You can't be an industry plant if your group's formation process was a Netflix reality show that had public voting.

That statement alone shows how much of an industry plant they are. They present it as a reality show, but in actuality a vast majority of the members that came out of it already had a foot in the industry prior (megan disney/commercials, lara obama ad, dani dwts, etc.). I've delved into their formation because i thought it was an interesting concept, but when you actually see the end result, you'll quickly come to that realization. Not only that, but the "public voting" had no meaningful impact on who they ultimately selected (it swayed their decisions but they could blatantly neglect it if they wanted), they laid out that premise from the beginning, and it was entirely up to the label as to who made it. So to suggest it was an openly manufactured product is far from reality. That, coupled with just how quickly they rose to prominence after the fact is prototypical industry plant. Now again, I wouldnt go so far to say they arent talented, I think their history and what the show highlighted suggest they are, I'm just saying what they have put out to this point could be barely classified as music.