Money Performance
I would like to preface this by saying I have no hate towards Jeemin. I think she is very talented and 100% deserves to debut. I simply am using statistics and logic to highlight how unfairly set up this challenge was.
Let's start by looking at the number of close-up shots each member received:
Jeemin: 24 (40%)
Mai: 6 (10%)
Saebi: 15 (25%)
Sujung: 9 (15%)
Juwon: 6 (10%)
If each member was given the same amount of screen time, each would receive roughly 20%, meaning that Jeemin is shown 20% more than what is conventionally considered "fair." Although each member getting exactly the same amount is unlikely, this is a large deviation I feel like should be discussed.
Secondly, let's look at the time of Jeemin's solo. Her solo length was about 53 seconds long, while the entire dance performance was 3 minutes and 24 seconds long. Therefore, roughly 26% of the Money performance was just Jeemin. Although since she has part 1 it is understandable her solo would take up a portion of the time, the set up of the challenge all together should be brought into question. Money is, by design, a solo choreography, so choosing this song as opposed to a different BP song seems almost deliberate. Given the fact that Jeemin was rank 1, assigning her to this song feels like a desperate ploy by Mnet to secure her ranking and make the other trainees they don't want look bad.
Feel free to share your thoughts or correct me, I just wanted to point this out since it was bugging me.