Vladislav Ivanov, a 27-year-old from Vladivostok, was kicked out of the Produce Camp 2021 on Saturday, after viewers ignored his pleas to leave and backed him all the way to the final.But he said he was invited to sign on as a contestant after the directors noticed his good looks.He appeared to regret his decision almost immediately, but could not leave without breaching his contract.
Performing under the stage name Lelush, he urged the public to vote him out, saying he did not want to be among the 11 winners of the show, who are contractually obliged to form a boy band.Sex sells: China farm region becomes 'lingerie capital'Idol-training shows, a TV genre originating in Korea that puts hundreds of aspiring young performers through rigorous boot camps and audience votes, have become massively popular in China.
Anyone who wanted to break their contract and leave midway through the season, which began in mid-February, had to pay a steep fine. Fans, some earnest and some ironic, dubbed him"the most miserable wage slave," and celebrated him as an icon of"Sang culture," a popular concept among Chinese millennials referring to a defeatist attitude toward everyday life.