Lee Hae In: The biggest victim in the history of kpop idol competition

The former trainee has had a hard time since being unfairly eliminated from Idol School, and before that, Produce 101.

For all those who are interested in Mnet survival competitions, Lee Hae In is definitely a very familiar name. She participated in "Produce 101" season 1 and made it to the finale but only ended up at 17th despite also receiving a lot of compliments on the show. After that, Lee Hae In continued to participate in "Idol School" but the results obtained were even more unfortunate. Lee Hae In was always in the top 9 almost in the entire show, only once falling to 10th place in episode 6. However, in the last episode, she dropped to 11th place and lost her chance. debuted with Fromis_ 9 to the surprise of the audience.

Specifically, on June 10, after being put on trial, a production director of Mnet was sentenced to 1 year in prison, a sales director was fined 10 million won (about 206 million VND) for The Idol School program cheating scandal in 2017. The final debut lineup was settled when 3 contestants were "specially" recruited. In particular, the biggest victim of this black-and-white change was Lee Hae In, she was ranked 1st but was "witched" to rank 11, "discolored" from the Fromis_9 lineup for reasons that the image did not match. fit.

Cha Lee Hae In stated in an interview on October 4 that he suspects the show's votes may have been manipulated, "I suspect my daughter's votes were manipulated when she was manipulated. I wanted to clear this up in 2017, right at the time the results were announced, but I felt compelled to ignore everything because it would most likely become a hindrance for the finalists. my daughter's debut later". Many fans who voted for Lee Hae In also had similar doubts when they noticed that the number of votes announced was much less than the number of votes they sent.

The fraudster was found guilty, but Lee Hae In still couldn't get back what was stolen. The former trainee has had a hard time since being unfairly eliminated from Idol School, and before that from Produce 101. During the interview, the female idol admitted the painful fact that she had no money. Unfinished idol career, she has to work many part-time jobs to make ends meet, including serving as a coffee shop attendant, filming staff, and working as a part-time model.

Lee Hae In also revealed shocking things about the Idol School competition. Behind the shimmering footage, the contestants suffered from unsafe living conditions that caused their skin to break out, many trainees just 12 years old cried because of hunger.

And yet, the contestants were forced to film at ridiculous hours, even at 4 am. Some of the contestants broke windows to escape the tortured life. The prosecution then asked Lee Hae In to be a witness for the case.

At the time of the Idol School competition, Lee Hae In was one of the excellent candidates when continuously leading the first few weeks. However, the rank of female trainees gradually dropped suddenly. After being regretfully eliminated, Lee Hae In wrote a letter to thank her fans, and assured her that she would continue to pursue her dream of becoming an idol.

Lee Hae In and her biological father also revealed that after losing at Idol School, CJ ENM offered her a contract and promised to debut in a group called Idol School Class 1. However, it was completely is a lie. During the 1-year binding contract, the female trainee could not take advantage of the popularity at that time to develop her career and could not join any other entertainment company. At that time, her age was also quite large compared to the common ground of idols. That is why Lee Hae In's career has been completely quiet and dim for many years.

In the midst of the storm that surrounds Mnet's survival shows in recent days, the sharing of Lee Hae In's biological father has made the public even more angry and angry. Many people felt sorry for Lee Hae In and the other contestants when they were taken advantage of by CJ ENM and Mnet and then discarded.

Lee Hae In tried to continue his music career but did not achieve much success. In December 2019, Lee Hae In held his first fanmeeting in Seoul and donated all proceeds to charity. In July 2020, she signed a contract with Groove, which later became Big Ocean ENM after a merger. In November 2020, Lee Hae In made a solo debut with the self-written single "SanTa Lubally", but did not achieve the expected success.

Until now, although still facing many difficulties, it seems that "Missing Champion" Lee Hae In no longer thinks too much about the unjust year. Now, fans can only hope that she continues to work hard and achieve all the results she deserves

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