The six groups will compete against each other and release music on streaming sites simultaneously. Im more interested in seeing where these groups go next. 4 K-Pop Idols Who Share The Name SunWoo/Sunoo. *Collaboration stage: team Mayflay (Ateez, Stray Kids, BtoB) vs team Its One (iKon, The Boys, SF9), Rap Unit: And right as I prepare myself for an all-dark affair, BTOB arrives wearing white suits. 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. The groups are each performing a song that won them first place in a music show, and these are some freaking epic songs. 2nd place: Its One: Bobby (iKon), Sunwoo (The Boyz), Hwiyoung (SF9), Dance Unit: iKON also seem like an odd fit for this show, but they definitely have experience with survival series. 5th place: iKon 3,379.641 iKON consists of 6 members: Bobby, Jay, Ju-ne, Song, DK and Chan. The show pits six K-pop boy groups against one another for the opportunity to be crowned K-pop's King. Although somehow I still dont know how to pronounce Peniel correctly. Han takes his break alone, learning how to make coffee. After that brief flourish, the rest of the song felt a bit underwhelming. Proceed at your own risk! My humble opinion, it should be the exact opposite. ), but anyway, stray kids seem like theyre intent on self-producing through this competition, so please let it result in something as weird as 3rd eye / side effects . *The winner of this round will get 20000 points. But the results of the self-evaluation vote had surprised members and the viewers. iKONs Bobby probably summed it up best with this nonchalant quote: I am curious to see Nicks reaction if MNET reveals a new survival show. They came to life and their energy was just so unreal. The show began airing on April 1st, 2021, on Mnet. Fans have been going wild for. 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. Everyone is performing while exhausted. BTOB was masterclass. 6th place: The Boyz 2,534.222, Voting details for the 2nd Round: Introduction Stage: 100 second performance of a song that won a Music Show (Ep. 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. At least it was cool in the end. Ive seen a lot of masks and creepy contacts in K-pop already. The song sounded better alongside a performance, but coming after last weeks triumphant Move, the finished product felt a little underwhelming. But, they havent really blown me away throughout Kingdom. 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. This is NOT to condescend these genres, simply to state that clearly as everyone agrees in the comment section, there is room for improvement. "" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. (LogOut/ Im a huge multi with a sucker for predebut & rookie groups! 2. The final episode of Kingdom is over three hours long. Kingdom Legendary War Winner 2021: Ranking & Results Reveals SF9 Change Consent | Kpopmap 2022. 5. iKON 4. This is part cooking show, part eating show, and allows their fun interplay to flourish. I hope all the groups receive more success due to their appearance on the show. If youre curious, you can read what I thought about them here. I think its the cultural differences and perhaps if Lion King didnt exist, I wouldnt cringe as much. Sf9 and Ikon were okay. *Voting via the Whosfan app for the 1st round took part between April 15 (22:00 KST) April 18 (23:59 KST). Kingdom Come (TBZ): Having half of it be VCR and an unmemorable choreography made them last for me. Warning: This recap is not spoiler-free. BTOB Kingdom Episode 9 recap: performances, rankings reveal - Sportskeeda All the results from " KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR " Round 1 are now out. (by ATEEZ), SF9 Plus, the songs pretty good! 4. By the end of the 6th video, BTOB was the only one who stuck around. They come across as very authentic and comfortable in their own skin. Kingdom: Legendary War - Episode Three Recap and Ranking Id love to see a series where idols spoke about what they honestly thought about their and others music. 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. If I had made a ranking based on the song only it would have looked a lot different: Song ranking: Im curious to what their next comeback is gonna be like and what life after Kingdom is going to be like. I also think the choreography was a bit more nuanced than many of the groups, and the special effects were used really well. Kingdom: Legendary War Profile: Sequel to Road To Kingdom Survival Show I loved their classic sense of showmanship. 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. They worked really hard and gave some killer performances. The two results make 50% of the score for Round 1. The performance just dont seem to come alive and they dont feel authentic to who the performers are. as a big fan of the B.I. Does it mean something? 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 guess it also hinges on which acts have fan bases that are dedicated to this kind of voting. Thankfully, after receiving some throat spray, Inseong is now able to laugh about his Spark bum note during the unit performance round. All of the groups were amazing that I excitedly watched their performances all throughout. It was supposed to broadcast in the second half of 2020 but was postponed due to COVID-19. 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 :)). 2 & 3) I believe there needs to be better vocalists in the industry. I scrubbed through the parts that bored me and I dont think I missed anything substantive lol. Watch: "Kingdom" Reveals Initial Rankings For Round 3 - Soompi This husk of a blogger, wiped from a busy work week and overdosed on TXT has become a ghost(9). I swear, this mooyaho! disease is taking over. Interestingly, I think the ATEEZ remix was great but I have the advantage of not knowing the original song. The Boyz have already proven themselves masters of these Kingdom stages, so they arguably have more to live up to that anybody else. They should have gotten him to join in on the performance, too! I would have loved to watch Sungjaes interactions with other groups. The boyz and skz gave me the same feeling. But, Ill brave all the rankings and re-rankings for you, because thats what I do. Kingdom: Legendary Waris the sequel/spin-off to the reality survival show Road To Kingdom, which was sequel to Queendom. I mean, dont get me wrong. Kingdom: Legendary War | Queendom/Kingdom Wiki | Fandom And it was so cool to see all the boys shouting the groups name after the performance was over. Who is Who: Kpop Boy Groups Kingdom: Legendary War - Wikipedia I thought Hyunjin was on hiatus though? ), shout outs BTOB. The two results make 50% of the score for Round 1. The Boyz I believe Kpop singers can sing (if they are trained to sing properly). Last years Road to Kingdom was a bumpy road for sure, with one particular pothole that still has me feeling PTSD. Tbh it wasnt the best arrangement, or even their best performance but nevertheless memorable. Im happy as a Stay and the image of shirtless Chan will not leave my mind anytime soon. 3rd place: THE BOYZ 1,833.333 points (1,000 + 833.333) PS. 1st place: ATEEZ 2,155.172 points (1,321.839 + 833.333) 1st place: Mayfly: Jongho (Ateez), Eunkwang (BtoB), Seungmin (Stray Kids) Kingdom is not a music show like mcountdown or music bank. 2. solo comeback, it is bittersweet to see iKon kinda strike out on Kingdom. Thanks for keeping up and covering the whole show. Stray kids won this competition. 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. 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. . Finally, TVXQ enter as hosts. Kingdom: Legendary War was a 2021 South Korean reality television program on Mnet, hosted by TVXQ. None were bad by any means, they just werent over the top or something unexpected. Congrats to Stray Kidz. 4. They do have a sizable domestic fandom, though. TBZ was good and are good contenders to the crown, but I for future episodes, I dont want to hear the Stealer or Reveal. During the finale on June 3, 2021, Stray Kids won the program, finishing in 1st place. According to me iKON is definitely up for 1st place without a doubt. 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 feel like I havent really watched a lot of their live performances over the past few years. 2nd place: Its One: Lee Know, Felix, I.N (Stray Kids), Wooyoung, San, Yunho, Yeosang, Seonghwa (Ateez), Peniel (BtoB), Vocal Unit: Of course, that would never happen (and for good reason!). They really leaned into the wolf pack theme, crawling and jumping all over the place. ?? Proceed at your own risk! BTOB Mnets Kingdom: Legendary War has wrapped up its first official round of competition! SF9 3. Really, if you didnt know the groups and the songs, how could you tell them apart? 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! ATEEZ says 'we're honoured' after taking #1 spot at initial round 1 Results Part 1 (25% Judges vote + 25% Groups vote) Lets not lose hope and enjoy their performances more even if the ranking keeps on being that way (typical Msnake). I hated how the voting was traded strictly between the groups for a few of the rounds last year. 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. So maybe not relieving the fatigue?? ATEEZ , BTOB , iKON , SF9 , Stray Kids, and THE BOYZ are currently appearing on the show. 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. 5th place: iKON 888.889 points (333.333 + 555.556) At some points falling backwards isnt that interesting anymore and neither is this Im so cool grrr *stomp* *stomp*. End>Beginning 3. 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.) Either way, Im going to try to stay as neutral as I can during these recaps and rankings. 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 language was Korean. Disbanded Kpop Girl Groups 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. I had a lot of fun reading it. why some people seems to hate props, stunts, theatrical performance? Kingdom: Legendary War Finale Recap and Ranking. Gone are the illusions of an early night. Im not sure many of the performances tonight will have the same longevity. Performing without Mingi is always going to be hard. For the expert and peer votes, it was revea. The performances were aired via live stream on February 23, 2021, through Mnet's YouTube channel. 1) Disclaimer: Im watching the full show, and not just clips on YouTube. The first line-up to be. Its so overused and its so far away from November. 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. (LogOut/ But I like how they did it all with so much passion/energy. The guys are always way too damn serious. BTOB was nice since theirs was different and they actually seemed to sing live (thank god). I died when the wolf hand puppet shoved itself into the screen (1:39 on this video). I dont think live singing is by definition superior. The Boyz consists of11 members:Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Juhaknyeon, Sunwoo,and Eric. Im sorry, iKON. Again I cant help but compare to the Mayfly Wolf stage, where they had some really fantastic costumes on. Thats why its called legendary. If anybody won this round it was them. Whereas SF9 were like in between, they had a good balance of choreo and stage presence. (LogOut/ I think the producers missed an opportunity to switch up the staging. 2. The dancing was great (of course), the song was great, and the costume changes were great. Your email address will not be published. Apart from Seungmin, they havent shown the kind of range Id hoped for. Show me a boy group that hasnt done an Im so edgy, smoldering, and serious concept at some point in their careers. The remixes were eh for the most part. On May 6, the idol competition show announced the second half of the results from its Round 2 cover battle,. Proceed at your own risk! They were formed through the survival reality show, Mix & Match. This show is organized in South Korea. But, the lack of strong staging bumps this down a notch. I still understand why people loved it. SF9 are probably the group I know the least about as personalities. And, Wave relies on his deep tone for much of its impact. The duo lays out the rules, including three rounds and a final. From the dark skies behind them, it looks like this was done in the middle of the night. 7 & 8) 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. However, Im still eager to learn more about these guys, and I hope theyre able to push themselves and explore new sides to their music. The performance stood out because of its focus on vocals, but the group is missing some of those key vocalists. Kingdom: Legendary War | Kpop Wiki | Fandom I was bored after watching just a few performances. 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). I thought this performance was really cool. thank you for the recaps and reviews, ive really appreciated it as i wouldnt have been interested in the show if it werent for your reviews (and btob and ikon). This kind of hype track can really benefit from a live performance. 5. 1. Probably not. I feel like everybodys going to be dressed in black. Wolfgang (SKZ): This is now their 3rd time going wolf. Thats just a loud version of boring.. The ranking from the experts votes was released first followed by the votes from the self-evaluation. This performance had a surprising amount of leapfrogging! 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. Theyre going to be a hard group to beat. i thought that i was gaslighting myself because no one was discussing Changbins rap, thank you for confirming! But it has been a few years since I last went to either of them , Your email address will not be published. I hope we see him in the next comeback (Im someone whos much more interested in restorative justice than terminable punishment. 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. However, due to their young age, how many singers out there actually have enough life experiences to even sing explosively or expressively. Otherwise, it was primarily a dance showcase, much like last weeks Monster. The winning boy group for this round will get 1,000 points, plus the benefit of arranging the cue sheet for the next round of performances. And judging by this introduction, its instantly clear why this episode will be three hours long. Compared to many of the other groups, their use of the stage felt more constrained. They debuted on March 21, 2012, under CUBE Entertainment, making them the most senior group competing on Kingdom. 40% domestic and global fan votes (on Whosfan app for Android for iOS) I feel like they are the real winners of Kingdom this yearkinda like OhMyGirl and Queendom. Probably because I like Miroh so much as a song. We need an editor. The choreography was on point as usual, even if the mix didnt really do the song any favors. 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. Kingdom: Legendary War - Episode Nine Recap and Ranking All groups had their ups and downs, and my rankings changed week to week.
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