(source: Mnet)
integrated South Korean "Kookmin Daily" and "Seoul Economy" reports, November 9th, the first public trial of the Seoul Central District Court, the chief producer of the production team of the Korean TV show "Idol School" Jin said that although it is wrong to rank in a different way from the audience's evaluation criteria, it is "innocent in law." Previously, the production team was sued for allegedly manipulating audience votes.
It is reported that Kim, as the chief producer of the show, was suspected of falsifying audience voting results in the talent show "Idol School, which was broadcast from July to September 2017, and was sued for obstruction of business and fraud. During the public trial on November 9th, lawyer Jin said that sorting and counting the results of the competition was within Jin’s business scope. At the same time, the so-called "fraud" is a legal problem, so Jin should be sentenced. crime.
Jin also said that due to the poor ratings of the program and the small number of SMS votes, it had an impact on the results of the competition. "At that time, if this situation continues, the program may be completely finished." So the proportion of online voting was artificially increased. The director of Mnet, who was indicted with Kim, denied the suspicion of colluding with Kim through a lawyer.
In addition, An Mou, the chief director of another South Korean talent show "Produce101", who is also suspected of fraudulent voting, was sentenced to two years in prison in the previous first instance, and today announced that the second instance upheld the original sentence. (Text/Shimou tube)
