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

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

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.

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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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