Double Kick Company, home to the trainees currently competing on the show, has issued an official statement regarding the incident, as follows: 

"After discovering that 'Survival: Search for Momoland' has been leaked on July 29, we are working together with the show's broadcasting station Mnet to investigate the source. 

Not only has this incident inflicted discomfort on viewers, but Double Kick Company has also suffered damages, so we will act strictly by uncovering the source of the leak as well as filing an official investigation request to the police. 

We apologize to the viewers of 'Survival: Search for Momoland' for this unfavorable incident, and promise to take care so that such a case does not happen again in the future.

Thank you."

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