'Mr. Trot' Production Team "To Ensure Transparent Results, SMS Voting Data Will Be Released"

'Mr. Trot' Final 7. Photo by TV Chosun

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Park Hee-eun] The production team of TV Chosun's 'Mr. Trot' announced on the 13th through a statement that they will disclose the 'text message voting data' for transparent results.

Previously, in the 11th episode of 'Mr. Trot' aired on the 12th, the 'final trotman' was supposed to be selected, but due to a sudden surge in the number of nationwide text votes, the tally could not be completed, and the final competition results were postponed.

Regarding this, the 'Mr. Trot' production team explained the reason for postponing the final announcement, stating, "An unprecedented number of 7,731,781 calls were made in real-time nationwide text voting all at once," and "During the process of categorizing the votes for the seven finalists, the server speed drastically slowed down, and it is expected to take several hours or even days to perfectly tally the votes."

They mentioned that this was a measure for more transparent and accurate counting for the viewers who have loved 'Mr. Trot' so far.

Furthermore, the 'Mr. Trot' production team said, "After the final results are announced, we will disclose the text data to prove the transparency of the results," and added, "We sincerely apologize for causing confusion due to not being thoroughly prepared for the explosive response, and we bow our heads to the viewers who have been eagerly waiting for the final results of 'Mr. Trot'."

Meanwhile, the 'Mr. Trot' production team expressed shared responsibility with the text voting company. In their statement, they said, "The company responsible for the real-time nationwide text vote tally for this 'Mr. Trot' has been in charge of real-time text voting for major audition survival programs in Korea," and "The company conveyed that they did not anticipate such an explosive response at all, and we also deeply feel responsible."

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