Loyal viewers of the Mnet survival program ' Produce X 101 ' must be very familiar with one of the contestants named Kim Wooseok. In the last episode of 'Produce X 101' , he was voted as the most popular trainee. But in the past, he received a lot of negative rumors. The member of the boy group UP10TION, who has the stage name Wooshin, is almost certain to debut thanks to his visuals and talent.
However, not many people know that before his name skyrocketed, Kim Wooseok used to get blasphemy from antifans after the controversy over the suspicion of touching Jeon Somi's chest. In 2016, Kim Woseok and Jeon Somi became the MCs of the SBS music program 'The Show'. In a backstage video, he is accused of harassing his female colleague by deliberately waving his hand to touch Somi's chest, who was then 15 years old.
Although the show's producers and the two artists' agencies have denied this, Wooseok still continues to receive criticism. Netizens even asked that the MC be replaced and called him a 'pedophile'. Even so, most netizens also contested the accusation and assured that it was not intentional because Somi also bent down to enter the frame and Woosek did not pay attention to his back.
The video was also posted publicly on Twitter, and it was highly unlikely that Wooseok would dare do something like that to Somi in front of the camera. Representatives for 'The Show' and Somi also defended Wooseok and explained that this was just a misunderstanding. In a live broadcast after the incident, Wooseok was attacked by a lot of negative and malicious comments, and he kept his head down throughout the broadcast.
He even had to go on hiatus for some time to maintain his mental state. Unfortunately, negative rumors still continue to follow in Wooseok's footsteps. When he became known thanks to 'Produce X 101' , his past was brought back. A user on theqoo made a compilation of his actions which ultimately concluded that Wooseok has a tendency to act violently towards his band mates.
During the live broadcast, Wooseok appeared to be intending to use a water bottle to hit someone and one of the other members had to stand up to stop him. He is usually very rough, even once grabbed a member by the collar with a very scary expression. The other members also looked awkward seeing Wooseok's violent tendencies. Some netizens agreed that Wooseok's rough treatment and scary expressions were no joke.
However, fans disagreed with this and said that it was just how the members joked with each other. However, Wooseok's image slowly began to change as 'Produce X 101' . Since the first few episodes, the visual has become a hot topic among netizens. He is in the Top 3 Viduals chosen by other contestants. Thanks to his experience, Wooseok knows how to control the stage which makes him stand out among the other trainees.
In the second elimination round, Wooseok got more than 1.72 million votes making him ranked No. 1. Many call him '2nd Hwang Minhyun' because he is also an idol that could be said to be a failure but exploded thanks to his appearance on the previous season of Produce. Wooseok proved that he can still shine despite all the baseless scandals if he is talented, hardworking, and knows when to take a chance.
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