4. Imagine being blinded by so called hate for YG that they dont even consider the artists hardwork and amazing performance. Top 4 "KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR" Visual Kings Voted By The Contestants, Top News This Week (1st Week Of March 2023), 18 Pairs Of K-Pop Idols And Korean Actors Who Have The Cutest Friendships, 13 Male K-Pop Idols With Fierce Charisma Befitting Of The Tiger Emoji, 20 K-Pop Male Idols Who Use Uncommon Animals Emojis From Giraffe To Ant, 3 K-Dramas To Watch If You Like "Kokdu: Season Of Deity", The First K-Culture Magazine in Brazil "Hit!Magazine" Is Hitting The Newsstands This March, 3 K-Pop Idols Who Share The Name DongHyuk/DongHyuck, Top 15 Instagram Updates By K-Pop Idols (1st Week Of March 2023), 5 K-Pop Idols Who Would Make A Perfect Podcast Host. SF9 1. After THE BOYZ, iKON, and BTOB kicked off the competition in last weeks episode, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and SF9 took the stage for their own electrifying performances this week. As announced last week, the theme for the battle was To The World, and the competing groups were tasked with remixing one of their songs to put on a performance that they wanted to show to the world.. Its gonna be a popularity contest. 2 & 3) I think its better if you do that instead of re-capping the entire thing in the blog. I dont have many posts but I will hopefully have more in the future! The performance just dont seem to come alive and they dont feel authentic to who the performers are. 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. Proceed at your own risk! They got to try new things and cant rely too much on stunts. I like their theme of delinquents, even if its not very original. TBZ was good and are good contenders to the crown, but I for future episodes, I dont want to hear the Stealer or Reveal. In an intense finale, the K-pop bands left to compete for the crown were: SF9, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, BTOB, and iKON. My ranking is always so different from yours and I think thats why I always come back to this blog. I think the producers missed an opportunity to switch up the staging. Then again, I think its dangerous to have too much of the vote be determined by global fans, making the series nothing more than a popularity contest. SF9 is already confirmed to have a comeback early July so theres the first confirmed CB for the Kingdom groups. I also give a good point to ATEEZ for singing live (even though I also need to immediately cancel my decision : why would you say Hakuna Matata so seriously ?). Just not my favorite stages from either of them. 4th place: BTOB 2,969.431 Just dont be surprised if a sentence stops mid-way through, replaced by a series of random characters. The guys look back at some of their stages, highlighting funny anecdotes. Plus, the songs pretty good! Wolfgang (SKZ): This is now their 3rd time going wolf. I think thats what makes stage more interesting to watch. ATEEZ took the #1 spot in the initial rankings. !#KINGDOM EP.7", "Billboard K-pop 100 The week of June 12, 2021", "Single Top 40 slgerlista: 2021. I agree with the rest of the comments the other groups being the same old, same old. BTOB Have a great day! For too long, it just felt like they were jumping around without any real storytelling. I always enjoyed they never lipsyncd his parts but rather Hongjoon interpreted those moments his own way. (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). From the dark skies behind them, it looks like this was done in the middle of the night. 1st place: Stray Kids 17,807.787 points I think its the cultural differences and perhaps if Lion King didnt exist, I wouldnt cringe as much. I really loved iKONs performance. And now because their is no audience, we rely on stuns, horrible lip-syncing, and visuals to get through it. Stray kids won this competition. SF9 The dance was good, but they really should have sang and rapped live. I guess it also hinges on which acts have fan bases that are dedicated to this kind of voting. *Voting via the Whosfan app for the 2nd round takes part between April 29 (22:00 KST) May 2 (23:59 KST). BtoB Darling daughter handed in her final essay for one class at 11:15pm, and the deadline was midnight. The damn stage is so dark, the songs all start with loud foghorn noises, then more noise, some kind of intense fire motif appears on the floor video screen, and stomp stomp stomp pose glare anger anger anger, the haircuts are the same, the clothes are all variations on black biker school boy with slashes and random chains, and hold for the end poses. For the expert and peer votes, it was revea. I listened to it a few days ago and it sounded fine, but a lot like all the others. Only then, we can have a plethora of songs with large vocal ranges. as a big fan of the B.I. 3. Im a huge multi with a sucker for predebut & rookie groups! 6. Kingdom will feature famous male K-Pop groups. I feel like this is going to be a season where none of the groups are able to perform as a complete unit. ATEEZ consists of 8 members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. This obviously has the potential to shake up the ranking, but all votes from previous rounds will be added as well. BTOB is ranked 4 personally because BTOB songs are really full of emotions especially ballad ones but I think they can do better and I believe so. 1. Stray Kids are next, and all I can think about is that cruel debut show they suffered through with JYP. 4. Its super awkward, with the camera weaving around as the guys stare intensely into space. (LogOut/ Its so overused and its so far away from November. 10% video score, Kingdom: Legendary War: All Group Profiles: But, its very early and so much can change as the other rounds unfold. They were formed through the survival reality show, Stray Kids. ATEEZ Kpop Boy Group Profiles None were bad by any means, they just werent over the top or something unexpected. Part of me wonders how much time is left for the groupI really enjoyed the Why Why Why come back so I would be disappointed if Kingdom was one of their last big activities. I feel like the point of the show is to try new stages/styles. The first performing boy group is decided by the latter boy group who will themselves be performing last. Im not sure many of the performances tonight will have the same longevity. End>Beginning Everyone was shocked when SF9 is the only group that did not receive any votes from BTOB, iKON, The Boyz, Stray Kids and ATEEZ. Learn more about Stray Kids, 1st Round: (Gods Menu + Side Effect), 2nd Round: Pray (Ill Be Your Man) (by BTOB), ATEEZ They should have gotten him to join in on the performance, too! The guys say they havent been on a competition show before, but Id argue that that series was as cutthroat as it gets, even though it was probably fixed from the beginning. Introduction Stage: 100 second performance of a song that won a Music Show (Ep. Both just didnt show me anything new. All Rights Reserved. That might not be to their benefit in the context of a legendary war, but its a nice contrast to some of the younger groups who are still finding their way. Finally, ateez and BTOB came out on top this round to me. The way they entered is by their seating arrangement in alternate order. Not just in Kingdom btw. 2nd place: The Boyz 14,905.941 points But they still ranked above iKON? And judging by this introduction, its instantly clear why this episode will be three hours long. Sf9 and Ikon were okay. I just cant get into this song. I feel like they are the real winners of Kingdom this yearkinda like OhMyGirl and Queendom. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. But, Im looking forward to getting to know their individual appeals more through the show. The choreography was on point as usual, even if the mix didnt really do the song any favors. The groups are each performing a song that won them first place in a music show, and these are some freaking epic songs. What do you want to do? The industry needs better singers, musicians and composers not just dancers. Parts of Stray Kids performance I liked, but overall I thought it was kind of gimmicky. The last performances for Round 1 of KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. And from the sound of it, theyve been able to make a few friends with members from other groups. That continued here, with lighting playing a big role. They literally introduce each act several times. But, the nice thing about being a seasoned group is that you know your strengths. iKON got to go last because they were the group that most other groups thought would be the winners. SF9, '' .. ", "[] '' " , MC" ()", " , '' 7 ", "No eliminations: Producer explains how 'Kingdom: Legendary War' will be different", "What is Kingdom: Legendary Kpop The Mnet's New Reality Show? They are good at making powerful moments. Unsurprisingly, BTOB are seasoned enough to simply turn the whole thing into a joke. Well, only MNET can answer your questions. As for the song I remain nonplussed about it. Stray kids get extra points just for that. So maybe not relieving the fatigue?? I think it would be good to change things up for at least one episode. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. Each week, Ill be taking a listen to the newest kpop releases and giving my thoughts. Mnets Kingdom: Legendary War has wrapped up its first official round of competition! SKZ is really known for their dark concept which was also a good introduction stage for their group. Learn more about SF9, Introduction Stage: Good Guy (The Glory I), 2nd Round: The Stealer (The Scene) (by The Boyz), The Boyz 1. solo comeback, it is bittersweet to see iKon kinda strike out on Kingdom. 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. I like Stray Kids. The song sounded better alongside a performance, but coming after last weeks triumphant Move, the finished product felt a little underwhelming. Its unknown if Mingi will join the rest of the group in Kingdom due to him being on a temporary hiatus. Here is the current overall ranking of the team with the combination of the points from the 100 sec. How cool would their stint on Kingdom have been with all six remaining members? For Part 1 of this round, 33 special judges are invited to judge the performances and each will have 1 vote. With that said, this wasnt anything revelatory or life-changing. All in all, this strong, memorable performance enhanced a song that could do with more hooks and less shouting. As a result, with 50 percent of the groups scores still up in the air, Kingdom revealed the initial results based solely on the votes by the six competing groups and the evaluations by the panel of experts, which each account for 25 percent of their final scores (adding up a total of 50 percent). The Real (Ateez): Love that they were having fun and for once, I really felt the hype through the screen and the climax was great. If I were voting, I dont even know who I would pick. *Collaboration stage: team Mayflay (Ateez, Stray Kids, BtoB) vs team Its One (iKon, The Boys, SF9), Rap Unit: 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. Looking at the other groups results, I feel embarrassed. ATEEZ is my favorite group out of the competitors, and because of that I know they have more to offer than they showed in this stage. They are actually really really talented and have great songs only just to waste it on walking (Also they get barely any screen-time to begin with). Who will be THE KING? 6th place: SF9 2,042.471, *The scores for the 1st Round are determined: Part 1 Judges vote (25%) + Groups vote (25%) I would love to hear their voices more. 1st place: ATEEZ 3,607.063 3rd place: BTOB 540,621 votes 4. Im glad that this show ended already, because of stress and mess for the fan bases. Ateez and BtoB had the best stages for me. (LogOut/ I feel like they have more global popularity than that. The performance stood out because of its focus on vocals, but the group is missing some of those key vocalists. In the press conference PD Lee Young Joo announced that unlike during Road To Kingdom, this time thered be no eliminations. Learn how your comment data is processed. The process goes on until the final boy group and all performances have been completed. 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. Im also watching the current season of Produce 101 Japan, so I guess Im a glutton for punishment! Who is the idol that perfectly portrayed the villain Prince Uiseong in Under The Queens Umbrella? SF9 had majestically performed to their song Now or Never rearranged into Jealous for the show. SF9 were different too.. Last years Road to Kingdom was a bumpy road for sure, with one particular pothole that still has me feeling PTSD. Views will only be counted for the first three days after the full versions of performances are released on Mnet's official YouTube channel. Who is Who: Kpop Girl Groups Its so cheesy, and I think the performance wouldve benefitted from embracing that cheese rather than attempting to be serious. But even with all the strained edginess, the staging for this was pretty fantastic. According to current combined rankings for Round 1 and Round 2 . This new actress sobbed on the bus after she surpassed over 500 contestants to win the casting, Alchemy of Souls Lee Jae Wook and Go Yoon Jung reunite in the stellar cast for Deaths Game, Its not virtual casting From Kim Soo Hyun x Kim Ji Won to IU x Park Bo GumExtra-luxury romance drama lineup, The dark history of the ex-husbands family of Abby Choi: Father-in-law involved in an unsolved case as a police investigator, 4 K-dramas where the main couple dont get together, but viewers are happy about it, The Glory actor Park Sung Hoon is a golden spoon in real life, Hes a mutant in his elite family consisting of people graduating from law/med schools. On the Mnet "Kingdom" Episode 3, it was revealed that ATEEZ has the most points for "Round 1: To the World," thus claiming the top spot of the initial rankings. The dancing was great (of course), the song was great, and the costume changes were great. But, alongside the rest of the acts, BTOB stands out in all the right ways. Unlike RTK, I hope they just air all the performances for the round in one episode but considering they didnt reveal all the ranks this week I doubt that will be the case. A lot, actually. One roadblock out of the way for Queendom Season 2, god bless! Im excited for live vocals, and even more excited for their harmonies. Beyond that I just want to say I feel sorry for you, Nick, forcing yourself to watch this whole thing live as it airs. I think one huge thing that sets RTK/Kingdom is the lack of a live audience. The remixes were eh for the most part. The Korean notation tells that the pronounciation is /peu-nee-el/. Damn, I typed a lot. Main rapper Minhyuk filled the other vocalists part which is a big twist even though Melodys are already aware of his beautiful voice. showmanship and swag goes to iKon! Theyre such an odd fit for the show, but Im curious to see how they will do against these younger, edgier groups. Anyways, hopefully theyll both be able to flip things around with the next round of performances, although quite honestly, no one deserves to be last. 5th place: Stray Kids 1,072.797 points (517.241 + 555.556) Kpop Girl Group Profiles Results Part 1 (25% Judges vote + 25% Groups vote) 2nd place: SF9 2,136.015 points (747.126 + 1,388.889) I still understand why people loved it. After twenty minutes, nothing has happened. The behind-the-scenes video is made even better when Changmin pays the guys a visit. Oddly, their video starts with fashion, as the guys show us some of their favorite looks. Your dedication to this blog is just amazing. The ranking from the experts votes was released first followed by the votes from the self-evaluation. Stray Kids consists of 8 members: BangChan, Lee Know,Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix,Seungmin, and I.N. To relieve stress, fatigue and injury, the guys rent out Everland that amusement park you always see on Korean variety shows. Other Recaps: Episode Two // Episode Three Well I'm back! I did not expect edgy Wave to sound so good. ?? Kingdom Legendary War is a TV program that was aired on 1st April 2021 and its final was on 3rd June 2021. The teasers for episode 2 seem as though the first performances will be cut from the same cloth of: angst, explosions, edge, so Im not hopeful about diversity in performances haha (ill be happy to be proven wrong though! The Boyz I dont imagine were going to see much posturing for BTOB on the show. feels like the new groups these day are into halloween/theatrical concepts. Hey, Im Audrey! here? I dont think live singing is by definition superior. And, the concept of the performance was pretty much what I would have expected from this heavy sound. How is that even explainable? So Ill thank BTOB for being the only ones trying something different. But, Ill be embedding the full YouTube performances in these posts. Theyll all likely make comebacks within the next one to three months, and Im eager to see if they stick with their pre-Kingdom trajectory or try something new. Take Me Home wouldnt count as an original song for this round since its already been released. I feel like SF9 wants to prove that they are more than visuals and then winds up walking for like 45 seconds. 5th place: iKON 2,747.719 During Mamamoos performance, they were just ooozing with stage presence and really knew how to work with an audience. I understand that its not easy with hard dances and lip-syncing is NOT a sin. This was an odd performance because it used a lot of pre-recorded video for transitions. In last week's episode, the first half of the Round 1 results were released: 25% from the expert votes + 25% from self-evaluation. Explosively. Its all about the friendships we made along the way . The initial ranking was announced on the basis of expert judges' evaluation and contestants' votes. 3. The Boyz 2. Compared to many of the other groups, their use of the stage felt more constrained. Although the fan votes and video view counts for the roundwhich add up to a total of 50 percent of the contestants scoreshave not yet been tallied, the six competing groups cast their votes immediately after the performances, while the panel of 30 expert judges made their evaluations at the same time. Its great that they went first. Im eager to see how they do. 3rd Round: No Limit Part 1 (Ep. 5. iKON PS. I know I am. Why film for 30+ consecutive hours?? 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). Last week, "Kingdom" revealed half of the results for the preliminary battle, and at the beginning of this week's episode, the show announced that the winner was Stray Kids. I hope Kingdom doesnt fall into this trap, but the meet-greet performances were disappointing. 1st place: Mayfly: Jongho (Ateez), Eunkwang (BtoB), Seungmin (Stray Kids) Last year's Road to Kingdom was a bumpy road for sure, with one particular pothole that still has me feeling PTSD. The Boyz The show began airing on April 1st, 2021, on Mnet. Thankfully, after receiving some throat spray, Inseong is now able to laugh about his Spark bum note during the unit performance round. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Change), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Wave is supposed to be fun, bright, and energetic. The sequel to "Queendom," "Kingdom" is MNET's new survival show. They get all dressed up, only to meet at a construction zone that leads to a riverfront terrace. Disappointing. Part 2 Fan voting on Whosfan app (40%) + Video views (10%) Personally, when I first saw the performance it was a bit underwhelming but after watching it more, Ive come to love it, and the dance break with Q in the front was just amazing.