What was the “motive” for fraud? PRODUCE101 series operation case, investigation result stated by the Korean prosecutor in a letter of prosecution.
● The production team systematically operated from Season 3.
● The idol groups (IOI and WannaOne) that debuted in season 1 and season 2 were very successful.
●However, the sales of the idol group that debuted in season 3 (IZONE) was far less than the idol group that debuted in season 1 and season 2.
● As a result, they had a feeling of burden on the idol group (X1) that debuted in Season 4.
● Before the program ended with such a feeling of pressure, the trainees to debut were decided in advance.
● The production team decides the vote rate for each trainee according to the ranking, and when the total number of votes is given in the (final) live broadcast, this number is multiplied by the pre-determined vote rate for each trainee. The operation was performed by back-calculating the number of votes obtained by rank.
PRODUCE series season 4, content of complaint.
● In May, 1 person was replaced in the first selection.
● In the third round of selecting 20 people, two people are swapped.
● On July 17, 2019, 11 trainees who want to debut as a Debut Team “X1” in the conference room were randomly selected.
* Excluding trainees who have made their debut in the 11th place in the middle of the vote. .
Opinions from X1 & IZONE, members, and management office personnel were divided, but recently, some media reported that they were leaning towards dissolution. .
● The CJENM side does not change its position of deciding with the highest respect for the opinions of members.
● Some media reports that future activities will be decided this year. .
● On the 15th, when he did not participate in the award ceremony “V Heartbeat”, the production company for PRODUCE series “CJ ENM” met with X1 members.
● Proposal: “If the members wish, keep the team called X1”. There is no conclusion due to the disagreement.
● Similar proposals to each management office. As of 20th, opinions are not compiled.