I can’t believe there are STILL confusion over who left and people wanting ‘sources’ when the show itself CONFIRMED it like 5 days ago. (I know not everyone read/speak Chinese but you’d think theres enough of us out there to spread the right info.) At the end of episode 4 of Idol Producer, while showing the trainee rankings, 3 individuals had the word “退赛” (retired from competition) next to their names. They were 84. Li Xinyan, 85. Wang Youchen and 92. GIGEL.
Xinyan left due to health issues as stated by his company. Gigel left due to ‘personal reasons’ according to his fansite. Youchen is under the same company as Gigel, there is yet to be an official statement from their company regarding both their departures. (There are rumors online of the two possibly being involved in a violent altercation, but is yet to be confirmed.) Also Song Shuijiao was another trainee that left before the show aired due to past scandals (he was the blurred guy seen in episode 3). NO other trainees have been confirmed to have left other than these four. And because of this, many viewers now believe a total of 36 trainees will be eliminated instead of 40 on the upcoming episode. So for future reference, when they show the ranking ladder at the end of each episode, if you see (退赛) next to a name, it means they have left.
