Chapter 746: First Broadcast of Project I.O.A (2)
Everyday sent notifications when I met someone involved in an incident or heard news or information about it. However, the notification had popped up the moment I saw Woo Yeon-Hee meeting with Team 5's Song Mi-Hee on the second floor via the screen. That meant Song Mi-Hee was the most likely person to have leaked the information.
Yet I just couldn't wrap my head around it. She was considered the most prepared contestant. There was no reason for someone like her to risk everything by leaking something so dangerous.
Still confused, I checked Everyday again.
[Everyday V13]
[Date: March 15, 2021]
-00:30 a.m.: [NEW. Woo Yeon-Hee]
'Star Exclusive' Interview. "The Project I.O.A production team bowed in apology regarding the premature leak of team assignments. Cherry Blossom's leader, Woo Yeon-Hee—serving as a judge—also promised to prevent any recurrence, speaking as a representative idol."
(Others: Director Ahn Ye-Eum, Chief Lee Dong-Min, and Chief Jung Yoon-Ho also issued formal apologies. Investigate further regarding the 9 p.m. leak of team assignments.)
No matter how many times I read it, the schedule entry alone didn't reveal how the information was leaked. On top of that, there was something else that didn't make sense either.
'There wasn't any time to use a phone secretly.'
If Song Mi-Hee leaked the info, she would have had to contact someone by phone. However, the phones of all Project I.O.A contestants were shut off the moment they entered the station. After team assignments were announced in the main hall, they went straight to the stage. There was no time to leak anything.
Even during the van ride over, there were cameramen on board filming the entire time, making phone use impossible. And when they entered the dorm, the phones were collected.