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AfreecaTV faces criticism after an 11-year-old will be debuting in their new girl group

Posted by iKttyTzuyu1,170 pts Wednesday, December 21, 2022

AfreecaTV faces criticism after results from their new survival show “UPTOYOU” shows an 11-year-old will debut in the final group.

On December 21, the finale for “UPTOYOU” was released, and shocked fans after finding Kim Rayul, a 2011 liner, will be debuting in the final group.

KIM RAYUL (4TH FROM L)

AfreecaTV faced multiple criticisms after letting a 2011 liner even join the show. They're now facing even more criticism after discovering that the group, which includes a member over 21, will have to deal with an 11-year-old. Such a significant age gap could prove to be a major disadvantage for the group.

Fans are also upset after finding out Ex-Saturday member Chohee will not be debuting in the group despite ranking 2nd in the semi-finals while Kim Rayul went from 19th to 4th place in under a couple of days. Some viewers speculated that there was potentially some "rigging" occurring behind the scenes due to this.

Video of Kim Rayul:

What are your thoughts?

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wasgehtab
wasgehtab626 pts Wednesday, December 21, 2022 2
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

I'M honestly not shocked anymore

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jinkiswife
jinkiswife3,580 pts Wednesday, December 21, 2022 0
Wednesday, December 21, 2022

While we pray every year for trainees to be able to debut after 18, it gets worse year by year. 11? What. I don't even REMEMBER what I did with 11. She doesn't even have the mind and thinking of a teen yet. Nor a kid. She's a child. A literal one. This is just disgusting.

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