lee kaeun knew the show was rigged!

i'm watching produce 48 at the moment. i watched the first 7ish episodes while it was airing but this is the first time i'm watching the last few, and i'm on the finale right now, and i'm realizing that like... kaeun KNEW that she wasn't getting in. i think she knew from the moment they called eunbi for 7th place that she wasn't getting in. being from pledis she likely knew that something had gone down re: the nu'est boys, and being a longtime industry vet she knows how these things work. for the first few ranks after eunbi you can actually see her blinking back tears, but she always acts happy for everyone who's called and doesn't seem STRESSED anymore after that point.

there's going to be a long, long post on my dreamwidth and maybe also my tumblr, once i finish watching pdx as well, about the vote rigging and the downfall of the show and the popularity of already-debuted idols on survival shows. that no one will probably read lol. but idk, i just noticed that kaeun seemed dialled into everything that was going on.