







On May 24, the contestants of 'Produce 48' carried out their 1st round competition performances with a total of 92 participants. Just ahead of the 1st round, media reports claimed that Tanaka Miku and Tsukiashi Amane of�HKT48�and Uemura Azusa and Umeyama Kokona of�NMB48�have decided to drop out of the competition. Their reasons are unknown.�





In response to these reports, Mnet simply stated, "We cannot confirm the departure of contestants during the show. Please find out through the broadcast."�





Meanwhile, Mnet's 'Produce 48' premieres June 15 at 11 PM KST.�

According to reports on May 31, four contestants from theside have dropped out of's ''.�