Pop Star Academy: Katseye faced serious backlash for ‘betraying’ contestants on the show
One cast member even quit entirely because of it
Pop Star Academy: Katseye has come under serious backlash for allegedly “lying” to the contestants in the show, with one cast member even quitting because of it.
So, where exactly did the allegations come from, and what have the other cast members on the show said about it?
Well, firstly if you’re not as up to speed on what actually happens in the show, the series seeks out to find the newest members of the K-Pop group, Katseye.
The process started with over 120,000 applicants, which get narrowed down to only six girl who will make it into the group.
However, the series garnered backlash as apparently the contestants weren’t told that they’d be up for elimination as they faced votes from the public.
For weeks when the series first started, the contestants in Pop Star Academy: Katseye thought they were simply in training for the group.
However, when episode six rolled around they discovered that four of them would be eliminated via a public vote, and were informed by a robotic voice if they’d made it or not.
During the open voting window, the contestants on the show were asked to choose five of their co-stars who would be in their “ideal debut group.”
Text across the screen read: “The contestants never expected to watch their answers while sitting next to each other.”
During episode seven, one contestant called Lexi actually ended up quitting the show because she felt so deceived by what she was asked to do.
She explained: “The whole program changed so much when it went public and when it turned into, like, this show, turning us against each other.
“And that was something I really didn’t like personally. It felt really wrong, and I was really upset.”
Another Pop Star Academy: Katseye cast member added: “From the start, we didn’t know this was a survival show. It was supposed to be training – pick the girls, prepare for debut, and debut.
“What embodies K-pop and a group is their bond and their trust in each other, and what survival shows do is they put contestants against each other. I don’t believe in putting people against each other to form a group.”
Another explained: “I personally was told in that interview that this was not gonna be seen and I felt so, like, betrayed.”
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