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. 2nd Round: Re:BORN Final Results (Ep. The event also includes those sentimental video messages that tend to pop up during the last episodes of survival series. Im curious to what their next comeback is gonna be like and what life after Kingdom is going to be like. The last performances for Round 1 of KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. So maybe not relieving the fatigue?? At least hes wearing a more sensible hat this week! ATEEZ 5th place: iKon 3,379.641 10% video score, Kingdom: Legendary War: All Group Profiles: Which K-Pop Song Released In February Is Your Favorite? Stray kids get extra points just for that. They performed the song so well. Watch the full episode of Kingdom with English subtitles here. They are good at making powerful moments. 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 scared that this round and next round is just gonna all be so dramatic and filled with shock-factor. 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. We only got to see numbers 5, 4 and 3. Who do you think will take the rest of the slots? You cant start at eleven and stay there the entire time. Warning: This recap is not spoiler-free. Anyway, this is the master plan of the injured Younghoon, who couldnt participate in the last two Kingdom rounds. The Kings Voice song, if Im not mistaken is actually a song for Kingdom (not a cover). The initial ranking was announced on the basis of expert judges' evaluation and contestants' votes. Change). 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. Im more interested in seeing where these groups go next. The groups ranked 1, 2, and 6 were revealed during the second episode on April 8, 2021. They do have a sizable domestic fandom, though. 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. Kpop Boy Group Profiles On April 15, the new idol competition showwhich is the male version of the hit 2019 program. Learn more about BtoB, Introduction Stage: Beautiful Pain (Choir Version), 1st Round: Missing You (Theatre version), iKON i thought that i was gaslighting myself because no one was discussing Changbins rap, thank you for confirming! Learn more about The Boyz, Introduction Stage: The Stealer (Epic Version), 1st Round: No Air (A Song of Ice and Fire), 2nd Round: O Sole Mio (The Red Wedding) (by SF9), Stray Kids All the pre-recorded stuff really took the momentum out of the performance, unfortunately. Stray Kids. They were good, but they just were energizing and memorable. Meanwhile, THE BOYZ took third place in the expert judges evaluations and fourth place in the contestants votes. I dont imagine were going to see much posturing for BTOB on the show. Part 2 Fan voting on Whosfan app (40%) + Video views (10%), Voting details for the 1st Round: Cant wait for them to comeback some time. My guess is Peh-nee-ell. Your dedication to this blog is just amazing. While eating, BTOB read fan letters from their enlisted members. iKON got to go last because they were the group that most other groups thought would be the winners. The boyz and skz gave me the same feeling. As with all the groups, I think their Kingdom run has been hit or miss, but generally on the strong side. Comebacks This kind of hype track can really benefit from a live performance. ATEEZ The six groups will compete against each other and release music on streaming sites simultaneously. 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). According to me iKON is definitely up for 1st place without a doubt. 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. 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. The choreography was on point as usual, even if the mix didnt really do the song any favors. But, Ill be embedding the full YouTube performances in these posts. Im happy to hear them in any venue, survival show or not. 3. Show me a boy group that hasnt done an Im so edgy, smoldering, and serious concept at some point in their careers. They debuted on March 21, 2012, under CUBE Entertainment, making them the most senior group competing on Kingdom. Kind of remarkable how much worse this was compared to Road to Kingdom. I feel like I havent really watched a lot of their live performances over the past few years. SF9 had majestically performed to their song Now or Never rearranged into Jealous for the show. US the week of June 12, 2021", "[] " 500"'' ", "[]" "'' , ", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kingdom:_Legendary_War&oldid=1138199723, 2021 South Korean television series debuts, 2021 South Korean television series endings, Reality music competition television series, Short description is different from Wikidata, Articles needing additional references from April 2021, All articles needing additional references, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0. The hosts are the K-Pop male duo, TVXQ. Who won Kingdom: Legendary War 2021? Winner of K-pop crown - HITC Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. I feel like SF9 wants to prove that they are more than visuals and then winds up walking for like 45 seconds. ATEEZ says 'we're honoured' after taking #1 spot at initial round 1 The Boyz have already proven themselves masters of these Kingdom stages, so they arguably have more to live up to that anybody else. Check Out The Current Overall Ranking Of "KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR" 5. iKON Theyve really been playing with color (or lack thereof) lately. Anyway, part of this final rounds score (20,000 points) is dependent on how well these songs ranked on digital platforms. The Boyz However, this is not their fault. Watch: "Kingdom" Reveals Full Results Of Introduction Battle - Soompi I also will try to help with as many profiles as I can that have been forgotten or havent been updated in a while! I always enjoyed they never lipsyncd his parts but rather Hongjoon interpreted those moments his own way. This performance followed suit, boasting incredible energy undercut by a fairly dull song. To be fair, its not their fault. Too grudgy/overwhelming personally. 4. 1. The song sounded better alongside a performance, but coming after last weeks triumphant Move, the finished product felt a little underwhelming. Experts' votes come from 30 professional judges, and each judge will have 3 votes to cast. Thats not to take away from Stray Kids, who are immensely talented and delivered some great performances as part of this series. (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.) They come across as very authentic and comfortable in their own skin. Side note: You said Their (sf9) Kingdom run has been hit or miss, but generally on the strong side. but on almost all rounds but one, you put them practically last? That ranking is revealed here, at a strategic point that will certainly not impact the live fan vote right? Until then, we are stuck with (what I believe to be are) mediocre, edm, rap, dance-heavy songs. BTOB Performing without Mingi is always going to be hard. Sadly iKON came last, just because of some knetz and their hate for YGE for no apparant reason. *Collaboration stage: team Mayflay (Ateez, Stray Kids, BtoB) vs team Its One (iKon, The Boys, SF9), Rap Unit: Kingdom: Legendary War - Episode Three Recap and Ranking Unlike RTK, Kingdom will not have eliminations! You know how MNET works so it isnt new nor surprising for them to treat all the groups equally. . Wave or Beautiful Pain for me, Miroh in at 3rd. Now overall it just seems like nowdays kpop groups doing performances with more money. Im disappointed that we didnt get to hear much of the song here, and the editing did the group no favors. The unit performances were evaluated by a total of 33 special judges who voted on-site to decide which unit won each round (rap, dance and vocal). Kingdom Episode 9 recap: performances, rankings reveal - Sportskeeda Dont ever change BTOB. The winner of Road To Kingdom, The Boyz, is joining the rest of the groups in Kingdom. There was also a little live singing in the SKZ performance so good job ! Poor (or lucky?) The groups are each performing a song that won them first place in a music show, and these are some freaking epic songs. I understand that many can sing beautifully to an extent but can they REALLY sing? The process goes on until the final boy group and all performances have been completed. 4th place: BtoB 5,394.684 points Kpop Polls Han takes his break alone, learning how to make coffee. At ease (iKon): iKon and YG just wasnt made for Kingdom. That continued here, with lighting playing a big role. 3rd place: BTOB 540,621 votes Kprofiles.com, (Special thanks to: skzdhyn, sarayamelie, Kpop1098, Boakye Manu, SF9 Fighting, Hannah). Explosively. Next (2nd) should have been be BTOB, you could feel the emotions from there performance and aura. 3. I dont particularly want to see another Kingdom ever again, but Im still glad we got one. solo comeback, it is bittersweet to see iKon kinda strike out on Kingdom. 4. The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion, you can read what I thought about them here, https://www.youtube.com/c/chanwoo-sari/featured, Song Review: J-Hope On The Street (with J. Cole), Random Shuffle Review: U-KISS Standing Still, The Top Three K-Pop Songs of February 2023, Song Review: J-Hope - On The Street (with J. Cole), The Bias List's Favorite Japanese Dramas of 2022, Random Shuffle Review: U-KISS - Standing Still, Follow The Bias List // K-Pop Reviews & Discussion on WordPress.com. 4. I am guessing something like this: Haha not Mnet, but Im already planning to watch that new JYP/PSY show (mostly because I find those two so entertaining). Stray Kids *fingers crossed*. 6th place: iKon 489,971 votes. BTOB was good, but I also wanted them to lean into the choir arrangement more. 4th place: Stray Kids 3,386.248 Dont be disrespectful. 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. Random pointless comment pretty sure that was Lotte World not Everland that The Boyz visited. 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). Perhaps I am biased, but I must say BTOBs performance really stands out from the rest. Stray Kids divide into three groups to go camping, make coffee and play games. However, due to their young age, how many singers out there actually have enough life experiences to even sing explosively or expressively. One of the rap parts in Miroh ended up being slightly off-tempo. Finale (BTOB): (Almost a tie for first personally) Amazing, touching, just good song, good vibes. BtoB 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. The Korean notation tells that the pronounciation is /peu-nee-el/. Last years Road to Kingdom was a bumpy road for sure, with one particular pothole that still has me feeling PTSD. SF9 are probably the group I know the least about as personalities. The industry needs better singers, musicians and composers not just dancers. How is that even explainable? Stray Kids consists of 8 members: BangChan, Lee Know,Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix,Seungmin, and I.N. 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. The Boyz used VCR probably to incorporate two members who couldnt dance and one member that was put on quarantine for two weeks. During Mamamoos performance, they were just ooozing with stage presence and really knew how to work with an audience. Are we sure this is actually season two, and not season one? Parts of Stray Kids performance I liked, but overall I thought it was kind of gimmicky. Im glad to see that the voting is a little more diverse this year. On April 8, Mnet aired the second . Imitation and Kingdom definitely have to help their domestic popularity and the prospect of Mingi returning will be epic hahaha. iKON consists of 6 members: Bobby, Jay, Ju-ne, Song, DK and Chan. To calm things even more, I dont feel like I have a horse in this race. 5th place: ATEEZ 504,215 votes You should save yourself the headache next time and just watch an upload the next day! Not only does BTOB have the best song in the finale, theyve got the best performance as well. Believer (SF9): I personally felt like there were so many beautiful, memorable moments. Lets not lose hope and enjoy their performances more even if the ranking keeps on being that way (typical Msnake). I believe there needs to be better vocalists in the industry. Im not sure many of the performances tonight will have the same longevity. Its still super awkward knowing that he wont be a part of the show going forward. 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I feel like after seeing their RTK performances, my standards are just really high for them. I wonder if it would be better to pre-record the finale? The remixes were eh for the most part. The stray kids x the boyz x ateez inter-group friendship was also very funny to watch, heres to more of such interactions in the future! SF9 were different too.. In 2020, a preliminary show titled Road to Kingdom was aired. I dont know what you mean? 2nd place: Its One: Lee Know, Felix, I.N (Stray Kids), Wooyoung, San, Yunho, Yeosang, Seonghwa (Ateez), Peniel (BtoB), Vocal Unit: The latest episode of Kingdom: Legendary War revealed the initial rankings after Round 1 was completed. 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. Which of the groups participating inKingdom: Legendary Waris your favorite? After that brief flourish, the rest of the song felt a bit underwhelming. 3rd place: THE BOYZ 3,142.066 ATEEZ came in first place in both categories, while Stray Kids claimed second place alone in the expert judges evaluations and tied for second place with BTOB in the contestants votes. Thats just a loud version of boring.. But it has been a few years since I last went to either of them , Your email address will not be published. Disbanded Kpop Boy Groups showmanship and swag goes to iKon! 5. iKON 4. Its like what Nick said about the latest Produce 101 season same thing, all over again. Everyone is performing while exhausted. Its gonna be a popularity contest. ? 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. The final episode of Kingdom is over three hours long. (iKON) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TJGwIMG4Y), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyggo5-kHhc, [] INCEPTION (iKON ver.) Sometimes a great pop song is enough , The way Im reminded of Its Raining ONF. For Part 1 of this round, 33 special judges are invited to judge the performances and each will have 1 vote. The remix isnt bad, but I didnt like the blood part (cuz ew wtf) and the Hakuna Matata part. I feel like the majority of the purpose of the show is just lost on boy groups. The remix, energy, and props were great. Finally, ateez and BTOB came out on top this round to me. But those looking for an upset should probably tune into a different show with a different voting system. The ranking from the experts votes was released first followed by the votes from the self-evaluation. 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. There were some real striking shots, using a variety of camera angles. 3. There were a number of creative set pieces, and I loved when they brought the kids on for the finale. Kpop Girl Group Profiles Powerfully. SF9 took a commanding lead last week, revealing a stage and concept that felt new for them. I agree with the rest of the comments the other groups being the same old, same old. The mysterious experts ranked the groups like this: 5. introduction stage, Round 1 (To The World) and Round 2 (Re-Born). You have to create a unique and special performance. They were formed through the survival reality show, Stray Kids. The performances were aired via live stream on February 23, 2021, through Mnet's YouTube channel. Not taking themselves too seriously is basically a wish I have for every boy group, Kingdom or not! But, it didnt leave as much impact as some of the earlier performances. The language was Korean. 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. I said I was going to try to remain neutral, but I cant pretend that Miroh wasnt my favorite song performed on this episode. ICYMI, the dramatic remixes of their signature songs were the songs they performed in Episode 1! Being humble is good, but so is confidence. I just think their team used up their best ideas during Road to Kingdom. The full results . I also think the choreography was a bit more nuanced than many of the groups, and the special effects were used really well. And, Wave relies on his deep tone for much of its impact. 1. 1st place: Stray Kids 17,807.787 points 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. PS. 2nd place: The Boyz 14,905.941 points Although somehow I still dont know how to pronounce Peniel correctly. They worked really hard and gave some killer performances. 3rd place: THE BOYZ 1,833.333 points (1,000 + 833.333) 1. All in all, this strong, memorable performance enhanced a song that could do with more hooks and less shouting. For the second half . 1. iKON. The show pits six K-pop boy groups against one another for the opportunity to be crowned K-pop's King. Learn more about iKON, Introduction Stage: Rhythm Ta (Kingdom Version), 1st Round: Love Scenario & Killing Me (Kingdom version), 2nd Round: Inception (iKon Ver.) Would love your thoughts, please comment. Hey, Im Audrey! Check back frequently for new reviews and commentary on everything K-Pop! Kpop industry is largely about visuals, personalities and performances. There were 10 episodes. And though Kingdom Come is one of my favorite songs of this round, I think it deserved a more inventive concept. Thanks for keeping up and covering the whole show. Thankfully, after receiving some throat spray, Inseong is now able to laugh about his Spark bum note during the unit performance round. I believe Kpop singers can sing (if they are trained to sing properly). 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. For self-evaluation, each boy group will hold 3 votes, and will vote for other boy groups other than their own group. 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. What do you want to do? They get all dressed up, only to meet at a construction zone that leads to a riverfront terrace. Watch: "Kingdom" Reveals Initial Rankings For Round 3 - Soompi 1st place: ATEEZ 3,607.063 Sadly, in the self-evaluation, we got 0 votes. Kingdom: Legendary War - Wikipedia However, I wish this performance leaned more heavily into its choir-like introduction. The performance stood out because of its focus on vocals, but the group is missing some of those key vocalists. Imagine being blinded by so called hate for YG that they dont even consider the artists hardwork and amazing performance. Personally id say atz > sf9 > tbz/btob > ikon > skz, though my ranking aslo isnt really set in stone, all i know is that atz had my favorite. To relieve stress, fatigue and injury, the guys rent out Everland that amusement park you always see on Korean variety shows. Ateez was amazing, but I think they were way too serious. You need to sign in so you can join the quiz. With that said, this was barely Wave at all. Take Me Home wouldnt count as an original song for this round since its already been released. But they still ranked above iKON? 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. glare at the camera, (srsly what are all these choreographers angry about all the time).
