The remix, energy, and props were great. The sequel to "Queendom," "Kingdom" is MNET's new survival show. 1st Round: To The World Final Results (Ep. The Boyz - Kingdom Come The Boyz have been very up-and-down throughout Kingdom a completely different experience from their consistent dominance on Road to Kingdom. Wave or Beautiful Pain for me, Miroh in at 3rd. While we wait for the final votes to be counted, the Team Mayfly vocal unit (still the best performance of the series) is joined by DK of iKON, Inseung of SF9 and Hyunjae of The Boyz to cover Boys Diary. I dont have a lot of commentary on this, except to say that these are the kind of collaborations Kingdom was made for. After the first boy group has performed, they will decide on the second performing boy group, and the second boy group that has performed will then decide on the third performing boy group. I dont think live singing is by definition superior. SKZ were amazing too but i feel like the rest of the groups like TBZ, ATEEZ and SKZ, just focused on choreo rather than overall stage presence but we got to see that in iKONs and BTOBs performance. Its super awkward, with the camera weaving around as the guys stare intensely into space. Specifically Felix and changbins part before the shouting part of the chorus. Who will be THE KING? Voting period was from February 23 to 27, and the results were announced during the first episode on April 1, 2021, for groups ranked 3 to 5. The Boyz. 1. Funny, in the next episode youll see your fav group doing stunts and using props. I get the sense that exposure is more important to them than ranking, but of course you want your work to be appreciated. Especially the first part of The Stealer remix was very disappointing. Learn more about Stray Kids, 1st Round: (Gods Menu + Side Effect), 2nd Round: Pray (Ill Be Your Man) (by BTOB), ATEEZ SF9consists of 9 members: Youngbin, Inseong, Jaeyoon, Dawon, Zuho, Rowoon, Taeyang, Hwiyoung and Chani. Shoutout to BTOB for doing something different I think a more creative spin on the ballad style or more knockout vocals would have made it work even better. But, it didnt leave as much impact as some of the earlier performances. Why couldnt they have performed Take Me Home instead?!? Even if I dont love the song, they just know how to bring a performance to life. Theyve really been playing with color (or lack thereof) lately. Im glad to see that the voting is a little more diverse this year. You cant start at eleven and stay there the entire time. Like yeah you are powerful and impactful, but in the same way of precious stages. They debuted on March 25th, 2018, under JYP Entertainment. The overall initial rankings for Round 1 (subject to change after fan votes and video view counts have been tallied) are as follows: Which of the performances from Round 1 was your favorite? They explore jazz but cant scat and likewise label it is as a concept. They debuted on March 21, 2012, under CUBE Entertainment, making them the most senior group competing on Kingdom. BTOB and iKON tied for fifth place in the expert judges evaluations, but BTOB came in fourth place overall due to their high ranking in the contestants votes, while iKON took fifth place in the contestants votes. It aired from April 1, 2021 to June 3, 2021. Kpop Ships ATEEZ Kpop Boy Group Profiles They made use of their numbers and experience well for their stage but seriousness was all over them and I hope they will enjoy more their next performances for Kingdom as the group is an all-rounder in terms of vocal, rap and performance. I swear, this mooyaho! disease is taking over. You know how MNET works so it isnt new nor surprising for them to treat all the groups equally. Hes funny even when hes not on screen, as evidenced by his letter. (The bottom half are all pretty close to me.) It couldve been so much grander, especially since this is supposed to be a legendary war. My guess is Peh-nee-ell. *fingers crossed*. Kingdom: The legendary war ROUND 1: SF9 was shocked by not receiving any votes from the other 5 teams, This male idol received applause despite not showing up for a fan event, SF9s Dawon performed emergency measures to save a patient experiencing cardiac arrest at a sauna, SF9 is set to return next year with Rowoon joining the group activities, generating hype for the groups comeback, 2022 December Boy Group Brand Reputation Ranking: BTS ranks No.1, followed by Seventeen in 2nd place. It might become my favorite performance from them. Also, Is anyone else missing B.I. 3. According to me iKON is definitely up for 1st place without a doubt. 3rd place: Ateez 6,101.043 points So maybe not relieving the fatigue?? SF9 Cant wait to watch their next stages^^. I just cant get into this song. Stray Kids. Same! Im more interested in seeing where these groups go next. Who competed on Kingdom: Legendary War 2021? In a row. In this video, I'm discussing the Mnet KINGDOM LEGENDARY WAR Episode 3 Ranking Results and recapping the episode. glare at the camera, (srsly what are all these choreographers angry about all the time). But, I feel like Ive seen this stage before, and its just not what I tend to enjoy when it comes to K-pop. The Boyz love playing on the theme of Kingdom, and elements of this can grow a bit stale. Finally, TVXQ enter as hosts. Ive seen a lot of masks and creepy contacts in K-pop already. Luckily, this song is a jam. On April 15, the new idol competition showwhich is the male version of the hit 2019 program. I dont know much about SF9, and I felt like all their performance really told me about them was that theyre tall and handsome (not a bad thing, but compared to the other stages it felt underwhelming). The latest episode of Kingdom: Legendary War revealed the initial rankings after Round 1 was completed. The two results make 50% of the score for Round 1. BTOB The first line-up to be. Mnets Kingdom: Legendary War has wrapped up its first official round of competition! I liked their very first stage the most and then the Deadpool stage comes second for me. Here is the current overall ranking of the team with the combination of the points from the 100 sec. In the end, this was always going to be a popularity contest to some extent. And now, the prospect of staying Up All Night to chroniclethis three hour swagger-a-thon will see my usual grasp of the English language devolve into incomprehensible eieios and illa illas. Just why??? Im glad that this show ended already, because of stress and mess for the fan bases. Just personal preference at that point. iKON also seem like an odd fit for this show, but they definitely have experience with survival series. 4th place: BTOB 2,969.431 The Korean notation tells that the pronounciation is /peu-nee-el/. Sometimes, things are just meant to be enjoyed rather than be used as work-time. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Stray Kids 1. 3. SF9 were different too.. Sadly iKON came last, just because of some knetz and their hate for YGE for no apparant reason. Introduction Stage: 100 second performance of a song that won a Music Show (Ep. Im not sure many of the performances tonight will have the same longevity. 25% voting by competing teams same here! Fans have been going wild for. angularity I have no idea how Ikon ranked so low either because like you said, I thought they were very big globally. 1st place: Mayfly: Hongjoong (Ateez), Bang Chan, Changbin, Han (Stray Kids), Minhyuk (BtoB) The show began airing on April 1st, 2021, on Mnet. 1st place: ATEEZ 2,944.444 points (1,555.556 + 1,388.889) That continued here, with lighting playing a big role. I know I am. So, the editing of each performances may inadvertently factor into my rankings. Disbanded Kpop Girl Groups Disappointing. In the context of this show, performing a ballad is actually pretty gutsy, especially first thing out. The remixes were eh for the most part. (iKON) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TJGwIMG4Y), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyggo5-kHhc, [] INCEPTION (iKON ver.) Kingdom: Legendary War' (; or Kingdom) is a reality survival show that aired on Mnet every Thursday at 7:50 p.m. KST starting from April 1 to June 3, 2021. Main rapper Minhyuk filled the other vocalists part which is a big twist even though Melodys are already aware of his beautiful voice. BTOB on top for me, if only because they did something different. All their title songs are amazing though its a shame that they got their first win just recently since 2016, but its a great news to all Fantasys. SF9 are probably the group I know the least about as personalities. I want to say Stray Kids will be first and The Boyz second, but I find it hard to believe that iKON would come last. The last three performances by SKZ, TBZ and iKon are my top 3 performances. ?? The groups are each performing a song that won them first place in a music show, and these are some freaking epic songs. 4 & 5) First Half Of The Results Of "KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR" Round 1 Simply Explained, and self-evaluation votes (second column) were previously released, Results Of "KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR" 100 Sec. Either way, Im going to try to stay as neutral as I can during these recaps and rankings. SF9 was ranked 4th (out of 6) by the experts. (iKON) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trk5WKgjoI), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TJGwIMG4Y, [] + KINGDOM ver. Cant wait for them to comeback some time. The performance stood out because of its focus on vocals, but the group is missing some of those key vocalists. Voting Criteria: As with all the groups, I think their Kingdom run has been hit or miss, but generally on the strong side. Thankfully, after receiving some throat spray, Inseong is now able to laugh about his Spark bum note during the unit performance round. Stray Kids was great. The last performances for Round 1 of KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. I genuinely believe that Pentagon would have had a much higher chance if their was a live audience and they didnt try so hard to be cool all the time and just had fun. But, Im looking forward to getting to know their individual appeals more through the show. BTOB Im not sure what this has to do with anything, but they discuss their song and how it shows how real they are as a band. Proceed at your own risk! Both just didnt show me anything new. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I feel like I havent really watched a lot of their live performances over the past few years. Ateez Members That Share The Same Birthday With Other Kpop idols. Okay okay. But, the lack of strong staging bumps this down a notch. I feel like the point of the show is to try new stages/styles. Stray Kids The Boyz consists of11 members:Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Juhaknyeon, Sunwoo,and Eric. Comebacks 4th place: Stray Kids 3,386.248 Really, if you didnt know the groups and the songs, how could you tell them apart? Groups Debut Dates Ive gotta say, Im a little surprised The Boyz managed to take the top spot. And from the sound of it, theyve been able to make a few friends with members from other groups. (Stray Kids) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybhfbm0gU8), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoFSamY3M8c, [] WOLFGANG (Stray Kids) #KINGDOM EP.10 | Mnet 210603 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MoFSamY3M8c), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcA_p83ovAU, [] WAVE : Overture (ATEEZ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcA_p83ovAU), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uDitNeFO-I, [] Symphony No.9 From The Wonderland (ATEEZ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uDitNeFO-I), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4n06VT4H9w, [] (The Awakening of Summer) (ATEEZ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4n06VT4H9w), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsO6QO3VCVE, [] (The Real) (ATEEZ) #KINGDOM EP.10 | Mnet 210603 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsO6QO3VCVE). Please do respect the time and effort the author put in compiling this profile. *Collaboration stage: team Mayflay (Ateez, Stray Kids, BtoB) vs team Its One (iKon, The Boys, SF9), Rap Unit: document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I hope all the groups receive more success due to their appearance on the show. Kpop Discographies I always wonder how many treasures idols, agencies and producers have lying around. So Ill thank BTOB for being the only ones trying something different. That ranking is revealed here, at a strategic point that will certainly not impact the live fan vote right? ? BTOB/iKON (tie) 4. Learn more about iKON, Introduction Stage: Rhythm Ta (Kingdom Version), 1st Round: Love Scenario & Killing Me (Kingdom version), 2nd Round: Inception (iKon Ver.) I believe there needs to be better vocalists in the industry. Ateezs is the only one I see myself returning to just for fun (and Ive rewatched it several times already lol). BTOB ICYMI, the dramatic remixes of their signature songs were the songs they performed in Episode 1! Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. For self-evaluation, each boy group will hold 3 votes, and will vote for other boy groups other than their own group. feels like the new groups these day are into halloween/theatrical concepts. The mysterious experts ranked the groups like this: 5. Im also watching the current season of Produce 101 Japan, so I guess Im a glutton for punishment! 6. This obviously has the potential to shake up the ranking, but all votes from previous rounds will be added as well. 1st place: Stray Kids 690,971 votes But, Ill brave all the rankings and re-rankings for you, because thats what I do. *The scores for the 2nd Round are determined: Part 1 Judges vote (25%) + Groups vote (25%) I am not a RTK/Kingdom watcher, so Im going to use these recaps to kindof see whats going on. 5. iKON You need to sign in so you can join the quiz. 5th place: iKON 2,747.719 Poor Rowoon was sidelined with an injury, making this SF8. . Everything bodes well for Ateez and their future. On another note, I feel so bad for the seven members of the boyz who arent Juyeon, Sunwoo, Hyunjae, or Q as they were basically backup dancers for this stage. 1st place: Mayfly: Jongho (Ateez), Eunkwang (BtoB), Seungmin (Stray Kids) 1. iKON. Learn more about SF9, Introduction Stage: Good Guy (The Glory I), 2nd Round: The Stealer (The Scene) (by The Boyz), The Boyz Stray Kids Hyunjin and ITZYs Yeji Similarities, Produce Camp 2021 (Chuang 2021) Contestants Profile and Facts. In a fun behind-the-scenes clip, the groups listen to and evaluate each others finale songs. Ateez was amazing, but I think they were way too serious. iKons greatest strength is their stage presence with live singing and rapping, but they didnt utilize that here. Stray Kids divide into three groups to go camping, make coffee and play games. If someone want to knows some bedind the scene information, Chanwoo from iKON in his youtube channel (https://www.youtube.com/c/chanwoo-sari/featured) will be commenting episodes (and dissing mnet probably). Keep up the good work, boys. Stray Kids This performance had a surprising amount of leapfrogging! 4. Im sorry but wouldnt the other 4 groups with choreo feel embarasssed after seeing ateez perform live with that level of choreo only to lip synch for their lives? It felt like a knockoff and less impactful version of the Mayfly Wolf stage. 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SKZ is really known for their dark concept which was also a good introduction stage for their group. I was bored after watching just a few performances. Personally, they werent underwhelming (because some of the others were too OVERwelming) The show served as the male version of Queendom. I think its better if you do that instead of re-capping the entire thing in the blog. 22. ht", Association of Hungarian Record Companies, "Top 20 Most Streamed International + Domestic Songs Week 22 (28/05/2021-03/06/2021)", "World Digital Song Sales The week of June 12, 2021", "Billboard Global Excl. But, this time will surely be less dramatic. But, they havent really blown me away throughout Kingdom. Check back frequently for new reviews and commentary on everything K-Pop! Which K-Pop Song Released In February Is Your Favorite? Views will only be counted for the first three days after the full versions of performances are released on Mnet's official YouTube channel. i have my feelings about this, but mostly im just happy because i enjoyed the interactions and seungmins shine time throughout kingdoms run (plus skz won and theyre one of my favourite groups ever so) but like you said i really am excited to see where theyll go from here (and on a different note, i cant wait for hyunjin to return because as much as I enjoyed the amount of center time felix and minho finally got in his absence, he is a very significant part of this group so one can only hope that they keep up giving all the members of their dance line shine time as well as their vocalists), Also when they talked about changmins marriage??!!! The groups participating in Kingdom: Legendary War are BtoB, iKON, SF9, The Boyz, Stray Kids, and ATEEZ. Im happy to hear them in any venue, survival show or not. I didnt come for them, but Im definitely turning into a fan. I think we all could have predicted the winner, even from the first episode. I was really looking forward to The Boyzs stage as their track was my favorite. Maybe this was filmed earlier but I hope he continues to appear! The Boyz Sunwoo picks up on the edgy schtick as well, pointing out some funny tropes in a very self-aware moment. 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The use of chain fences was cool, giving the stage a maze-like appearance. 1) omg they do a lot of jumping tricks, they need variety sometimes I died when the wolf hand puppet shoved itself into the screen (1:39 on this video). Im sorry, iKON. 2) They did have some badass moments in their performance which did elevate the song. I feel like they have more global popularity than that. You need to sign in so you can join the quiz. All the pre-recorded stuff really took the momentum out of the performance, unfortunately. Whereas SF9 were like in between, they had a good balance of choreo and stage presence. Its suddenly all over idol variety. The full results . They debuted on October 5, 2016, under FNC Entertainment. However, I wish this performance leaned more heavily into its choir-like introduction. It was fun, and I like the switch-up in energy from the other groups. Interestingly, I think the ATEEZ remix was great but I have the advantage of not knowing the original song. For years now, there has been a lack of diversity in genres/styles in male groups that need to be addressed. Unless they happen to be singer-songwriters themselves. They are all amazing performers in their own right and I wish they go with their strengths and have fun instead of trying hard to be something they are not. Stray Kids are next, and all I can think about is that cruel debut show they suffered through with JYP. 3rd place: BTOB 2,021.073 points (632.184 + 1,388.889) SF9 3. Kingdom is a sequel to Queendom and will puts male teams head-to-head in a comeback battle. BTOB was masterclass. Why have Ateez sitting on foldable chairs while everyone else gets a couch? Personally, I feel like girl groups wind up being a bit more pigeonholed to their sounds and concept, so Queendom was a fantastic way of seeing them tackle something new, adapt another song to their own style, or showing off the talents of individual members that rarely get that opportunity in their own comebacks.