/jp/ - Otaku Culture

It's not headcanon.

This information is readily available on the internet.

>Yuka Kuramochi: "I don't get paid for magazine photogravure, whether it's on the cover or at the end of a magazine. I do not get paid for the cover of Shukupure, but I do get paid for the interview on the black-and-white page. The cover is free, but I get paid for the print. It's a strange system (laughs). DVDs and photo books are paid for, but it's hard work to get there.
https://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/22256501/

>Manami Hashimoto: "Almost no pay, except for some weekly magazines." The reason for this is that gravure magazines are for "publicity. Even the covers are "no pay," and her agency does not receive a penny.
https://hochi.news/articles/20190621-OHT1T50061.html?page=1

>Most gravure in magazines are unpaid. Unfortunately, even if you are on the cover of a magazine, you may not get paid.
>[..] Gravure idols earn more from DVD sales and TV appearances than from magazines.
>On the other hand, if a famous entertainer or talent is featured in gravure, it is said that they can get a gala of about 80,000 yen to 150,000 yen for a magazine cover.
https://www.amgakuin.co.jp/contents/voice/column2/debut/become/income/magazine-income