Mnet's 'I-Land' criticized for harsh competition rules

[satoori]

Mnet's 'I-Land' criticized for harsh competition rules on the heel of controversial audition shows

Article: 'Betray your friend to survive' CJ's audition program becomes crueler than ever

Source: Han via Naver

1. [+127, -4] I know people might accuse what I'm going to say of being a stickler but these are shows that kids in their teens and twenties put their futures on the line for, no? Did you not see what happened with the JTBC, YG show? Where debuts were promised and the kids were put through all sorts of competition only for them end up with no debut? And what about 'Produce 101'? The kids were all pitted against each other for results that were pre-determined. And viewers were falsely led to vote online and in text. After all that's happened, it feels wrong to even consider shows like this that pit others against one another. I don't know that another idol audition show is needed during these times.

2. [+106, -0] Imagine if we elected politicians with shows like this? Surely we'd uncover their true colors and bare faces?

3. [+61, -1] These shows make me so uncomfortable, they need to stop. What's the point in another one? They're taking young kids and making movies out of them.

4. [+35, -1] The biggest invasion of privacy is having CCTV installed in the I-Land contestant rooms. With our country already suffering from hidden cameras, why encourage such activities..??

5. [+5, -0] Shows like this need to be canceled. It's terrifying that this is even considered reality television.

6. [+5, -0] Might want to consider getting rid of Mnet completely. They've been nothing but fake realities with rigged systems.

7. [+4, -0] Don't watch if you think it's a problem... these shows are bound to run out if people stop watching... I didn't even know such a show existed =_=

8. [+4, -0] Disappointing that it's yet another TV show that's basically a miniature version of our society that encourages competition like this. We shouldn't be dividing our kids by grades and groups where one's good and one's bad.
 

[satoori]

Personally I prefer the trainees having a say in the decision making of the final line up. I-land is a lot more transparent so far then past survival shows. I feel we're able to learn more about the trainees personalities also. Besides if one don't like watching survival shows then simply don't watch them.

 

 

 

"The biggest invasion of privacy is having CCTV installed in the I-Land contestant rooms. With our country already suffering from hidden cameras, why encourage such activities..??"

The cameras are in certain rooms. It's not a every day thing. The trainees are apparently told when the cameras will be filming.

Plus, I mean I-land is not the first show or artists to do behind the scenes footage. It's obvious the show have a lot of footage, but they don't have enough room during the actual broadcast to show more of the trainees just playing around and etc on their own free time in the dormitory area. So they release it through these behind cams.

 

 

Edited July 24, 2020 by satoori

[GiganticMint121]

I can kind of understand wanting the trainees to have a say, but I also think this is an awful way to build relationships with the people you are going to be in a permanent group with

[satoori]

17 minutes ago, GiganticMint121 said:

I can kind of understand wanting the trainees to have a say, but I also think this is an awful way to build relationships with the people you are going to be in a permanent group with

it's better to learn their true colors now

also they have a bit of power of deciding who they want in their group too now, before waiting till it's to late..

[pinkpanda_spirit]

Can’t wait to see the group’s dynamic and teamwork

[hynapia]

Yeah, the show is definitely a bit cruel making the contestants vote each other out, but it's not necessarily "voting out your best friend". That only happened in Niki/Taki's case and it was because Niki thought Taki could've done much better and improve more (which it's his opinion after all). The rest have voted for people they don't think that could fit in the group or don't get along that much, which it's important because after all it's better to be in a group with people you get along with. Also, at the end the producers and the global voting count too so...

I don't think this show is necessarily worse than produce or other survivals. In produce they literally mass eliminated people without the chance of ever coming back. Here at least the "eliminated" people have the chance to rise again, at least until ep 6 since it's the first part of the show (I guess?).

[hynapia]

6 hours ago, GiganticMint121 said:

I can kind of understand wanting the trainees to have a say, but I also think this is an awful way to build relationships with the people you are going to be in a permanent group with

I mean, it's a survival show and majority of them barely knew each other before the show so in any case they can build a better relationship later. For example, I didn't watch Monsta X's survival show but I know Changkyun was pretty much isolated by the other members at first, and Jooheon even told him he'll never be his friend or something like that, but now they're super close. What happens in a survival show (which it's a competition after all) doesn't necessarily mean it's gonna happen once the group is formed.

Edited July 24, 2020 by hynapia