Mnet‘s ‘Produce‘ series is already in a world of shit due to alleged vote manipulation that occurred on ‘Produce X 101‘, which led to accusations emerging about ‘Idol School’ as …
Read More »‘PDX101’ fans have found evidence ‘Idol School’ was manipulated as well, Mnet responds … kinda
The same group of netizens that sued over alleged vote rigging in ‘Produce X 101’ says that they also found evidence that ‘Idol School‘ results were manipulated. On August 21, …
Read More »272 ‘PDX101’ viewers file lawsuit against show, police execute search & seizure
Catching up on the ‘Produce X 101‘ mess, it seems that Mnet’s voluntary investigation submission didn’t prevent fans from pursuing a lawsuit after all, as 272 recently filed one. On …
Read More »Mnet requests 3rd party investigation of ‘PDX101’ voting mess, ex-staff speak up about manipulation
After a massive amount of backlash following the results of ‘Produce X 101‘ and threats of a lawsuit and investigation into the voting results, Mnet admitted to errors. That didn’t …
Read More »Mnet admits to errors in X1 (‘PD101’) voting tallies following threats of lawsuit & investigation
‘Produce X 101‘ has ended and the lineup for the group X1 has been announced and Asian Junkie readers would be forgiven if you didn’t know this since I didn’t …
Read More »Recap of netizen fabricating right-wing scandals against Japanese ‘PD48’ contestants + apology (sorta)
It always seemed likely that drama would emerge from ‘Produce 48‘, what with Japan and Korea in collaboration and all. Of course, it wouldn’t be the contestants as much as …
Read More »‘Queendom’ will star MAMAMOO, AOA, (G)I-DLE, Lovelyz, Oh My Girl, Park Bom, to start in August
A week ago it was revealed that Lee Da Hee would host the new Mnet show ‘Queendom‘, which would pit girl groups against each other. The idea had potential, but …
Read More »Mnet looks to monetize fanwars with ‘Queendom’, which is intriguing in a way
Actress Lee Da Hee has recently been unveiled as the MC of the new Mnet program ‘Queendom‘, which sounds like it’ll effectively do away with any facade regarding fandom competition …
Read More »I.O.I reunion appears to be happening, talks over scheduling reportedly underway
Back in April, it was reported that I.O.I were in discussions for a reunion that would result in an album and concert. Now it’s being reported that a reunion is …
Read More »‘Produce 101 Japan’ aims to find an 11-member boy group, CJ E&M & Yoshimoto Kogyo make for powerful partners
CJ E&M/Mnet will be teaming up with Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo to bring the ‘Produce‘ brand to Japan in the form of ‘Produce 101 Japan‘ with a boy group. …
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