Just yesterday, Mnet shocked the whole nation when the court released the names of trainees who were victims of Produce 101 vote manipulation. Here is the list: Season 1 (Kim Soo Hyun, Seo Hye Rin), Season 2 (Sung Hyun Woo, Kang Dong Ho), Season 3 (Lee Gaeun, Han Cho Won), and Season 4 (Anzardi Timothee, Kim Kook Heon, Lee Jin Woo, Goo Jung Mo, Lee Jin Hyuk, Geum Dong Hyun). But Mnet didnŌĆÖt stop. Today, they have declared that IZONE will still perform at the 2020 Mnet Asian Music Awards (MAMA) and are still pushing for Wanna OneŌĆÖs joint performance. They announced that IZONE will still release their new album on December 7 as scheduled and will also appear at the 2020 MAMA. Currently, IZONE is the only project team produced by the Produce series that is still continuing its promotions. Mnet, who is fully responsible for the Produce scandal, stated, ŌĆ£Mnet will take responsibility for the victimized trainees and will fully support IZONE as they are on their path to their dreams right now,ŌĆØ using the ŌĆ£victimsŌĆØ as their shield. On top of that, Mnet still hasnŌĆÖt given up on Wanna OneŌĆÖs performance even after all of this. And what made the netizens frown even more is their method of recruiting Wanna One members. When the 12 members, who are all continuing their solo or group activities, gather as Wanna One one again, there needs to be a ŌĆ£meritŌĆØ in it for them as well. However, according to officials, Mnet declared that they only needed a ŌĆ£groupŌĆØ performance. Instead of discussing compensation, they even demanded the agency, where victims of vote manipulation are also affiliated, to ŌĆ£provideŌĆØ them with Wanna One members. As if this wasnŌĆÖt enough, they even ŌĆ£orderedŌĆØ these members to appear on their shows. If they are trying to force the members back on stage together, they should at least guarantee the quality of the stage. However, Wanna One has never carried out a single rehearsal yet. Two years have already passed since Wanna One disbanded, and with only two weeks left until MAMA, how are they supposed to practice and perform on stage? Only the membersŌĆÖ hearts are bruised by MnetŌĆÖs power trip. Source (1)
