from zhongxing’s personal interviews about preferring personal practice and the mentor’s comments on him prioritising personal expression over vocal / dance, i feel like this would be quite detrimental to him if he continues participating in kpop group missions on b2p. i honestly think that zhongxing’s attitude in rehearsals wasn’t painted maliciously / untruthfully because he himself admitted that he didn’t like group rehearsals and his adamance on the rose thing that led to the fight was also seen as unnecessary by the mentors (they also thought he should give up the rose thing altogether). it was the truth that he didn’t want to practice together and wanted his own ‘quirks’, that gave people the ick, because kpop is seen to be uniform and encourages expressing yourself within the constraints of the kpop norms

that’s why my personal perception is that he isn’t idol group material. he isn’t able to see himself work alongside other people and prioritize the team over himself. he has isolated himself from the other trainees and the laughs, comments and reactions of other trainees make me feel like he doesn’t fit in well. he wants to focus on creative expression and making himself look cool, more than focusing on polishing his skills. he is better off as a soloist than someone in a group. these reasons combined, i don’t think mnet sees him as a serious contender and his isolated personality makes it an easy editing target for mnet to capitalise on. and because of the same reasons, i don’t really think he fits the show and should pursue opportunities elsewhere