Please check out my recent post on the Kpop forum... you are right the artists are paid very very less.
SM is known to throw their artists under the bus and protect the ones who make them money. Let’s not forget most artists have dirt on them because all of their sexual activities, rituals they partake in, drugs they take are recorded and can be manipulated / used to make them submissive to their companies orders. This is the case for Lucas... they have sabotaged his career as well as destroyed both his and WayVs reputation for a reason. Humiliation ritual ? Sacrifice ? Blackmail? Diversion ? All are plausible
Let’s not forget BTS have done the worst and have the worst skeletons but everyone thinks they are perfect. The difference is BTS image isn’t only protected by their company but also by Korea’s government... SM kill their artists for money.
I read your post about Lucas and it was very thorough and enlightening. I didn't say anything on this thread but Lucas's idol persona reminds me of how jk is now marketed. I don't know where people got that Lucas persona is cute and sweet...I always thought it was the bad boy one. He also like jk wore the most revealing clothes.
(In this pic I noticed the tied up pants)
You mentioned in your post red and animal print representing sex slavery, well b*s and specifically jk have been styled in animal print a lot recently.
Revealing clothes, red and animal print
There's a lot more examples. Jk's styled in animal print constantly. Then there is his my time photo shoot. He's wearing red with the clock behind him. To me it's like he's running out of time.
Now this might sound crazy but I think bh/hype is moving on from b*s, they've gotten too old/used up and they are trying to gain a foothold on the American entertainment industry and be successful here. In order to do that the elites will have them pay a big price. And whether it's a scandal, sacrifice, humiliation, I believe signs point to jk.