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can't wait to see this!

i have my theories on who ark are. i am curious to know if i am correct.

ie to me it looks like kids who have rich parents pay to get a song & video produced. simple as that.

if this is the case, i think that these guys are not doing anything wrong whatsoever. the people who should be taking any heat over this are the parents (in the instance that you think that something is not right about this company)

i dont imagine the kids/parents would be making any great deal of money out of any sales of the songs given that they (allegedly) do not write them. plus the rapper that appears in most videos would also further cut away at any meagre earnings that they would get (if any...who knows...not that they would tell us!)

BUT....that has always been the case in the production of a lot of pop music. the only way for artists to really make a lot of money is to have a big hit which they have written themselves. so how is this out of the ordinary?

there are tales of pop groups that had quite a lot of big hits, plus had merch etc and made about the same amount per week they would stacking shelves at a supermarket. (read up on australian pop group of the early 90s - girlfriend for example)