Why did mnet evil edit both Kangmin & Junseo

i mean mnet ofc just loves drama like that but it seemed like they evil edited these two so that they could see who's fandom would back them up more through hard times LOL. maybe im still a bit upset abt Kangmin not making the lineup but i just genuinely think that if mnet didn't evil edit both of them, it would have been a fairer competition for that 8th spot considering the voting gap was so miniscule. i just confused why they'd evil edit junseo too if he was going to make the lineup at the end of the day (yes ik they can't really predict who makes the lineup but still they have an idea already who the public wants)