More Problems for I.O.I: excluded from Inkigayo voting and manager shouting

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

“Inkigayo” Responds To Rumors That I.O.I Was Deliberately Excluded From Early Voting

On May 10, an issue arose over I.O.I’s possible exclusion from early voting on the music site MelOn and its corresponding music program “Inkigayo.”

The early voting list for May 22 includes classic songs such as Sechs Kies’ “Couple” and Busker Busker’s “Cherry Blossom Ending” as well as Crush’s new single “woo ah.” However, “woo ah” was released a day after I.O.I’s “Dream Girl.”


Excluding an artist from early voting can affect an artist’s “Inkigayo” rankings, since rankings are based on album sales (55 percent), social media (35 percent), digital sales (5 percent), and early voting (5 percent).

I.O.I has so far been unable to appear on any of the public broadcasting music programs. However, this was not expected to affect early voting or rankings, as 10cm’s “What the Spring??” was also included on “Inkigayo” despite a lack of promotions.

A music industry representative said, “Even if it’s a small one, you have to give them the opportunity. It doesn’t make sense to eliminate them completely. They may have come from Mnet, but the nation still chose them. There are a lot of people who want to see them performing on stage.”

An SBS representative responded, “The announcement of totals on the online audience board is last year’s. Every week, the No. 1 place is decided through the system. The system totals up various weights using music chart rankings as reference.”

They added, “I.O.I’s song has not been released long enough to gather data. Early voting is only available for songs that were within the Top 60 in the past week.”

When asked whether I.O.I would ever appear on “Inkigayo,” they stated, “There have been no internally mandated restrictions. We will have to see.”

I.O.I was a girl group formed through the survival program “Produce 101” on Mnet, a cable channel. They made their debut with the album “Chrysalis” on May 4 and will promote for a little less than a year before returning to their respective agencies.

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A video was uploaded of the girls saying goodbye and the manager shouting at them

The video:

IOI 매니저 애들한테 소리치네; pic.twitter.com/Lk2m2HB28U

— 우주소녀가 보99나 (@_9Q_Q9) May 10, 2016

Source: Soompi, entertain.naver (1,2), pop.heraldcorp, sejeongdays, _9Q_9Q

At this point I hope that at least the girls are happy promoting

Comments

[thisoneputa.livejournal.com]

this is getting messier and messier

poor girls

[redgreendress.livejournal.com]

wow that manager is way out of line. even if they were elementary school children and he was a strict teacher this would be out of line imo. even if they're young they're there as professionals, he should treat them as such.

[haxoru.livejournal.com]

i don't understand why they are allowed on kbs/sbs/mbc's variety shows but not on their music shows..
and ugh at that video

[carra-mia.livejournal.com]

Music shows' PDs obviously have a lot of bad blood between them lol

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

To me this looks like more a problem with the producers of the music shows than the companies. Mostly because they still have no problem for doing variety and they are a group with expiration date, so it looks like some are just being petty.

[hearttaek.livejournal.com]

Music shows are under the same department as all variety shows. And is quite on the lower end of the totem poll in those departments. If they have no problem getting on those other shows, the only reason I see is that agencies are pressuring the music shows. Possible threatening to boycott or whatever

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

But music shows are independent from the variety and they are different producers. It's not the first time it happens with people that come from a contest show. Channels and tv producers can have more power than some companies, the idol athletic (or whatever that show is called) it's proof of that, and in this case it looks like they don't want this group on their music shows for whatever reason. Not saying is a fact, but what I deduce.

[sayuridoll.livejournal.com]

Why aren't they allowed to go on music broadcasts?

[leopolitan.livejournal.com]

poor chaeyeon like it's hard to find a company messier than ccm yet here we are

[soyymilk.livejournal.com]

this is so messy. seems like the girls who didn't debut but got some exposure from the show were better off.

[pseudo-shigure.livejournal.com]

i agree with you. i don't see winning on music shows is that important with this group.

[fabulousdoll.livejournal.com]

IA about not being important and even less winning shows but I wish they could go to music shows because the girls really seem to love being on the stage :( I know they are still doing it in other places but it probably doesn't feel the same.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_redneckbitchx/]

yeah that's the main reason i would like to see them on music shows. but at the same, even without them, they still seem crazy busy, so i guess it's a good thing?

[cafetin99.livejournal.com]

I hope that all this shit comes back to bite them in the ass, poor girls.