Mnets Kingdom: Legendary War has wrapped up its first official round of competition! Well, only MNET can answer your questions. Poor (or lucky?) 3rd place: BTOB 540,621 votes On April 8, Mnet aired the second . If youre curious, you can read what I thought about them here. Where did this exclamation originate? The Kings Voice song, if Im not mistaken is actually a song for Kingdom (not a cover). But those looking for an upset should probably tune into a different show with a different voting system. The special judges include the. Youd think these guys would be the underdogs of the show, based on the fact that they qualified for Road to Kingdom, but in the time between the two series, their sales have skyrocketed. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I died when the wolf hand puppet shoved itself into the screen (1:39 on this video). Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. BTOBconsists of 6 members: Eunkwang, Minhyuk, Changsub,Hyunsik, Penieland Sungjae. 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. BTOB Its not The Boyz fault. Cant wait for them to comeback some time. Part 2 Fan voting on Whosfan app (40%) + Video views (10%), Voting details for the 1st Round: Now overall it just seems like nowdays kpop groups doing performances with more money. I feel like everybodys going to be dressed in black. For the full explanation of the vote and rankings, check our previous article here. ATEEZ Other Recaps: Episode One // Episode Two // Episode Three // Episode Four // Episode Five // Episode Six // Episode Seven // Episode Eight 'NO LIMIT' ROUND Wave is supposed to be fun, bright, and energetic. The full results . They do have a sizable domestic fandom, though. The guys look back at some of their stages, highlighting funny anecdotes. Thats sadly true but I believe in international iKONics giving their full support to the boys. Learn how your comment data is processed. 6th place: The Boyz 919.540 points (919.540 + 0). I thought this performance was really cool. The six groups will compete against each other and release music on streaming sites simultaneously. They certainly dont have a rookie air to them anymore. Im also watching the current season of Produce 101 Japan, so I guess Im a glutton for punishment! Im rooting for several groups, but I feel bad for btob cause they are only doing vocals, but their vocals are kinda average for a boy group maybe a little above but I feel they need more, 6. For years now, there has been a lack of diversity in genres/styles in male groups that need to be addressed. Parts of Stray Kids performance I liked, but overall I thought it was kind of gimmicky. The Boyz Compared to many of the other groups, their use of the stage felt more constrained. BTOB and iKon are already LEGENDS and they dont need fancy performances to prove themselves as others would say that their performances were lacking lmao. Thanks a lot! Kpop Boy Group Profiles And now because their is no audience, we rely on stuns, horrible lip-syncing, and visuals to get through it. 4th place: SF9 533,458 votes Proceed at your own risk! Until then, we are stuck with (what I believe to be are) mediocre, edm, rap, dance-heavy songs. Viewers will vote for their top 3 performances. 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. The contemporary section of The Stealer really made it stand out. SF9 took a commanding lead last week, revealing a stage and concept that felt new for them. 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The episode opens with all groups marching out one by one, flanked by dramatic remixes of their signature songs. Incorporating hip hop gentlemen was also dope which reminded fans that YGe swag aint dead yet. But, the nice thing about being a seasoned group is that you know your strengths. 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). 4 K-Pop Idols Who Share The Name SunWoo/Sunoo. I just didnt really connect with wolfgang. Proceed at your own risk! At least it was cool in the end. As previously announced, the Kingdom contestants will be awarded points over the course of the competition based on the following criteria: votes by the six competing groups (25 percent), evaluations by a panel of 30 experts (25 percent), domestic and global fan votes (40 percent), and video view count (10 percent). You know how MNET works so it isnt new nor surprising for them to treat all the groups equally. Darkness, trying to out edgy everyone elses edge. Who is Who: Kpop Girl Groups The performance just dont seem to come alive and they dont feel authentic to who the performers are. The performance stood out because of its focus on vocals, but the group is missing some of those key vocalists. 5. iKON 4. Like in https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hJMSFIH7Cs (Decalmonie by Mamamoo) and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5iFHJECQWU (Good Luck by AOA covered by Mamamoo). *The winner of this round will get 20000 points. I understand that its not easy with hard dances and lip-syncing is NOT a sin. 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. In a row. Some members are better at maintaining this act than others, and of course Im instantly drawn to the ones who look most uncomfortable. 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. They spent a lot of time in that (admittedly cool) prismatic tunnel! You need to sign in so you can join the quiz. This performance followed suit, boasting incredible energy undercut by a fairly dull song. Not just in Kingdom btw. To express my gratitude to this program i quote Junhoe message to Kingdom ( who was for me absolute star in this last episode) Thank you brat. BTOB Hes funny even when hes not on screen, as evidenced by his letter. 2. I wonder if it would be better to pre-record the finale? Change). I swear, this mooyaho! disease is taking over. BTOB was masterclass. Can anyone help me out here? Thats why its called legendary. Kpop Albums Info And judging by this introduction, its instantly clear why this episode will be three hours long. Kingdom Legendary War 2021 Participants BtoB Plus, the songs pretty good! Its gonna be a popularity contest. Results Part 1 (25% Judges vote + 25% Groups vote) And, the concept of the performance was pretty much what I would have expected from this heavy sound. Either way, Im going to try to stay as neutral as I can during these recaps and rankings. Mediopia Technology Corp. GM Agency Co. Ltd. CJ Music Inc. Mnet Media Corp. , This page was last edited on 8 February 2023, at 14:38. There was also a little live singing in the SKZ performance so good job ! But, I feel like Ive seen this stage before, and its just not what I tend to enjoy when it comes to K-pop. I was bored after watching just a few performances. I was really looking forward to The Boyzs stage as their track was my favorite. I loved the ballet section during the climax. One roadblock out of the way for Queendom Season 2, god bless! (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). Disbanded Kpop Boy Groups Because the backing track with the right tempo could still be heard it ended up sounding messy but maybe Im being picky. Overall, even if the performances were not as strong overall compared to road to kingdom- Im glad I saw some more friendships budding. Stray Kids was great. Maybe this was filmed earlier but I hope he continues to appear! For Part 1 of this round, 33 special judges are invited to judge the performances and each will have 1 vote. Next (2nd) should have been be BTOB, you could feel the emotions from there performance and aura. 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. Also as much as I love ATEEZ and specifically WAVE, I dont think that their version of WAVE was executed well, they changed the whole vibe of wave in a weird way. I dont know how they feel on our stage. Ateezs is the only one I see myself returning to just for fun (and Ive rewatched it several times already lol). It was well-staged, with fun use of props that gave a lighter-than-expected vibe to a stage I assumed would be nothing more than puffed-up chests and general badassery. At ease (iKon): iKon and YG just wasnt made for Kingdom. This kind of hype track can really benefit from a live performance. Im with Nick, this week has been a bruiser, both kids had all their final school work due this week, plus my own work work. The last performances for Round 1 of "KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR" were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. 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. From the dark skies behind them, it looks like this was done in the middle of the night. The episode ended with a peak at half of the fan vote that will determine winning benefits for this introductory round. 5. The Boyz love playing on the theme of Kingdom, and elements of this can grow a bit stale. The prisoner/prison guard costuming worked well, even if it felt too predictable. In the press conference PD Lee Young Joo announced that unlike during Road To Kingdom, this time thered be no eliminations. SF9 2. I understand that many can sing beautifully to an extent but can they REALLY sing? 4th place: BTOB 2,969.431 4 K-Pop Idols Who Share The Name SunWoo/Sunoo. Personally, they werent underwhelming (because some of the others were too OVERwelming) 1. But, alongside the rest of the acts, BTOB stands out in all the right ways. I feel like I havent really watched a lot of their live performances over the past few years. If I had made a ranking based on the song only it would have looked a lot different: Song ranking: The Boyz debuted on December 6th, 2017, under Cre.Ker Entertainment. 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. I really want mnet to at least have a limited audience outdoor or something follow COVID restrictions. I believe Kpop singers can sing (if they are trained to sing properly). This performance had a surprising amount of leapfrogging! ?? On a different note, Produce 101 Japan S2 has released their theme song Let Me Fly.. Are you going to review it? Stray Kids all we need now is for the groups to have a comeback! This was an odd performance because it used a lot of pre-recorded video for transitions. I am baffled that so many people dont consider the top performance belonging to Stray Kids. I think thats what makes stage more interesting to watch. Suggestions, Introduction Stage: 100 second performance of a song that won a Music Show, skzdhyn, sarayamelie, Kpop1098, Boakye Manu, SF9 Fighting, Hannah, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md4ghQRdLwk, [] (Choir Ver.) 1st place: Mayfly: Hongjoong (Ateez), Bang Chan, Changbin, Han (Stray Kids), Minhyuk (BtoB) To be honest, Im pretty much over the Produce format (though it did give us JO1s excellent new song, so I cant be too mad at it!). Im not sure the heavy remix was the best choice for this song, and I thought the whole bleeding effect was a little cheesy. (LogOut/ Hes such a big part of the group. 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. The remixes were eh for the most part. 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. ATEEZ enters, dressed in black. Im a fan of Ateez, & while i didnt enjoy their intro stage a lot (I didnt have high expectations heading in either, just bc theyd been so busy with a cb I didnt see how theyd be able to prepare enough) it was still a little crushing to see them rank 5th with fan votes. !#KINGDOM EP.7", "Billboard K-pop 100 The week of June 12, 2021", "Single Top 40 slgerlista: 2021. (THE BOYZ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQjh07ccP4), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NqQ7dky_Uw, [] No Air (A Song of Ice and Fire) (THE BOYZ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NqQ7dky_Uw), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUR_yfP9RkI, [] (The Red Wedding) (THE BOYZ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUR_yfP9RkI), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in4YJ2EhuDc, [] KINGDOM COME (THE BOYZ) #KINGDOM EP.10 | Mnet 210603 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=in4YJ2EhuDc), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoUsDnDAnqM, [] MIROH (Stray Kids) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FoUsDnDAnqM), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIeOEqGZopw, [] ( , ) (Stray Kids) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIeOEqGZopw), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kybhfbm0gU8, [] (Ill Be Your Man) (Stray Kids Ver.) I always enjoyed they never lipsyncd his parts but rather Hongjoon interpreted those moments his own way. My humble opinion, it should be the exact opposite. Some people were like oh, their vocals were off, but I like to hear them struggle tbh. BTOB on top for me, if only because they did something different. BTOB was good, but I also wanted them to lean into the choir arrangement more. Kingdom: Legendary War ( Korean : : ; RR : Kingdeom: Rejeondeori Wo) is a television program that aired on Mnet beginning on April 1, 2021, and ending on June 3, 2021. I dont have many posts but I will hopefully have more in the future! 25% expert panel score The teaming up rounds really brought people close together, which is what I was watching Kingdom for. All Rights Reserved. Its super awkward, with the camera weaving around as the guys stare intensely into space. And it was so cool to see all the boys shouting the groups name after the performance was over. The special judges include. Especially the first part of The Stealer remix was very disappointing. TBZ was good and are good contenders to the crown, but I for future episodes, I dont want to hear the Stealer or Reveal. So maybe not relieving the fatigue?? Its still super awkward knowing that he wont be a part of the show going forward. I would love to hear their voices more. "" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. Performing without Mingi is always going to be hard. The show served as the male version of Queendom. Voting Criteria: I also think the choreography was a bit more nuanced than many of the groups, and the special effects were used really well. They really leaned into the wolf pack theme, crawling and jumping all over the place. But, Im looking forward to getting to know their individual appeals more through the show. To relieve stress, fatigue and injury, the guys rent out Everland that amusement park you always see on Korean variety shows. You have to create a unique and special performance. For self-evaluation, each boy group will hold 3 votes, and will vote for other boy groups other than their own group. The first line-up to be. Everyone else felt so clunky and awkward with all those forced stunts and felt a little try hard.. They came to life and their energy was just so unreal. 5th place: Stray Kids 1,072.797 points (517.241 + 555.556) The Boyz. They should have gotten him to join in on the performance, too! But, Im actually enjoying this one because Im breaking it up in chunks and taking my time watching it without the pressure of staying totally up to date. 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 dancing was great (of course), the song was great, and the costume changes were great. If I were voting, I dont even know who I would pick. To be fair, its not their fault. 3. MNET was the network partner of the show. What do you want to do? Im disappointed that we didnt get to hear much of the song here, and the editing did the group no favors. Anyway, part of this final rounds score (20,000 points) is dependent on how well these songs ranked on digital platforms. Take Me Home wouldnt count as an original song for this round since its already been released. According to me iKON is definitely up for 1st place without a doubt. However, two things to note about skz. I think its the cultural differences and perhaps if Lion King didnt exist, I wouldnt cringe as much. If I understood Hongjoong correctly, The Real is actually an old song they dug out from the vault. Music Chart Ranking Being humble is good, but so is confidence. I feel like after seeing their RTK performances, my standards are just really high for them. Like there wasnt even a single flaw in their performance, moreover they had the whole vibe and stage presence yet they got such low rank. I feel like the majority of the purpose of the show is just lost on boy groups. 1- Stray Kids 2- ATEEZ 3- BTOB 4- iKON 5- THE BOYZ 6- SF9 Round 3 "No Limit" also started and the result of the first unit battle is out. If anybody won this round it was them. The groups are each performing a song that won them first place in a music show, and these are some freaking epic songs. Still, kudos to all the groups, they all did GREAT!^^, For me I believe that IKON and BTOB showed something different whereas the other 4 performances were almost similar. IDRC if mindless knetz dont have the taste to like iKON, thats their loss not ours.. Ateez was amazing, but I think they were way too serious. 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. . just wanna say thank u for your dedication, covering this show for 10 eps is not easy! They play the game to their strengths. The winning boy group for this round will get 20,000 points. Stray Kids are next, and all I can think about is that cruel debut show they suffered through with JYP. Whereas SF9 were like in between, they had a good balance of choreo and stage presence. Finally, TVXQ enter as hosts. introduction stage, Round 1 (To The World) and Round 2 (Re-Born). According to current combined rankings for Round 1 and Round 2 . Not taking themselves too seriously is basically a wish I have for every boy group, Kingdom or not! Im a Music Bank guy, so I never really get to watch YG groups week to week. Im very thankful that iKON was part of this show, mostly thanks to their atittude which help lossen up the atmosphere ( and a bit of exposure they gained). Voting via the Whosfan app for the round started from April 29 at 22:00 (KST) and closes on May 2 at 23:59 (KST). Which of the groups participating inKingdom: Legendary Waris your favorite? Change Consent | Kpopmap 2022. I feel bad that half of the votes will be controlled by fans. Wolfgang (SKZ): This is now their 3rd time going wolf. 4. The Boyz were the winners of Road To Kingdom. For the second half . 2. 1) Here is the current overall ranking of the team with the combination of the points from the 100 sec. I also will try to help with as many profiles as I can that have been forgotten or havent been updated in a while! This husk of a blogger, wiped from a busy work week and overdosed on TXT has become a ghost(9). 5th place: iKon 3,379.641 On April 15, the new idol competition showwhich is the male version of the hit 2019 program Queendomaired the second half of its thrilling first round. Im eager to see how they do. iKON FTW, always! With that said, this wasnt anything revelatory or life-changing. (he says in a dramatic, echoed voice). Experts' votes come from 30 professional judges, and each judge will have 3 votes to cast. 1st Round: To The World Final Results (Ep. However, due to their young age, how many singers out there actually have enough life experiences to even sing explosively or expressively. 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. Proceed at your own risk! BTOB The two results make 50% of the score for Round 1. Does it mean something? 4. Through a combination of voting and streaming, the final round will be decided completely by fans. If there was an audience, they could have hyped up the crowd and really did their things, but they chose to just dance which happens to be their weakest area. Of course, that would never happen (and for good reason!). The Boyz Sunwoo picks up on the edgy schtick as well, pointing out some funny tropes in a very self-aware moment. Finale (BTOB): (Almost a tie for first personally) Amazing, touching, just good song, good vibes. I think its better if you do that instead of re-capping the entire thing in the blog. 4th place: iKON 1,695.402 points (862.069 + 833.333) My own choice for winner is BTOB because this show made me care about them, a lot. Kingdom Come (TBZ): Having half of it be VCR and an unmemorable choreography made them last for me. 5th place: iKON 888.889 points (333.333 + 555.556) 1st place: Stray Kids 690,971 votes The Boyz used VCR probably to incorporate two members who couldnt dance and one member that was put on quarantine for two weeks. But, the lack of strong staging bumps this down a notch. Check back frequently for new reviews and commentary on everything K-Pop! This show is organized in South Korea. Congrats to Stray Kidz. Cant wait to watch their next stages^^. Thankfully, after receiving some throat spray, Inseong is now able to laugh about his Spark bum note during the unit performance round. This is part cooking show, part eating show, and allows their fun interplay to flourish. Warning: This recap is not spoiler-free. But, they havent really blown me away throughout Kingdom. 4. Theyve also developed a bit of an obsession with going up a notch during each rounds ranking, and theyve generally been successful in that aim. 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? 6. Learn how your comment data is processed. Although somehow I still dont know how to pronounce Peniel correctly. Again, they would have done a lot better with a live audience. 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. Your email address will not be published. ATEEZ consists of 8 members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. For too long, it just felt like they were jumping around without any real storytelling. *Voting via the Whosfan app for the 2nd round takes part between April 29 (22:00 KST) May 2 (23:59 KST). Props? Specifically Felix and changbins part before the shouting part of the chorus. 1. I had a lot of fun reading it. I also forgot to add that I think The Boyzs performance was more for their fans directly. Kpop Discographies Views will only be counted for the first three days after the full versions of performances are released on Mnet's official YouTube channel. 1st place: ATEEZ 2,155.172 points (1,321.839 + 833.333) Theyre such an odd fit for the show, but Im curious to see how they will do against these younger, edgier groups. The last three performances by SKZ, TBZ and iKon are my top 3 performances. Kpop Who wore it better? At some points falling backwards isnt that interesting anymore and neither is this Im so cool grrr *stomp* *stomp*. Also tbh we all saw it coming that Stray Kids would win, they deserved it, but given their massive GP, fandom and decent digitals, theyre obviously going to win :)). Im not sure many of the performances tonight will have the same longevity. Proceed at your own risk! Would love your thoughts, please comment. BtoB Just personal preference at that point. 2. Ive liked and disliked music from each of these six groups, and though Im bigger fan of some than others, I feel like each is already successful enough that theyre going to be okay no matter what happens over the course of the series. Luckily, this song is a jam. ? There were a number of creative set pieces, and I loved when they brought the kids on for the finale. Dont be disrespectful. 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. I like their theme of delinquents, even if its not very original. 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Stray kids get extra points just for that. It was a tie to their story on Kingdom and RTK, and deobis have been building theories since their first performance. Expressively. Honestly I felt Eukwang carried most of the humor of the show(as well as Ateez Wooyoung). Most of the RTK/Kingdom performances feel like I could be watching any mediocre year end awards ceremony, but there was something more special and charming about Queendom. Every day is blursday. ugh I sound like such a fanboy but while I am happy for Stray Kidz, there were so many moments I felt as if this would be so much cooler with Hyunjin. I love watching groups actually enjoy their stages. Just saw the episode and Stray Kids were my fav as well.