The "Queendom 2" final results continue to be the main subject of heated discussions after new "evidence" was revealed.Keep on reading for further details.
Keep on reading for further details.
"Queendom 2" Final Results Manipulated? New "Evidence" Surface
On June 2, Mnet's "Queendom 2" officially came to an end, with WJSN (Cosmic Girls) crowned as the ultimate winner of the reality show.
The final winner was determined with 100,000 points being the maximum score, 40,000 points of which came from the first three rounds of the program, while the remaining 60,000 points were decided during the final episode.
The latter set of points consisted of 30,000 points from live voting during the finale, 20,000 points from digital performance of the teams' new songs, 5,000 points from fan's choice voting, and another 5,000 points from video scores.
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Regarding the digital performance, the scores were determined through the number of streams the songs gained on Spotify. The results for this showed LOONA in first place, followed by WJSN, VIVIZ, Kep1er, Brave Girls, and Hyolyn. However, fans claimed that VIVIZ should be in second place, while WJSN is in third as VIVIZ had higher streams than the latter.
Because of the unexpected rankings in the digital performance, many netizens started to question the tally method, and some suspected that Mnet had rigged the scoring system, which they are infamous of.
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Amid the controversy, Mnet released an official statement to deny the alleged rigging of the "Queendom 2" final results, particularly for the Spotify scores. They said that the streaming scores were counted per unique user each day, and that multiple plays in a day, as well as multiple plays by the same unique user, were not considered in the final figures.
Despite Mnet clarifying the issue, many international fans and netizens remain doubtful of the final scores, and one of those is a Twitter user (@qd2questions) who posted new "evidence" to back their claims that Mnet rigged the scores. This netizen uploaded photos showing the data they collected during the voting period, and alleged that there was a rapid change in voting rates and that there were almost identical voting totals maintained between the teams.
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The netizen further stated that WJSN was experiencing a strange increase in votes in the first few hours of voting, in a pattern that looks like bot activity.
The new "evidence" resulted in another discussion on an online community, with more netizens questioning whether Mnet rigged the "Queendom 2" final results or not. Many Korean netizens still believe that LOONA would be the ultimate winner, with VIVIZ coming in second place.
Some of the comments netizens left are:
"I think the music chart ranking is weirder"
"It's so clear that the scoring was rigged"
"If Mnet calculated the scores properly, I think LOONA would have won with VIVIZ in second place"
"I can't trust Mnet anymore"
What can you say about the issue? Share your thoughts in the comments section below!
"Queendom 2" Participants Making a Comeback After the Show
In other news, some of the "Queendom 2" participants have announced their comebacks following the conclusion of the reality show.
Kep1er will return to the music scene on June 20 with their second mini-album "DOUBLAST. LOONA will also release a new album "Fl!p that" on the 20th. Meanwhile, Hyolyn will make a July comeback with a new album and WJSN will drop new music on July 5.
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Written by Maria Scott
