The police initiated investigating the bank accounts of producing directors(PD) of 'Produce X101' in relation to alleged vote manipulation.
Amid Mnet's 'Produce X101' being suspected of vote manipulation, the police launched a full-fledged investigation into whether there was a monetary transaction between the PDs and the production teams.
According to the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency, the police recently checked all the bank accounts of producing directors of Mnet's 'Produce X'. In regards to the monetary transaction, they can not make any statement at the moment saying, "There are still additional matters we are looking into."
The police are also investigating the accounts of five entertainment companies that are being suspected to be involved. The police are looking into the production team of 'Produce X', related production team members and others extensively to scrutinize whether there was any monetary compensation exchanged.
Mnet's 'Produce X' vote manipulation controversy began on the day of the show's finale when the text votes were announced during the live broadcast.
Many of the producers of 'Produce' were charged with obstruction of the police works. It was known that the police captured the specifics of the vote manipulation through investigations.
In addition, Mnet's other idol audition program, "Idol School," which aired before "Produce X," raised additional suspicions. The investigation extended to encompass to all four seasons.
The police are further investigating CJ ENM officials, including Mnet, and five related agencies, and other programs will be summoned and investigated.
