At the beginning of November 18, the Seoul District Court released the names of former trainees whose votes were rigged to be forcibly removed from Mnet’s’ ‘Produce’ series.
This riggy included season 1, season 2 of ‘Produce 101’, ‘Produce 48’ and ‘Produce X 101’ , where groups IOI, Wanna One, IZ*ONE and X1 were formed.
Now, in response to the news, Mnet has dedicated apology to the victims.
The company stated:
“Today, the trial of appeals for the case related to the “Produce 101” series was held.
Mnet respects the court’s decision and humbly accepts their ruling.
We once again bow our heads in apology for stirring up a scandal.
During the process of the trial, a list of the trainees who were harmed by the “Produce 101” series was revealed.
We feel extremely apologetic towards the trainees and their families who were deeply hurt by us.
From the moment the issue was raised, Mnet has been discussing compensation for the affected trainees we could identify ourselves.
Some of the discussions are complete, while others are still ongoing.
We will take responsibility until the end and do our best to compensate for the damages incurred by all affected trainees revealed through today’s trial.
We sincerely apologize once more to the trainees who were harmed because of us, their families, and the viewers who supported the “Produce 101” series with love”
