Soompi's article offers a slightly different take/translation.
“I once said on air that there’s an outsider in the group, and that outsider was actually me,” Kahi goes on to say. “I didn’t want to act like friends with the members. I wanted to perform my role as a leader correctly.”
It does kinda seem like she only has herself to blame.
Produce 101's/Fantagio's Lee Soomin has quit the agency and given up on becoming an idol.
Talking of Fantagio being terrible, I dread to think what'll happen to Yoojung and Doyeon when I.O.I disbands. Given what Fantagio has done to Hello Venus, I have zero faith in that company.