I think the interim vote check from GP 999 proves my point (1 Viewer)

[RandAlThor]

About pd 48.

Almost no chance was Sakura first with only Koreans voting. Especially since the real time vote happened live in prime time 8-10 pm(instead of after 11 pm) giving random casual Koreans who were not fans a loud voice.

many more eyes on the finale than the ep before.

You notice the police went out of their way to suppress who the forced in members were.

Heck Nako and Hitomi could have been out.

if so the pd did the right thing and added em.

Since he was adding Nako Hitomi 2 super cute young kids.

Kaeun and Chowon were the natural no fit (well maybe Chaeyeon but they really wanted her dancing and Sakura connection.)

So that is what we got.

instead of an 11-1 group with a strange mix, and a pr nightmare. (with a different pr nightmare, but mostly solved with money {and most likely would have not got caught except for the insanity of x1})
They got a younger mixed group with just a hit of gc/sexy from Eunbi and Chaeyeon.
Hyewon Counts as a super J friendly with all the screen time devoted to Kang chan. Chaeyeon with the Sakura story line.
they end up with a semi 7 - 5 group.

And a very variety capable group.

Does anyone believe that random room draw put Sakura Chaeyeon Hitomi and Nako in the same dorm? with girls who were younger or same age as NakHii.

 

[RandAlThor]

Just in case the interim check had 8 Koreans and one Chinese member. ( and that girl has gone public on some of the CCP's talking points so Korea is not thrilled with her if they pay attention at all.)

Which is why Mnet went public with it.

What think you @Wiz*one

 

[yeji]

this definitely makes me think a lot