How to Avoid Debut

Chapter 20.5

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[Today’s News] Vote Manipulation Through Connections? “This is just too much…” Netizens Express Discontent

By Shin Jimin | Article Written: 2017-11-10 22:12

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▲(Today’s News=Reporter Shin Jimin) A picture of Taeyang, the leader of the group NOBLE, and Jigu, a participant of the survival show ID. ⓒMusicMVP Episode 256, SurvivalID Episode 1

A participant of the currently popular program ‘SurvivalID’ has been revealed to be the younger brother of Taeyang, a member of the group NOBLE. Around 10 a.m., a post went up on an online community. It was accompanied by a picture that claimed to verify the identity of the author as a broadcasting station official, asserting that a certain celebrity had revealed the fact that the two individuals were brothers in the waiting room of a music show. Similar posts continued to appear on various communities, and with the line of testimonies from insiders, the fact that the two were indeed brothers was confirmed.

NOBLE, now in their 4th year since debut, is a group wielding significant influence in the domestic entertainment industry due to their steady popularity and solid fandom. The fact that a member of such a group is a participant’s older brother could certainly feel like ‘cheating’ from the perspective of other participants. There have been controversies in the past, like when actor Oh In-ye’s son Kim Jin-hwan was cast as the lead in a popular drama despite criticism of his acting skills, and other instances of lineage marketing occurring here and there.

Jigu has consistently concealed his family name since the beginning of the program. As a result, suspicions of ‘vote manipulation’ have arisen. There have been claims made that if one has a person who wields influence in the entertainment industry as a brother, manipulating votes covertly wouldn’t be too difficult. Unverified posts became rampant like rumors, trailing behind. No solid facts have emerged, but the controversy is only inflamed by the fact that NOBLE’s agency, ED Entertainment, is part of the same group as MSM.

ED Entertainment, NOBLE’s agency, responded, “It is true that the two are brothers. However, all other statements are rumors,” and denied all stories spreading on online communities. In response, netizens showed sharp reactions such as “Start by denying they’re from the same group.”

Meanwhile, Jigu was ranked third in the ‘SurvivalID’ episode that aired yesterday.

Comments[2812]

Men 58% ㅣ Women 42% ㅣ Teens 31% ㅣ 20s 34% ㅣ 30s 20% ㅣ 40s and over 15%

[BEST] wlsd****

Lmfao so, he’s raised his rank with his brother’s backing??? Third place is too much. His skills are just so-so when I listen.

└ It’s not from an official standpoint.

└ It’s all rumors. Nothing is certain yet.

└ Please don’t bash his skills with unconfirmed stories ffs

[BEST] junf****

The information is not yet definitive. Please refrain from spreading exaggerated rumors.

└ MSM – ED, same group. Taeyang is known for his influence in this industry. His airtime was just average and yet he’s third place. Do we need more evidence? lol

└ Please mind your spelling and grammar.

└ Since there’s nothing else to catch, we’re nitpicking grammar lol

└ If it was nepotism as you say, shouldn’t he have more airtime?? Jigu doesn’t get that much screen time;

└ If he had too much airtime, he’d be suspected lol so, it’s all about dodging suspicion~~

└ Do you have a tendency to over-imagine?

└ ??? Passing by as a NOBLE fan, I can’t help but laugh. When has Taeyang ever been famous for his influence????

└ Let’s go and laugh together. As if Taeyang is some sort of director at ED lol how can a mere celebrity have such influence lmao

[BEST] chey****

No matter how much the entertainment industry believes in groundless rumors, isn’t this pushing it too far.. What’s the reason for even saying that the vote was manipulated because he has a popular idol as a brother?

└ Agree, what exactly is vote manipulation?

└ Netizens are tearing it apart T_T

└ It’s just stirring the pot. I know it’s not true, but it’s fun lmfao

[BEST] urim****

I’m afraid to even leave a comment because of the idol fans.. Are fans these days covering up even the wrong parts? What sin did the other participants who were eliminated because of that guy commit……

└ The fans are just responding to the rumors. These are facts that have not yet been clarified.

└ You say fans are scary, yet you write such comments in the comment section of an article that they could see. How would you feel if you heard someone else dropped out because of him due to a rumor?

└ It must be nice for idols, having these faithful shielders^^.

└ I think it’s better than bashing based on unconfirmed rumorsㅎㅎ!

[Jigu Fan Page] Am I the only one not understanding this situation????

No, seriously, I really don’t understand. Doesn’t anyone who has watched SurvivalID and been a fan even a little bit know right away??? Jigu’s fanbase? If you just look at the membership of this fan page alone, it’s the largest among SurvivalID participants, excluding Park Hahyun lmao Even on Twitter, Jigu’s fans are everywhere. Are they going to say that this fan count is also manipulated??? Having a lot of fans = having a lot of votes. Isn’t this too obvious lmao why is there talk about an unfair rank?

Moreover, what does it matter if his brother is a famous idol lol it’s not the first time this kind of case has happened, why is it such a big deal now?? There’s not one fact that has been properly revealed, how can talk of vote manipulation come out just because they are brothers?

Comments[421]

└ When the article came out saying Jigu is Taeyang’s brother, I could only think “Oh my, is he from Earth? Is he an Oh’s family member? Shit, his full name is so prettyㅠ”, but now they’re saying vote manipulation. Humans seem to be very creative, to think up to that point.

└ 2222 I only thought that his name was really cool too.

└ 33 How could you think like that???

└ I don’t know how it happened because I don’t use the community where the story first came out. I looked for the link but the post has already been deleted;;;;;

└ To summarize: 1. A person who claims to be an insider in the music industry said that they were brothers, posting it with a certification photo in the community. 2. People kept telling him to stop making nonsense, but posts of similar content kept being uploaded. 3. It was confirmed when someone posted a photo of the waiting room corridor. 4. A friend who attended the same elementary school before Jigu became a trainee said his older brother was a trainee and posted a graduation album photo as proof.

└ Who’s the celebrity who said that in the news article?

└ There’s no known information about that. It seems like MSM started putting pressure on insiders so no more posts are coming up.

└ This is what I mean lmao wherever you look, it’s a fact that Jigu has a lot of fans;;

└ At this level of numbers, it’s weirder if it’s in the lower ranks. They think fans are straw men who don’t know how to vote.

└ Even if the fandom is known for not voting, popularity and voting count are proportional, aren’t they lol

└ Shit, the biggest nonsense ever just popped up in the next community. They say that Jigu became the first debut group in SPACE because Taeyang poked TN’s president kekw

└ ?????? What?

└ ??????????????? Is that crazy????? What kind of nonsense is that?

└ Give me the link, I need to report it.

└ http://www.storieduing.com/124312091 Let’s report it and bring it down.

└ I hope everyone is ready to press charges lmao Jigu hasn’t debuted yet and is a minor~~

└ Kekw who’s going to sue him when he doesn’t even have an agency?

└ What’s up with this guy?

└ He’s trolling, hello.

└ We’ll take responsibility for the lawsuit, so don’t worry and keep your mailbox clean.

└ That’s what I’m saying! The lawsuit will be filed soon!!

└ They’re really sick lol

└ The skill of hitting a minor is an art.

└ Really, what’s his sin.. he’s already had one debut ruined.

└ That’s why I think he wanted to keep it a secret since he kept hiding that he’s a brother.

└ Pulling it out and saying “You manipulated the votes”, that’s ridiculous lmfao

[Anonymous Chat] Jigu, he’s really tough ;;;

He’s been tough since TN’s trainee days. Even when he was with his older trainee brothers, you know, the current SPACE guys, he honestly seemed a bit aloof. Those who watched the YouTube or V App broadcasts he did during his trainee days a few times would know, right? And if you look at the 4th episode, 4th team practice, it seems like he doesn’t get along with Seongwon. Sensitive kids would see it right away, right? They were said to be very close during their trainee days, and there were many fans who liked both of them, so there’s a high possibility that they had a 100% fight. Seongwon is not the type to fight with anyone, but seeing him so raw, it seems like something big happened.

I have a good intuition, I’ve never been wrong about these things lmfao

Comments [214]

└ Yes, the next bullying rumor~~

└ Stop spreading rumors.

└ When is this rumor from, damn.

└ Why are you so irritated by a rumor? Lmfao It’s ridiculous.

└ You guys are also being beaten by Jigu’s rumors now lol.

└ A characteristic of those who write such posts: I have a good intuition.

└ True lmfaoo they always say they have good intuition.

└ Eww, look at the tone.. It feels more upset because it seems serious.

└ It seems like something big happened.

└ Shit kekw Do you know? Do you know?