Producer Ahn Joon Young, who sparked controversy over the alleged series manipulation of “Produce” shows, has joined CJ ENM.
A CJ ENM official told the media on April 3, “Producer Ahn Joon Young, who quit last year, has joined CJ ENM.”
Earlier in 2019, producer Ahn Joon Young was put on trial for giving preferential treatment to certain contestants during the production of Mnet’s audition program “Produce 101.” In the process, he was accused of manipulating rankings and making unfair profits, and the controversy escalated as he was accused of receiving entertainment from agency officials. Entertainment.
Ultimately, he was sentenced to two years in prison and fined 37 million won, arrested in November 2020, and released from prison in November 2021. After being released from prison, producer Ahn Joon Young was referred to the CJ ENM personnel committee and resigned. Thanks to this return, he will return to CJ ENM after about a year and five months.
CP, a Yongbum Kim who was sentenced to prison for fraud with producer Ahn at the time, also returned to the CJ ENM Global Music TF team after serving his sentence.
The “Produce” series is a program that has created popular project groups at home and abroad, including I.O.I, WANNA ONE, IZ*ONE, and X1. Each group having completed its activities.
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Source: Korean media
