Ateez just embraced a message and style and it worked. The use of chain fences was cool, giving the stage a maze-like appearance. Finale (BTOB): (Almost a tie for first personally) Amazing, touching, just good song, good vibes. Its super awkward, with the camera weaving around as the guys stare intensely into space. They got to try new things and cant rely too much on stunts. As with all the groups, I think their Kingdom run has been hit or miss, but generally on the strong side. On a different note, Produce 101 Japan S2 has released their theme song Let Me Fly.. Are you going to review it? Learn more about ATEEZ, 1st Round: Symphony No.9 From The Wonderland, 2nd Round: Rhythm Ta (The Awakening of Summer) (by iKon ), Rankings / Results Proceed at your own risk! I feel like they are the real winners of Kingdom this yearkinda like OhMyGirl and Queendom. 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. Personally, they werent underwhelming (because some of the others were too OVERwelming) Filling the stage with dancers lent Wolfgang a larger-than-life presence that made it feel more like a musical than a typical K-pop performance. 6th place: SF9 2,120.735 points, Note: Please dont copy-paste the content of this page to other sites/places on the web. But, Im looking forward to getting to know their individual appeals more through the show. During the finale on June 3, 2021, Stray Kids won the program, finishing in 1st place. If I have to see a crown resting on a podium again, itll be too soon. We only got to see numbers 5, 4 and 3. Who do you think will take the rest of the slots? What do you want to do? BTOB/iKON (tie) 4. Meanwhile, THE BOYZ took third place in the expert judges evaluations and fourth place in the contestants votes. They debuted on March 25th, 2018, under JYP Entertainment. I dont have many posts but I will hopefully have more in the future! This husk of a blogger, wiped from a busy work week and overdosed on TXT has become a ghost(9). Its great that they went first. Beyond that I just want to say I feel sorry for you, Nick, forcing yourself to watch this whole thing live as it airs. Ateezs is the only one I see myself returning to just for fun (and Ive rewatched it several times already lol). iKON always delivers energy, and that was definitely the case here. Same! The Boyz debuted on December 6th, 2017, under Cre.Ker Entertainment. 2. On April 15, the new idol competition showwhich is the male version of the hit 2019 program. The Boyz Sunwoo picks up on the edgy schtick as well, pointing out some funny tropes in a very self-aware moment. Kingdom is not a music show like mcountdown or music bank. Compared to many of the other groups, their use of the stage felt more constrained. Except for the final performing boy group, which is decided by prior voting by the groups themselves of who they expect will win first place in this introductory stage. In a row. They worked really hard and gave some killer performances. Honestly, dont think I will watch all the final stages anytime soon, but by the onesie and twosie over the coming weeks. TBZ was good and are good contenders to the crown, but I for future episodes, I dont want to hear the Stealer or Reveal. Looking at the other groups results, I feel embarrassed. I guess it also hinges on which acts have fan bases that are dedicated to this kind of voting. Netizens commented: So sad, I am not a fan but this is so heartbreaking, I am from another fandom, SF9 did a really good job, The stage was very good, fighting, Dont get discouraged, you did well, I feel like Im going to cry even if Im not my favorite idol, I feel even more upset, My heart hurts, etc. Random pointless comment pretty sure that was Lotte World not Everland that The Boyz visited. They could use a boost after a tumultuous few years. 1st place: ATEEZ 3,607.063 Really, if you didnt know the groups and the songs, how could you tell them apart? why some people seems to hate props, stunts, theatrical performance? The two results make 50% of the score for Round 1. I agree with the rest of the comments the other groups being the same old, same old. . Some performances were fantastic and transcending (Its Raining and a few others) in a way that was very authentic to them, but I feel too bored at the end because of all the other performances. Im also watching the current season of Produce 101 Japan, so I guess Im a glutton for punishment! From the dark skies behind them, it looks like this was done in the middle of the night. The episode opens with all groups marching out one by one, flanked by dramatic remixes of their signature songs. I always wonder how many treasures idols, agencies and producers have lying around. BTOB on top for me, if only because they did something different. 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. 4. 2nd place: Ateez 4,418.537 How can we tell? I loved the human sculpture that marked the mid-point of this performance, but other than that there wasnt a lot of imagery that stuck with me. Kingdom is a sequel to Queendom and will puts male teams head-to-head in a comeback battle. 3. 6. Probably because I like Miroh so much as a song. Ive always considered Ateez as being high level performers but man, The Boyz and Stray Kids look undeniably threatening in their performances. 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. Viewers will vote for their top 3 performances. The groups participating in Kingdom: Legendary War are BtoB, iKON, SF9, The Boyz, Stray Kids, and ATEEZ. I think its better if you do that instead of re-capping the entire thing in the blog. Kingdom will feature famous male K-Pop groups. I like their theme of delinquents, even if its not very original. Voting Criteria: Stomps, stomps, deep gazes and dramatic facial expressions. The process goes on until the final boy group and all performances have been completed. iKons performance is what I liked best because they showed their color as a group where they dont need to change their typical performance style to show something different especially that this is a group introduction stage. BTOB Lets also root for all the groups to give fans their best performance! You need to sign in so you can join the quiz. Mnet's " Kingdom: Legendary War " has unveiled the full results from Round 2! Can anyone help me out here? 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. This show was presented by TVXQ. (BTOB) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa7u3kWeq3s), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQGSugQTXQA, [] Back Door (BTOB) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQGSugQTXQA), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9REdRng8eU, [] (Show And Prove) (BTOB) #KINGDOM EP.10 | Mnet 210603 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S9REdRng8eU), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trk5WKgjoI, [] (RHYTHM TA) KINGDOM ver. all we need now is for the groups to have a comeback! They should have gotten him to join in on the performance, too! The performance just dont seem to come alive and they dont feel authentic to who the performers are. Wave is supposed to be fun, bright, and energetic. Come to think of it, wasnt it the same in Road to Kingdom? They performed the song so well. (iKON) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyggo5-kHhc), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbbXoXTJvc, [] (At ease) (iKON) #KINGDOM EP.10 | Mnet 210603 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbbXoXTJvc), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZIjLSZlUFs, [] Good Guy lThe Gloryl SF9 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZIjLSZlUFs), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYtfEfpf3ZY, [] Jealous() SF9() (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYtfEfpf3ZY), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T858iPjxvoU, [] The Stealer (The Scene) SF9() (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T858iPjxvoU), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas6KIKfJS4, [] |Believer| SF9() #KINGDOM EP.10 | Mnet 210603 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kas6KIKfJS4), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rQjh07ccP4, [] The Stealer (Epic ver.) The show served as the male version of Queendom. iKON got to go last because they were the group that most other groups thought would be the winners. 2. 40% domestic and global fan votes (on Whosfan app for Android for iOS) BTOB was masterclass. Im excited for live vocals, and even more excited for their harmonies. Part 2 Fan voting on Whosfan app (40%) + Video views (10%) 2. 1. Its also a track that naturally lends itself to remixes, and I thought the percussive mix here was really cool. !#KINGDOM EP.7", "Billboard K-pop 100 The week of June 12, 2021", "Single Top 40 slgerlista: 2021. And, the concept of the performance was pretty much what I would have expected from this heavy sound. The last performances for Round 1 of KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. The last performances for Round 1 of "KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR" were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. 5th place: Stray Kids 1,072.797 points (517.241 + 555.556) Who is the idol that perfectly portrayed the villain Prince Uiseong in Under The Queens Umbrella? Main rapper Minhyuk filled the other vocalists part which is a big twist even though Melodys are already aware of his beautiful voice. But I like how they did it all with so much passion/energy. I think their performance would be better if they sticked on the fun side of the song and enjoyed their performance as what Ateez usually does and I believe in their potential to reach the top. Kpop Ships Kpop Quizzes 1. Looking at the others contorted faces because of the stunts was a little off putting to say the least. Ateez comes last unfortunately because their choice of remixing heavy sounds did not showcase what their song Wave actually portrays. 4th place: BTOB 2,969.431 Im happy to hear them in any venue, survival show or not. 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. 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. They came to life and their energy was just so unreal. Fans have been going wild for. Kingdom: Legendary War was a 2021 South Korean reality television program on Mnet, hosted by TVXQ. Stray kids get extra points just for that. Thank you so much, for recapping every episode. It was essentially a scaled-down version of a Eurovision performance. Just why??? Just dont be surprised if a sentence stops mid-way through, replaced by a series of random characters. I just didnt really connect with wolfgang. Wolfgang (SKZ): This is now their 3rd time going wolf. Who is Who: Kpop Boy Groups 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). Sadly iKON came last, just because of some knetz and their hate for YGE for no apparant reason. Im scared that this round and next round is just gonna all be so dramatic and filled with shock-factor. 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. Honestly I felt Eukwang carried most of the humor of the show(as well as Ateez Wooyoung). iKON consists of 6 members: Bobby, Jay, Ju-ne, Song, DK and Chan. All Rights Reserved. Results Part 1 (25% Judges vote + 25% Groups vote) Again I cant help but compare to the Mayfly Wolf stage, where they had some really fantastic costumes on. Keep up the good work, boys. Disappointing. SKZ is really known for their dark concept which was also a good introduction stage for their group. i was so giddy over that i love seeing idols happy and in love. Watch the full episode of Kingdom with English subtitles here. 5th place: iKon 3,379.641 Also, I dont get why boy groups these days thinks theatrical=halloween all the time. However, I wish this performance leaned more heavily into its choir-like introduction. ATEEZ SF9 In a nutshell, I wish people didnt take themselves so seriously and sang live more. They were formed through the survival reality show, Stray Kids.