Heo Chan-mi appeared on MBC's entertainment program 'Cutting Shingong Sechitongue Tongue Mixed Martial Arts', which aired on the afternoon of the 2nd.
Heo Chan-mi introduced herself as "I am the 7th and 8th icon, Roly-Poly Chan-mi," and said, "I went through many hardships to get to this point. I was a trainee for a total of 10 years. I was on the verge of debut but failed twice."
Heo Chan-mi then looked back on her days on Mnet's 'Produce 101' and said, "After I debuted, I faced one big crisis." Heo Chan-mi attracted attention by recording a high ranking at the beginning of the 'Produce 101' season 1 broadcast, but after showing disappointing behavior such as making a mistake during the contest, she was not included in the debut group.
With her throat in poor condition, Heo Chan-mi took on the main vocal role in Team Battle, but ended up making a mistake by leaving the note on stage. Heo Chan-mi acknowledged her mistake, saying, "Of course it was my mistake. It's true that I didn't complete the stage professionally," but expressed regret, saying that the 'devil's editing' did not provide a sufficient explanation to viewers about the condition of her neck.
Heo Chan-mi claimed that there was not enough explanation about her throat condition in the broadcast, and that the production team committed 'devil's editing', saying, "On screen, I insisted and won the main vocal role, but I ended up being very greedy and lost my voice on stage." did.
He then drew attention by saying, “The scene where the sound was out of tune was replayed three times, and the broadcast of that episode ended just like that. At that moment, silence fell on the entire family, and we burst into tears.”
Heo Chan-mi said that she developed social phobia due to the shock at the time. He said, "I was afraid of meeting people, so I developed social phobia, and for about a year, I lived in my room with the blackout curtains closed and the lights off. I didn't eat or come out of the room, so my mom visited every 30 to 40 minutes. “I opened it and checked,” he confessed.
He also said, "I was going through a difficult time, but when that program ('Produce 101') started appearing in the news, many people realized, 'I was edited by the devil,'" and "Thanks to the support and encouragement, I got through the crisis." “I overcame it well,” he said.
Choi Ji-ye, Ten Asia Reporter wisdomart@tenasia.co.kr