Both lead judge
Yang Hyun-Suk and guest judge
Seung-Hyun Lee were later implicated in the Burning Sun scandal of 2019, resulting in both men leaving YG Entertainment. That same year, the
Produce 101 (2016) series and its executives, including MIXNINE creator
Han Dong-Chul were caught in the MNET voting manipulation scandal, which resulted in disbandment of one of the Produce groups and doubt to be cast on the veracity of idol-survival shows as a whole.