The Produce 48 Vote Manipulation Scandal by CJ Mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc In 2018, popular reality series Produce premiered it's 3rd season entitled Produce 48. This season formed the massively successful girl group IZ*ONE. However, a massive scandal followed soon after that shook the K-Pop industry to the core. en-us 2022-09-24 17:17:39 UTC 2022-10-06 23:11:39 UTC hello@padlet.com Producers of the "Produce 101" franchise arrested, as well as officials from 5 entertainment companies including Starship and Woollim, two of the most prominent agencies in South Korea (*Negative Take*) cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317389946 2022-09-28 12:34:00 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317389946 The producers admit to vote manipulation in not just the formation of IZ*ONE, but also the formation of popular groups from the series Wanna One, X1, and fromis_9 (*Neutral Take*) cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317392676 2022-09-28 12:35:43 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317392676 Pictured from left to right: Han Cho Won, Miho Miyazaki, Lee Chae Yeon, and Lee Ga eun. Cho Won and Ga Eun were confirmed to have been rigged out of the final line up. cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317401310 2022-09-28 12:40:33 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317401310 Pictured from left to right: Wonyoung and Sakura being announced as the top two candidates. Wonyoung would place first while Sakura would place second. Fans of the show were suspicious of Sakura's rank especially. However, it has still yet to be confirmed. cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317407610 2022-09-28 12:42:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317407610 Soompi, a popular source for english-speaking kpop fans, publishes which trainees were rigged out of the final line ups of the four Korean seasons of Produce (*Neutral Take*) cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317412189 2022-09-28 12:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317412189 Popular Kpop YouTuber Rice Squad publishes his feelings on the Produce scandal in a touching video recounting IZ*ONE's history (*Positive Take*) cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317415573 2022-09-28 12:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2317415573 News Story Investigation of the Produce Vote Manipulation Scandal cj_mead https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2318333359 2022-09-28 22:40:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cj_mead/nnt3zi9gxpcntgmc/wish/2318333359