up their game if they want to kill sc1
for there to be pro there has to be noob.
LosingID8
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
CA10828 Posts
August 08 2010 17:50 GMT
#33
On August 09 2010 01:52 udgnim wrote:
need to consider that the equivalent of $1 USD goes a lot farther in South Korea than in the US

where do people keep getting these ideas from lol
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JohannesH
Profile Joined September 2009
Finland1364 Posts
August 08 2010 17:50 GMT
#34
On August 09 2010 02:33 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2010 00:38 valaki wrote:
26.Bisu 200.000.000 wow seems pretty high even for Bisu...as he is performing now..

I'm guessing that he probably has a 1 year or 3 year contract that was set while he was still performing well.

It's not like they can just cut his salary the moment he starts losing games.

Or they make such a contract to start with, that he gets money for winning games.
If you have to ask, you don't know.
stafu
Profile Blog Joined January 2009
Australia1196 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 18:01:01
August 08 2010 18:00 GMT
#35
On August 09 2010 00:39 Perguvious wrote:
bisu's getting more than hyuk+fantasy+best is getting combined

._____.

Yeah, seriously overpaid, and fantasy is certainly underpaid.

By the way, no contract doesn't mean he isn't paid anything guys. :p
Navi
Profile Joined November 2009
5286 Posts
August 08 2010 18:02 GMT
#36
On August 09 2010 02:50 LosingID8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2010 01:52 udgnim wrote:
need to consider that the equivalent of $1 USD goes a lot farther in South Korea than in the US

where do people keep getting these ideas from lol


clothes, unless you're talking street vendor clothes, are pretty damn expensive
sure, some food is pretty cheap
but lots of stuff is more expensive there

these salaries are really skewed tho, im not surprised but still...

if these were accurate, bisu's salary is all the more ridonculous unless its from like a 5 year contract when he signed on to SKT1 :S
Hey! Listen!
Piste
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
6179 Posts
August 08 2010 18:05 GMT
#37
On August 09 2010 02:33 TheYango wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2010 00:38 valaki wrote:
26.Bisu 200.000.000 wow seems pretty high even for Bisu...as he is performing now..

I'm guessing that he probably has a 1 year or 3 year contract that was set while he was still performing well.

It's not like they can just cut his salary the moment he starts losing games.

remember it's not just about the gaming performance, but also about how much fans they gain.
JWD
Profile Blog Joined October 2007
United States12607 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 18:25:04
August 08 2010 18:20 GMT
#38
lol @ woongjin being embarrassed to admit what they are paying Kwanro to 4pool
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Waxangel
Profile Blog Joined September 2002
United States33432 Posts
August 08 2010 18:58 GMT
#39
On August 09 2010 02:50 LosingID8 wrote:
Show nested quote +
On August 09 2010 01:52 udgnim wrote:
need to consider that the equivalent of $1 USD goes a lot farther in South Korea than in the US

where do people keep getting these ideas from lol


because it's common sense?
AdministratorHey HP can you redo everything youve ever done because i have a small complaint?
ForSC2
Profile Joined June 2009
United States580 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-08 19:18:21
August 08 2010 19:04 GMT
#40
Oh wow, Jaedong's salary did get better from 140m to 220m good for him. I retract what I said about Coach Cho.

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=100255
http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=100970

Coach Cho, I'm sorry.
http://www.smbc-comics.com/index.php?id=2883#comic
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