A boy group entertainment show that has the worst viewership ratings but is full of controversy.

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There are a lot of boy group audition shows, but there is no response and only controversy is loud. 'Peak Time', where Lineon Jeon, who was criticized for making sexual harassment remarks against female idols, served as a judge, and 'Boys Planet', which was criticized for its Chinese members' bad manners and bullying. The viewership ratings are at the bottom, so do they want to do noise marketing?

On Mnet's 'Boys Planet', which aired on the 16th, the K vs. G group battle mission began. Accordingly, trainees belonging to Group K and G formed their own teams and prepared for the battle mission.

The problem was G Group and G Team. In this team consisting of Na Camden, Brian, Feng Junran, Ricky, Christian, Chen Jianyu, and Zhang Shuaibo, Na Camden, who is fluent in Korean, became the leader with everyone's agreement, but the Chinese team members alienated the leader by speaking in Chinese.

Na Camden said to Ricky and Christian, who applied for the killing part, “You two should try it,” but Christian stopped him by saying, “But” and said in Chinese, “For now, don’t think about the killing part, let’s pick the part you want first.” He said. Tian Jianyu also agreed in Chinese.

In the end, except for Na Camden, who could not understand Chinese, the remaining members continued the conversation among themselves. Camden Na spoke in English, but their conversation continued in Chinese. I didn't even listen to Camden's words, "What are you talking about?"

In the end, Camden Na became frustrated when the members other than himself communicated in Chinese, and in an interview with the production crew, he said, "I wish he would communicate with me more, but he doesn't respond well. It's the first time this has happened and it's awkward." “I think it’s really very difficult in that regard,” he said, shedding tears.

As it is an audition entertainment show with a variety of nationalities, communication is the most important factor as it is a team-specific mission. However, the sight of the Chinese trainees choosing a leader and conversing among themselves in Chinese went beyond bad manners and came across as rude.

Currently, ‘Boys Planet’ viewership rating is around 0%. The first episode recorded 0.379%, lower than the lowest viewership rating of 'Girls Planet 999' of the previous season, 0.461%. However, although the viewership ratings were at the bottom, it ranked first in topicality. 'Boys Planet' ranked first in the domestic and international Twitter trend keyword rankings, which can be used to gauge topicality. However, it is not something to celebrate, as the topic gained through controversy rather than interest in the program.

'Peak Time', which first aired on the 15th, is noisy due to the judges and MC rather than the contestants. Lee Seung-gi, who appeared as MC following 'Singer Gain', announced his marriage to Lee Da-in, damaging his image. This is because Gyeon Mi-ri's husband and Lee Da-in's father are economic criminals who were sentenced to three years in prison on charges of making unfair profits by manipulating stock prices. Meanwhile, Kyun Miri denies the facts related to the stock price manipulation allegations and says she will take legal action.

Composer Ryan Jeon, who appears as a judge here, is a person who has been criticized for making sexual harassment remarks about female idols in the past. At the time, Ryan Jeon was criticized after it was revealed that he had used words that sexually harassed female idols on a certain gallery bulletin board.

As the controversy spread, Ryan Jeon was further criticized for making an informal apology, saying, "If you use a word you know, you can intentionally insult me. I didn't know the word. I'm saying I didn't know what I didn't know. I'm sorry if I made you feel bad." Even though the word itself was intended to be sexually harassing and degrading, Ryan only made the lame excuse that he ‘didn’t know what it meant.’ An informal apology did not avoid criticism.

That makes me question whether he is qualified to be an idol program judge. Ryan Jeon expressed his thoughts on the appearance through his agency, saying, "In line with the purpose of the broadcast, I will do my best to be sincere and helpful to my friends who are running toward their dreams." I closed my mouth. The production team is also maintaining silence.

On the team's stage at 11 o'clock, he said, "From a producer's perspective, I can see the environment of those friends, and they are pursuing their dream of becoming a singer even in difficult situations. I was in that same environment. I can feel that they are working hard, so do I need to say anything more? Help." “I want to help if I can,” said Ryan, who even showed tears. This raises questions about the production team's intention in portraying Ryan Jeon, who was criticized for making sexual harassment remarks, as a warm and humane judge.

Taeyuna, Ten Asia Reporter youyou@tenasia.co.kr