Mnet explains why iKON was excluded from the charts

Article: 'M! Countdown' reps, "iKON excluded from the charts? Because they haven't promoted on broadcast" [official statement]

Source: Sports Donga via Naver

1. [+5,659, -526] Then what about Busker Busker? They won #1 even without performing on stage??

2. [+4,437, -527] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ This is ridiculous

3. [+4,311, -563] Shut up with the crap, Mnet

4. [+4,042, -635] Don't make up excuses... why are you doing this only to iKON;

5. [+3,532, -600] You still haven't told us why you excluded iKON!

6. [+708, -90] This is Mnet, they pick who they want to win and change their rules as they see fit

7. [+635, -108] Reach a settlement and put them in, how can you exclude a song that has been #1 for days now

8. [+596, -87] So what if the song's a pre-release? Does that somehow not make it a song??? This is ridiculous ㅋㅋㅋ

9. [+567, -98] Okay, so which group is it that you want to hand the award to?

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Article: iKON, 'out' of the M! Countdown charts.. YG reps, "We don't understand why"

Source: Ilgan Sports via Naver

1. [+7,156, -747] I don't get why it has to be taken off the charts just because they aren't promoting it

2. [+6,260, -711] They took it off ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ The song's been #1 for days now, what're they trying to do?

3. [+5,570, -625] ㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋㅋ Alright, let's see who wins #1 then

4. [+4,479, -563] Isn't this the first time this has happened? Taking off a song from the chart just because it isn't being promoted?

5. [+4,487, -575] A song that is #1 on the weekly chart of Gaon is excluded?

6. [+763, -79] We already saw Busker Busker win #1 with a song they never promoted, don't make up excuses ㅋㅋㅋ We'll see what Mnet's trying to pull off when we see who actually wins

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