I just finished watching Produce 48 and then was looking to see if they'd created a second group like they did with JBJ and I.B.I
AND THEN I FOUND ALL THE ARTICLES ABOUT THE VOTE MANIPULATION.
First. I'm not AS shocked as I should be. I mean I'm really NOT surprised at this fact. What I am surprised about is that the bias really did run deep within the shows and amongst the trainees. I always felt like girls who should've been given more showtime and appreciation were never given them. I think that has a huge factor in the fact that only 3 japanese members debuted despite there being half and half of them at the start. Like I really honestly felt like in PD48 they were keeping certain japanese trainees so people wouldnt be upset when in reality I feel like way more of them should've made it into the top 30, top 20, and the final group.
It's just shocking to hear about this, especially about X1 disbanding earlier this year, which I totally missed. I've always felt like these shows were never 100% fair, and to know how unfair they truly were is awful. Just absolutely awful. I feel so bad for all the women and men trainees that were wronged by these people. Especially the members of X1. While I havent watched that season yet, I know that all of those men had to put in work. They worked their asses off and they had to disband because of this horrible mess. I'm very upset. I really hope other shows like the unit and mixnine didnt pull shit like this (although, I wouldn't be surprised to hear that YG had manipulated votes on his show).
