Mnet Vote Manipulation Investigation

The **Mnet vote manipulation investigation** is a South Korean entertainment scandal involving voting fraud in several reality television competition series produced and broadcast by the television channel Mnet. The incident primarily involves the multiple *Produce 101* series and *Idol School*, which were intended to create K-pop groups with members selected by audience vote.

## Summary

In July 2019, during the final episode of the *Produce 101* series' fourth season, *Produce X 101*, several viewers suspected that the total votes were manipulated after noticing numerical patterns. On August 1, 2019, 272 viewers filed a lawsuit against Mnet, as their on-site text voting service charged 100 won per vote, prompting an investigation led by the Seoul Metropolitan Police.

Ahn Joonyoung and Kim Yongbum, producers for the *Produce 101* series, were arrested on November 5, 2019. Ahn later admitted to manipulating the rankings varying amounts for all four seasons of the *Produce 101* series. On December 3, 2019, Ahn, Kim, and six other entertainment agency representatives were indicted for charges including obstruction of business, fraud, and bribery. A court trial began on December 20, 2019.

The investigation has affected promotions for the groups produced by Mnet's franchises, such as IZ\*ONE and X1, as well as public perception of Mnet's ongoing competition reality series. IZ\*ONE delayed promotions for their album *BLOOM\*IZ* that was supposed to be released on November 11, 2019. They eventually started promotions back up and released the album on February 17, 2020. X1 ended up disbanding after just promoting one album.

Since the news became a hot topic, Mnet has stated they will not be producing any more "debut reality" type shows due to the scandal.

## Background

*Main articles: Produce 101 Season 1, Produce 101 Season 2, Produce 48, Produce X 101*

In 2009, South Korean cable television channel Mnet produced their first reality television competition series, *Superstar K*, which immediately became popular, creating a boom of audition program franchises.

In 2016, they launched *Produce 101*, aiming to create a short-term K-pop project group of 11 members selected by audience vote from a pool of 101 contestants. The group formed from that season, I.O.I, was successful throughout their 1-year contract, and due to their immense popularity, Mnet subsequently continued the series, creating its own *Produce 101*. The next two seasons, *Produce 101 Season 2* and *Produce 48* (a collaboration with the AKB48 Group), formed Wanna One and IZ\*ONE respectively, with both groups finding even greater individual success in the music market than their predecessor. The fourth season, *Produce X 101*, which was broadcast in 2019, created the group X1. In addition to the *Produce 101* series, Mnet launched *Idol School* in 2017 with a similar premise, which created the girl group Fromis 9.

## Investigation

### Incident and lawsuit

During the live broadcast of the final episode of *Produce X 101* on July 19, 2019, several viewers suspected that Mnet had tampered with the total votes after noticing some of the final rankings were multiples of 7494. In response to the allegations, Mnet admitted that there were errors in calculation, but also maintained that the final rankings were correct and that there was no intention of changing X1's member line-up. Fourteen representatives from the entertainment agencies of the 20 finalists held a meeting on July 29, 2019, and agreed to support *Produce X 101*'s outcome and X1's debut. On August 1, 2019, 272 viewers filed a lawsuit against Mnet for electoral fraud, as their on-site text voting service charged 100 won per vote.

### First police raids and witness allegations

On August 20, 2019, a search warrant was issued on CJ E&M offices and a text voting company by the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency. During their first search, the police uncovered voice recordings of the staff members discussing vote manipulation on the previous seasons of the show, resulting in them extending their investigation to all four seasons of the *Produce 101* series, *Idol School*, *Show Me the Money*, and *Superstar K*.

#### *Produce X 101*

On October 1, 2019, the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency confirmed that votes from eliminated trainees were added to the total votes of the members who debuted in X1, a process that affected 2-3 trainees who were originally in the top 11. The police issued a search and seizure warrant on the offices of Starship Entertainment, Woollim Entertainment, and MBK Entertainment. The police also investigated several agencies involved in *Produce 48*. Reportedly, per contract signed with CJ E&M, the entertainment agencies were paid 100,000 won for every episode their talent appeared in. An anonymous trainee alleged only 1 million won was given to their talent agencies for participating in a song, while each participant would only get a small percentage, and CJ E&M would keep additional profits if the song performed well. Some entertainment agencies who disagreed would request their talents to be eliminated at the last minute to withdraw them.

On October 15, 2019, MBC broadcasted a feature on the vote rigging controversy on *PD Note*. Participants of *Produce X 101* and *Idol School* and agency officials alleged anonymously that the production teams were biased towards trainees they preferred, such as forcing song producers to give certain trainees more lines and providing them with more screen time; one of them alleged that a contestant had his screen time completely removed after raising a complaint against a staff member, who had yelled at him to wake up. An anonymous trainee alleged that one trainee, under pressure from Starship Entertainment, was secretly informed about a mission in advance by one of the choreographers. He also alleged that some trainees knew the final rankings before the results were announced, and that a trainee from Woollim Entertainment was told by a representative that only one person from their company would debut in X1.

Two trainees alleged that the center position for the theme song, "X1-MA", was originally assigned to a different contestant chosen by trainee vote before the producers changed it to audience vote at the last minute. A fourth trainee claimed that many participants felt the show was biased towards trainees from Starship Entertainment. Staff members anonymously alleged that, for the final ranking results, only one off-site producer had counted the votes in a separate room and sent them the results via text message.

#### *Idol School*

On October 3, 2019, a trainee of *Idol School* alleged anonymously that only three to four of the 4,000 applicants had auditioned to appear on the show, indicating that the majority of the contestants did not have to go through an audition process to compete. In an interview with MBC, a trainee alleged that, throughout their six-month training period, the contestants were only given clothes appropriate for the summer and had to wear them in cold weather. In addition to that, they were cut off from outside communication, were only allowed to buy daily necessities once a month, and were not given enough food to eat.

During the previously mentioned October 15 broadcast of *PD Note*, several trainees anonymously claimed that their living quarters had poor ventilation and some girls developed rashes from dust. The trainees also claimed that they were so malnourished that some of them did not menstruate or had periods lasting for two months.

### Bribery investigation, arrests, and indictments

On October 16, 2019, the police began investigating whether the producers had accepted money for manipulating the votes. On November 5, 2019, after approval from the Seoul National District Court, the police issued arrest warrants and travel bans for director Ahn Joonyoung, chief producer Kim Yongbum, a producer with the surname Lee, and Starship Entertainment's vice president Kim Kanghyo, after they had attempted to destroy evidence. By evening, Ahn and Kim Yongbum were arrested. During questioning, Ahn initially admitted to having manipulated the rankings for *Produce 48* and *Produce X 101* only, but he later also admitted to partially manipulating the rankings for the first two seasons as well.

On November 7, 2019, the police revealed that the final rankings of the top 20 trainees during *Produce 48* and *Produce X 101* had already been predetermined by the producers before the final performances were recorded and broadcast. A total of 10 people, including the previously reported four individuals, were arrested on November 12, 2019. One of the other six people arrested was Shin Hyungkwan, the vice president of CJ E&M.

On December 3, 2019, Ahn, Kim Yongbum, and Lee were indicted for obstruction of business and fraud; executives Kim Shidae and Kim from Starship Entertainment, former Woollim Entertainment employee Lee, former 8D Creative employee Ryu, and Around Us Entertainment employee Kim were indicted for bribery and violating the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act. The indictment revealed that Ahn and Kim Yongbum had met with one other professional two days before the live finale of *Produce X 101* to determine the final 11 members of X1 based on pre-finale online votes and had wanted to exclude contestants they did not prefer, particularly those who had already debuted in other groups. Ahn and Kim Yongbum held a similar meeting in August 2018 before the live finale of *Produce 48* to choose IZ\*ONE's final 12 members. Ahn swapped rankings for one trainee who was supposed to debut in Wanna One. A later report mentioned that the indictment also revealed rankings for one trainee who was supposed to debut in I.O.I were swapped.

In addition to this, Ahn had also swapped rankings for other contestants in the earlier evaluations. One trainee from *Produce X 101* who had originally passed the first elimination had been swapped for another, while the same method was used for the third elimination. He also swapped rankings for two trainees from *Produce 101* and one trainee from *Produce 101 Season 2*, all of whom had originally passed the first elimination. Ahn and Kim Yongbum stated in the indictment that they had predetermined the line-up for IZ\*ONE and X1 because they were pressured by Wanna One's success.

CJ ENM had earned 124.65 million won from the paid text messaging votes from *Produce 48* and *Produce X 101*. Police previously found that Ahn had been using services from adult entertainment establishments in Gangnam paid for by various talent agencies approximately 40 times beginning from the second half of 2018, estimating to 100 million won. The indictment, however, clarified that, from January 2018 to July 2019, Ahn received services 47 times, estimating 46.83 million won, that were paid for by the five talent agency representatives in exchange for giving their trainees favorable screentime. In response to this report, 8D Creative stated that Ryu was no longer working for their agency and was being indicted for bribery on *Produce X 101* through his own agency, Enfant Terrible. Around Us Entertainment stated that their employee Kim purchased alcohol for Ahn but they were not involved in bribery.

On February 14, 2020, the Seoul Metropolitan Police issued arrest warrants for two people who were on the production staff of *Idol School*.

## Trial

The first trial was held on December 20, 2019. During the trial, the defendants admitted to the charges while also requesting a closed trial to avoid disclosing the names of the trainees whose rankings were changed.

A second trial was held on January 14, 2020 and attended by the legal representatives of the defendants and the prosecution. Ahn and Kim, through their legal team, maintained that while they manipulated the rankings, their actions were not illegal. Han Dongchul, the chief producer of the first season of *Produce 101*, and a staff member with the surname Park appeared at the hearing as witnesses; both had been suspected of manipulating the rankings for the first season of the show. The prosecution requested Lee Haein and another *Produce 101 Season 1* contestant as witnesses, but Lee's summoning was delayed and her lawyer stated that she would appear at the next hearing. Han and Park were also scheduled to be interrogated at the next hearing.

On February 7, 2020, all eight defendants were present. Ahn and Kim's lawyer stated that the votes were rigged in favor of the trainees from the first two seasons wanting to leave the program. In addition, Ahn claimed that while he violated the Improper Solicitation and Graft Act, he only drank with entertainment agency representatives without accepting bribes, a statement that was supported by the other defendants. The third hearing took place on March 6, 2020.

### Rank Reveal

On November 18, 2020, the trial of appeals for the case of *Produce 101* series was held, the court revealed the list of contestants who were eliminated due to manipulation.  The court commented, “The harmed trainees being revealed through a fair criminal trial can be the starting point towards them receiving true compensation for damages.” However, it was decided that the trainees that benefited from the manipulation would not be revealed since they were not aware of the manipulation happening. Revealing their names would only cause additional harm to them.

* “*Produce 101 Season 1*” (first round of voting): Kim Suhyun, Seo Hyelin

* “*Produce 101 Season 2*” (first round of voting): Seong Hyunwoo
* “*Produce 101 Season 2*” (final round of voting): Kang Dongho

* “*Produce 48” (final round of voting): Lee Gaeun, Han Chowon*
	+ Actual final ranking: No. 5 Lee Gaeun, No. 6 Han Chowon

* “*Produce X 101*” (first round of voting): Anzardi Timothee
* “*Produce X 101*” (third round of voting): Kim Kookheon, Lee Jinwoo
* “*Produce X 101*” (final round of voting): Koo Jungmo, Lee Jinhyuk, Keum Donghyun
	+ Actual final ranking: No. 6 Koo Jungmo, No. 7 Lee Jinhyuk, No. 8 Keum Donghyun

## Sentencing

Final arguments were heard on May 12, 2020 with the prosecution requesting prison sentences of three years each for producing director (PD) Ahn Joonyoung and chief producer (CP) Kim Yongbum; two years for assistant PD Lee Mikyung; and one year for each of the five agency representatives charged with collusion.

The sentencing hearing took place on May 29 at Seoul District Court; all eight defendants heard guilty verdicts. PD Ahn Joon-young was fined 37 million won and sentenced to two years; CP Kim Yongbum was sentenced to 20 months; and assistant PD Lee Mikyung was fined 10 million won. Agency representatives identified only as "Kim", "Lee", and "Ryu" were fined 7 million won apiece, while two additional representatives both identified as "Kim" were each fined 5 million won.

## Reactions

### Mnet's response

Mnet issued an apology after the vote investigation allegations first broke in July 2019. Despite the backlash, in the midst of investigation, Mnet announced on October 21, 2019 that they were launching another reality competition series, *Teen Singer*, in 2020. On November 5, 2019, Mnet issued a statement mentioning that they were cooperating with the police after arrest warrants were issued. Following Ahn Joonyoung and Kim Yongbum's arrests, Mnet stated that their current and future reality programs, such as *Queendom* and *Teen Singer*, will be implementing an "observer system", where ordinary people and third parties will be overseeing the votes. In addition, their current program, *World Klass*, is implementing a system where winners will be selected through evaluations from industry experts and V Live votes, while removing paid text message voting. On November 18, 2019, Mnet announced they were withdrawing all four seasons of the *Produce 101* series from video on demand services.

On December 3, 2019, Mnet issued another apology regarding the results of the investigation and announced that they will soon disclose future plans for IZ\*ONE and X1. On December 18, 2019, Kang Jihoon, the contents operation manager at Mnet, announced that Mnet will no longer be producing audition programs and were discussing how to compensate trainees who were unfairly eliminated.

### Impact on music acts

After the lawsuit was filed in August 2019, several brands cancelled their endorsement deals with X1 or put them on hold. The agencies of several of the members refused to sign contracts with CJ ENM until the allegations were cleared up. In spite of this, X1's debut proceeded as planned. After their appearance at the 2019 V Live Awards V Heartbeat was cancelled, Mnet announced that there were no plans for the group to promote at the time.

IZ\*ONE's first studio album, *BLOOM\*IZ*, was originally scheduled for release on November 11, 2019 with the lead single "Fiesta". Both the album and song were postponed after the scandal surfaced, waiting for Ahn Joonyoung's questioning on November 6. In addition, IZ\*ONE's showcases, promotions, and several guest appearances were cancelled or put on hold, as well as their concert film, *Eyes on Me: The Movie*. On November 28, 2019, Iz\*One's Japanese promotions were also suspended, including Miyawaki Sakura and Honda Hitomi's individual radio shows. On December 4, 2019, IZ\*ONE's official Japanese fan club suspended activity, closing registrations for new members and refunding current members.

On December 30, 2019, Mnet and CJ ENM announced that the agencies of all IZ\*ONE and X1 members would begin discussing future plans for the groups, and that the eliminated trainees would be fairly compensated. Both IZ\*ONE and X1 were dropped from the nominations for the 34th Golden Disc Awards. On January 6, 2020, X1 disbanded after the members' agencies failed to reach an agreement on the group's future, while the agencies of IZ\*ONE's members agreed to continue promoting.

### Public response

Following initial accusations in July 2019, politician Ha Taekyung condemned Mnet, stating that some of the numbers had a low probability of naturally occurring. On October 17, 2019, Korea Communications Standards Commission revealed that they may fine Mnet up to 30 million won for violating the Enforcement Decree of the Broadcasting Act.

The production committee for *Produce 101 Japan*, the 2019 Japanese spin-off of the original *Produce 101* franchise, stated on their official website that they are not affiliated with the Korean production team and have a separate voting system, with votes analyzed by a group of third-party lawyers.

After Ahn Joonyoung admitted the first two seasons of the show were rigged, an image that Mnet had posted on their official Facebook account coinciding with the finale of *Produce 101 Season 2* went viral. The image had originally included Kang Dongho, Kim Samuel, and Kim Jonghyun as the winners of the show instead of Yoon Jisung, Kim Jaehwan and Ha Sungwoon, but Mnet had stated it was simply a mistake and deleted it shortly after posting it.

### Responses from contestants

In October 2019, the father of Lee Haein, a contestant on Produce 101 Season 1 and *Idol School*, alleged through her fan site that CJ ENM suggested during her audition that she sign with their subsidiary agency to ensure that she would be able to debut after elimination, and she had done so out of fear of not being accepted into *Idol School*. However, after being eliminated, CJ ENM did not follow up and she was unable to sign contracts with other agencies. In response, CJ ENM issued an apology. Following the news, Haein revealed on Instagram and on the October 15 broadcast of *PD Note* the poor conditions she and other contestants worked under.

After Ahn Joonyoung and Kim Yongbum's arrests, Niwa Shiori, another contestant of the first season, posted and later deleted tweets alleging that the first season may be manipulated, as she noticed that some of the trainees already knew the lyrics and choreography to "Pick Me" by the time she heard it. Jeong Dongsu, a contestant of *Produce 101 Season 2*, called for the culprits to be punished and later stated that, while he had suspected the ranks were manipulated, he was "shocked" and "angry". At the same time, both voiced support for all trainees in the show. Lee Daehwi and Park Heeseok, who were also contestants on *Produce 101 Season 2*, voiced their support for IZ\*ONE and X1.

## References

1. ↑ Vote-rigging suspicions undermine reputation of K-pop audition shows
2. ↑ Coming of the era of ‘national producers’
3. ↑ 'Produce' Executive Producer Talks Breakout K-Pop Series & What's Next for South Korean Music TV Shows
4. ↑ BoA to host ‘Produce 101’ season 2
5. ↑ Nothing meaningful without fans, members: K-pop rookie Wanna One
6. ↑ Japan to be given a lesson in idol pop with 'Produce 101 Japan'
7. ↑ 'Produce X 101' K-Pop Group X1 Makes Their Debut With 'Flash'
8. ↑ Fromis\_9 unveils teaser photos for latest release
9. ↑ Mnet Gives Public Apology & Explanation For Alleged Manipulation of Votes in Produce X 101
10. ↑ '프듀X' 파이널 20人 기획사 긴급 회동…엑스원 데뷔 지지 "순리대로"
11. ↑ Irate Viewers File Lawsuit Against Produce X 101 Requesting Thorough Investigation
12. ↑ Disgraced Produce X 101 faces class-action suit amid the downfall
13. ↑ Police Reportedly Uncover More Evidence Of Vote Rigging On Mnet's Produce X 101
14. ↑ Mnet「アイドル学校」も警察が本格的な捜査開始へ…相次ぐ疑惑
15. ↑ (단독) '쇼미더머니'·'슈스케'도 수사 대상되나…경찰 자료 확보
16. ↑ (단독) 경찰, '프듀X' 투표 조작 확인…합격자 바뀌었다
17. ↑ 스타쉽 측 "'프듀' 의혹 관련 협력사 일괄 경찰조사, 성실하게 임할 예정"(공식)
18. ↑ 경찰, 1일 '스타쉽' 압수수색…"프듀X, 조작의혹 조사"
19. ↑ (단독) 경찰, 엑스원 멤버 소속사 압수수색…'프듀X' 조작의혹 수사 가속도
20. ↑ (단독)경찰, '프로듀스48' 소속사도 압수수색했다…조작 파문 일파만파
21. ↑ (단독) '거대 제작사' CJ 앞에서 '절절'…"사실상 노예계약"
22. ↑ "안준영 PD, 센터 교체→파트 분배 개입→방송 분량 차별"…조작 논란 多 (피디수첩)
23. ↑ 오디션 안 봐도 '본선 직행'…출연자 정해져 있었나
24. ↑ '피디수첩' 프로듀스X101 연습생 "스타쉽 듀스라고 불렸다" 특혜 의혹 제기
25. ↑ (종합)"이미 불합격→센터 교체"…'PD수첩' 이해인→'프듀X' 출연자, '눈물의' 조작 폭로
26. ↑ "센터 급 변경, 이용당한 것" 'PD수첩'이 파헤친 Mnet 오디션 조작 논란 (콕TV)
27. ↑ "하혈→센터교체".. 'PD수첩', '아이돌학교'· '프듀X'의 민낯 #이해인눈물 #안준영PD (종합)
28. ↑ 오디션 안 봐도 '본선 직행'…출연자 정해져 있었나
29. ↑ (단독) '거대 제작사' CJ 앞에서 '절절'…"사실상 노예계약"
30. ↑ 경찰, '프듀X' PD 및 기획사 관계자 소환조사…"조작 대가성 여부 수사"(종합)
31. ↑ '프듀X' 안준영PD ·김용범CP 구속..접대·증거인멸 의혹도 (종합)
32. ↑ (종합) SBS 8뉴스 “‘프로듀스X101’ 안준영 PD 유흥업소 접대…증거 인멸 시도도”
33. ↑ 득표조작 의혹 '프듀X' 관계자들 오늘 영장심사
34. ↑ (Newsmaker) Audition show producers arrested for alleged vote rigging
35. ↑ (단독) 프로듀스 안 모 PD "시즌 3 · 4 투표 조작 인정"
36. ↑ 'I.O.I·워너원도..' 경찰 '프로듀스101' 전시즌 조작 정황 포착
37. ↑ 시청자 투표와 무관한 ‘PD 픽’… 노래 부르기전 1~20위 정해져
38. ↑ 10 people booked for alleged ‘Produce X 101’ vote rigging
39. ↑ (단독) 오디션의 '대부'…CJ ENM 신형관 부사장 압수수색
40. ↑ 스타쉽엔터테인먼트, 울림엔터테인먼트, 에잇디크리에이티브 "안준영PD에 향응 제공" 지목
41. ↑ '프듀' 제작진 접대 연예기획사는 스타쉽·울림 등(종합2보)
42. ↑ 검찰, ‘프로듀스 101’ 시즌 1→4 모두 순위 조작 결론…안준영 PD 등 8명 기소
43. ↑ 검찰, ‘프로듀스 101’ 시즌 1→4 모두 순위 조작 결론…안준영 PD 등 8명 기소
44. ↑ K-pop television show producers admit rigging votes
45. ↑ (단독) 아이즈원ㆍ엑스원 멤버 전원 시청자 투표 전 결정
46. ↑ (단독) 엠넷, '프로듀스101' 시즌1 'IOI' 데뷔조도 조작했다
47. ↑ 檢, ‘프로듀스 101 시즌1’ 조작? 엠넷 측 “한 모 CP 관련 입장 없어” (공식)
48. ↑ 프로듀스 PD 45명 중 24명 ‘순위 조작’… “워너원 큰 성공에 부담 컸다”
49. ↑ "워너원 큰 성공, 후속부담 컸다"…프로듀스 PD의 변명
50. ↑ '프듀' 제작진 접대 연예기획사는 스타쉽·울림·에잇디 | language=ko
51. ↑ (공식입장) 에잇디 측 "프로듀스101 제작진 접대와 관련, 관계 없다"
52. ↑ (공식입장) 엠넷 "'아이돌학교' 제작진 구속영장신청…수사 적극 협조"
53. ↑ 안준영 측 변호인 “비공개 재판 원해, 2차 피해 막기 위해”(MK★현장)
54. ↑ “혐의 인정, 연습생 피해최소화”…‘프듀’ 안준영·김용범, 공판 불출석(종합)(MK★현장)
55. ↑ '프듀' 안준영-김용범 측 "공소 사실 대체로 인정"…재판 비공개 요청 (종합)
56. ↑ '프듀' 제작진 "투표 조작 고의 없었다" 주장…한동철 PD 증인 채택 (종합)
57. ↑ (종합) 안준영PD ‘프듀’ 조작 무죄 주장, 法 “납득NO, 한동철PD 증인채택”
58. ↑ '프듀101' 안준영 ″하차 원해 순위 조작…사욕·부정청탁 아냐″
59. ↑ '프듀' 안준영·김용범 1차 공판.."조작·청탁 NO..자진하차 순위 조정"(종합)
60. ↑ [1]
61. ↑ Court Reveals “Produce 101” Series Contestants Who Were Eliminated Due To Voting Manipulation
62. ↑ '프듀 순위조작' 안준영·김용범 3년 구형…"시청자 들러리로"(종합)
63. ↑ (HI★현장) ‘프듀 조작 혐의’ 안준영 징역 2년·김용범 징역 1년 8개월 선고
64. ↑ Producers of Mnet's 'Produce' series sentenced to prison for vote-rigging
65. ↑ 엠넷 측 “새 서바이벌 ‘십대 가수’, 내년 상반기 방송 목표 기획 중” (공식)
66. ↑ 엠넷 “‘프로듀스X101’ 물의 일으켜 사과…경찰 수사에 적극 협조” (전문)
67. ↑ 엠넷 "오디션 프로 '참관인 제도' 도입"…공정성↑
68. ↑ 엠넷 "'프듀' 물의 죄송..오디션 프로 이미 '참관인 제도' 도입"(★NEWSing)
69. ↑ “‘프로듀스’ 시리즈 전체 서비스 중단 진행” (공식입장)
70. ↑ 엠넷 측 "아이즈원x엑스원, 잘못 없는 멤버들..향후 계획 발표할 것" (전문)(공식)
71. ↑ CJ ENM, `프듀` 사태 의견진술 1시간 내내 `모르쇠`…방심위, 끝내 제재수위 보류(MK현장)
72. ↑ (POP이슈)"오디션 프로 제작 지양"..Mnet, '프듀' 조작 논란에 방심위 의견 진술
73. ↑ K-Pop Boy Band X1 Is Dark And Seductive In Debut Teaser
74. ↑ (단독)엑스원, 앨범 57만장 팔고도 아직 '정산금 0원' 속앓이
75. ↑ Produce X 101's K-Pop Group X1 Set To Debut With No Delays
76. ↑ Mnet "엑스원 'V하트비트' 출연 취소, 추가 활동 일정 無" (전문)
77. ↑ Girl band IZ\*ONE postpones release of new album amid vote-rigging scandal
78. ↑ tvN "'놀토' 9일 결방, 하이라이트 방송"..아이즈원 논란에 休(공식)
79. ↑ (공식입장)MBC 측 "'마리텔2' 아이즈원, 안유진 포함 출연분 통편집 확정"(종합)
80. ↑ 아이즈원, 컴백쇼도 결국 취소…엠넷 재팬 발표 "대단히 죄송" 사과 (공식)
81. ↑ (공식입장)JTBC "아이즈원, '아이돌룸' 녹화 이미 완료…방송 여부 미정"
82. ↑ 아이즈원, 11일 컴백 쇼케이스 결국 취소(공식)
83. ↑ ＩＺ＊ＯＮＥコンサートフィルム中止、関係者が逮捕
84. ↑ IZ\*ONE、日本での各種イベントが延期に
85. ↑ IZ\*ONE、日本での各種イベントが延期に
86. ↑ 아이즈원 혼다 히토미, 사쿠라 이어 日 라디오 중단
87. ↑ IZ\*ONE、ファンクラブサイト更新&新規受付を一時休止 投票不正操作疑惑の余波
88. ↑ (34회 골든) 방탄소년단, 첫 디지털 음원 대상..심사위원 최다 득표
89. ↑ 엑스원 해체 결정, 각 소속사 전원 합의 되지 않아(공식)
90. ↑ (단독) 아이즈원, 이르면 1월 내 활동 재개…이미 합의 완료
91. ↑ Police investigate Produce X 101 vote counting controversy
92. ↑ 방심위 "'프듀X' 조작, 엠넷에 최대 3천만원 과징금 가능"
93. ↑ 『PRODUCE 101』日本版に「不正はございません」 韓国での疑惑受け運営が声明
94. ↑ 「プロデュース101」シーズン2の操作疑惑うけ…NU'EST ベクホ＆JR＆Samuelに再び関心集まる
95. ↑ 이해인 누구? #프듀 #아이비아이 #아이돌학교(스타이슈)
96. ↑ '프듀' 이어 '아이돌학교' 조작시비 점입가경
97. ↑ 니와 시오리 "'픽미', 이미 알고있던 연습생 있었다"…'프듀'시즌1 폭로
98. ↑ (단독 인터뷰) '프듀' 연습생 정동수 "순위 조작 심증 있었지만…"
99. ↑ ‘몽글스’ 이대휘 “‘프듀’ 조작 논란 마음 아파, 안타까울 따름”
100. ↑ '프듀2' 박희석, 조작 논란 심경 "제작진 나쁜 사람 소리 들을까 봐 걱정" (전문)