It has been revealed that Lee Haein from Idol School was the actual 1st place winner

[My Everything]

Lee Hae In, the real winner of Mnet's 'Idol School', wrote an emotional letter to her fans.

Previously on June 10th, it was reported that the Seoul Central District Court sentenced chief producer Kim Tae Eun to 1 year in prison on the charges of obstruction of business and fraud for manipulating vote results of the 2017 competitive reality show. The real winner of the show was also revealed during the trial, which was Lee Hae In. 

On June 12th, Lee Hae In wrote a heartwarming letter to her fansthanking their support. She wrote:

"My friends! Did you eat? After much consideration, I thought I had to share this with you so I came here(referring to her fan cafe) where we can talk to each other in confidence. 

 

I was thinking that you may have been worrying as much as I did or even more so. I was also concerned that you might be worried about me too much. Long story short, I am better than I thought I would be! 

I think I have gotten stronger over time we've been through together and I've been thinking of it as a little upsetting incident that anyone could go through in their life, given that there must have been the times I was overestimated. I'm trying to think it has taught me the values I should prioritize in my future endeavors. 

I believe this too shall pass because I think no one can stay sad forever just as no one can stay happy forever no matter how hard he tries. The first thing that came to my mind over the past few days, was the face of you who came to support me on the last day of 'Idol School'. I was really grateful for those familiar faces who helped me ease my nerves. 

I realized attending the show as live audiences is tough after going to a one to support my friends. I assume you all had a harder time going back home that day after standing up all day than I, who was waiting comfortably in a waiting room before the show. So thank you. 

 

I was upset hearing you apologizing to me for the result because I am the one to blame for choosing to be on another survival show in the first place. I also felt bad saying sorry and asking for patience from people who chose me to become happy together. 

I belatedly realized how hard you all worked for me and I felt guilty for not thinking in your shoes because I was so overwhelmed with my own feelings over the elimination. 

Honestly, I don't think I had confidence in myself even you all have been working to correct the result over the past few years. I had a seed of doubt saying what if I got eliminated because I deserved it... I can't thank you enough for believing me on my behalf and making me feel confident again. 

 

I got many messages congratulating my first place yesterday and today, which had me bawling. In a way, it was relieving. I thought I only announced bad news or cry whenever I had a chance to speak. I wonder if I wanted to say thank you instead or if I wanted to hear the congratulations the most. 

 

Anyway, I promise I'll become stronger to make many things to celebrate about and I won't let you down as you put your trust in me. Have a good weekend, and don't skip your meals. So the one thing I wanted to say the most is: 

Sorry for the belated greetings. Thank you for making me the first place my loves, and I'm sorry I only learned this after all this time." 
 

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[seokii]

Omg...

That's awful. Not just rigged out, but rigged out from 1st place down to 11th. Wtf

Edited June 13, 2021 by seokii

[harumaki]

Mnet really has no shame, too bad Girls Planet will have the same fate... 

[blossoms]

how horrible, she had a real shot and they took it from her

[deobizone]

Ofc. This obvious from beginning. I'm so pissed bc haein was my p101 ult and not only on her shows she didn't debut she went thru multiple shitty company.. Not even mentioning that she was rigged out of one show. She's so talented and entertaining, a natural idol but fked over or was just short of debutinh several times. At least she is now doing stuff but it's like so much different than if she could of debuted off the hype of these shows and not 3-4 yrs later

At least she can be positive ab it but I'll be forever bitter on her behalf

[Zaiku]

Produce up next

[bumpbumplove]

Speaking of which, didn't fromis_9 debut some years back? Why are they still around?

[Mrs. Morale]

13 minutes ago, bumpbumplove said:

Speaking of which, didn't fromis_9 debut some years back? Why are they still around?

They were suppose to be a temporary group but afterwards became a permanent group.

[GetRapper]

She was in Produce 101 too if I recall. This sucks and more proof that MNET is trash.

[My Everything]

19 minutes ago, bumpbumplove said:

Speaking of which, didn't fromis_9 debut some years back? Why are they still around?

They have a 7 year contract but honestly the company has only been giving them one comeback a year and outside of the cbs they haven’t really done anything for the girls.

I like the group but they’re unfortunately aren’t going to rise due to the scandal 

4 minutes ago, loveablejoy said:

They were suppose to be a temporary group but afterwards became a permanent group.

Really? I thought they were supposed to be a permanent group from the beginning?

Edited June 13, 2021 by My Everything

[bumpbumplove]

7 minutes ago, My Everything said:

They have a 7 year contract but honestly the company has only been giving them one comeback a year and outside of the cbs they haven’t really done anything for the girls.

I like the group but they’re unfortunately aren’t going to rise due to the scandal 

 

No, comments tho. x1 is still the only group who got sacrificed because of all of mnet misdeeds. 

[sawarin]

apparently to get her out of the group, they changed the percentages of the votes and points in the final, and gave more power to the voting where she had lowest points. “due to low overall votes and a low viewership, they changed the weight of the scores the last two episodes” a fan told me on twitter. 

which was insane, not just about her but half of the viewers tunning in for natty and she didn’t make it to the group? 

[seokii]

53 minutes ago, bumpbumplove said:

Speaking of which, didn't fromis_9 debut some years back? Why are they still around?

They're not a temporary group and never were a temporary group

38 minutes ago, loveablejoy said:

They were suppose to be a temporary group but afterwards became a permanent group.

This is false

34 minutes ago, My Everything said:

Really? I thought they were supposed to be a permanent group from the beginning?

No you're right

 

The premise of the show was that they would train a bunch of contestants into idols, and the best of the group would win contracts immediately. They were never a project group or a temporary group.

Edited June 13, 2021 by seokii

[godblessdelulu]

welp, there goes my last minimal support to a rigged group

[Thigh-high feminist]

56 minutes ago, My Everything said:

They have a 7 year contract but honestly the company has only been giving them one comeback a year and outside of the cbs they haven’t really done anything for the girls.

I like the group but they’re unfortunately aren’t going to rise due to the scandal 

Really? I thought they were supposed to be a permanent group from the beginning?

That sucks cause their music is so good. I refuse to take this out on them.

Edited June 13, 2021 by Thigh-high feminist

[starsocks]

I really feel for her and kaeun

[chamber]

Why are people trusting mnet to make new shows like this?

Edited June 13, 2021 by chamber

[Anii]

This is so sad. Mnet is truly the worst. Not gonna watch GP999.

[universal girl]

this was obvious from the start

[sergel]

Mnet does well on shows like Queendom/Kingdom because people mostly watch and care for the performances and interactions, and plus they all have their careers before and after.

Mnet is AWFUL at these other types of shows where debuts are on the line because no one trusts them to be genuine about the rankings anymore. What’s the point of watching, getting invested, and voting if they’ll just debut who they want anyway?

[Nev Schulman]

But who are the other victims? I believe three were out and one is presumably Natty but who is the other?

It is really jacked up 

[Vikturi]

They did her so wrong multiple times, even back in Produce 101 she was already doing so great. I remember what a standout she was along with Soyeon in that San E track

[caffe]

I really hope she'll be able to genuinely smile rather sooner than later.. Nobody deserves that kind of bullshit!!

But yea no, I have zero trust in kpop fans giving fuck about this one (either). People will continue watching Mnet shows just for brag and entertainment purposes. Nothing will change and nothing will be learnt.

[No1]

And people will still watch the shit out of the new show. At least pirate the thing or don’t come whining when the same shit happens.

[Danee Danee]

6 hours ago, Nev Schulman said:

But who are the other victims? I believe three were out and one is presumably Natty but who is the other?

It is really jacked up 

I bet Nayeon was also manipulated out for not reaching visual standarts of the desired group. She started as last one any jump to 12th place and after being revealed to be friend of members of Gfriend (which would normally boost her even more) who were peaking as a group at the moment she miraculously got eliminated by dropping almost 10 places. Her voice was always better then anyone's in Fromis, she was funny and worked really hard for it. 

Edited June 13, 2021 by Danee Danee