Ever since the vote-rigging scandal came to light, channels and programs have been quick to edit out IZ*ONE and X1 from their shows that were previously recorded.
However, on December 17, 2019 The Show posted a plethora of various "recap" style videos on their YouTube channel. In a few of their videos, you can see Jang Wonyoung, Miyawaki Sakura, and Son Dongpyo have considerable screen time in these videos. They also included Wonyoung and Dongpyo in the thumbnails of a couple videos.
Fans are excited and hopeful at the fact that The Show decided to include the clips of the members and not have them cut out of the videos, and for them to be included in the thumbnail for promotion.
The videos do also feature other 'Produce' trainees that are now artist, but fans seem focused on the idea of the IZ*ONE and X1 members being included. Some hope that this will continue and other channels will start letting them in their videos again. They are keeping their eyes peeled for any other shows that may include the members in the near future.
Some comments are:
"Oh thank God this is finally coming to an end. So far so good and no bad news in a while. Thanks for posting. Prayers for Iz*one"
"I take it as a good sign that a non-MNET (SBS) channel is including Izone clips (with Wonyoung in the thumbnail) from earlier in the year."
"IZONE's Wonyoung came out in the video... Are they going to resume activity..."
"Dongpyo's so cute I'm so happy for him"
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I hope they can just move forward on 2020. Yeah it is extremely unfair for those who should've been included in the final line up and I hope they will be compensated in some way but the current members of x1 and Izone are proving themselves worthy of the place. I hope we can see them active again next year.