Vote-rigging scandal-hit K-pop band X1 disbands after five months

The South Korean boy band X1 has disbanded amid a vote-rigging scandal involving a cable TV audition show, through which it debuted five months ago.

X1, a South Korean boy band, decided Monday to disband amid a vote-rigging scandal involving a cable TV audition show, through which it debuted five months ago.

In a brief press release, Starship Entertainment, MBK Entertainment and seven other management agencies representing its 11 members said they decided to disband the boy group.