On June 5, Brand New Music’s Rhymer gave a warning to those who write malicious comments about the agency’s contestants on “Produce 101 Season 2.”

The rapper and CEO of the agency started by saying, “I want to sincerely thank all the fans that have given endless love and support to the Brand New Music trainees participating on ‘Produce 101 Season 2.'”

He then went on to state, “The levels of unfounded rumors, personal attacks, and sexual harassment has become too severe and hard to manage for the young trainees.” Rhymer continued to say that with the documents submitted by fans and information they have gathered, they will be taking strong legal action against those that spread malicious rumors.

He concluded, “As the guardian of young trainees, I will do my best to protect the trainees of our agency. Thank you.”

All four of Brand New Music’s trainees on “Produce 101 Season 2” are still in the competition, having secured spots in the top 35 in the most recently revealed voting results from May 26 (with last week’s results not announced in full). The agency’s trainees are Kim Dong Hyun (who came in at No. 29 overall as of those results), Park Woo Jin (at No. 14), Lee Dae Hwi (at No. 4), and Im Young Min (at No. 5).

“Produce 101 Season 2” airs every Friday on Mnet at 11 p.m. KST. Let us know who you’d vote for in Soompi’s “Produce 101 Season 2” international prediction polls here!