Because the backing track with the right tempo could still be heard it ended up sounding messy but maybe Im being picky. just wanna say thank u for your dedication, covering this show for 10 eps is not easy! Its also a track that naturally lends itself to remixes, and I thought the percussive mix here was really cool. My humble opinion, it should be the exact opposite. On April 15, the new idol competition showwhich is the male version of the hit 2019 program. 1st place: Mayfly: Hongjoong (Ateez), Bang Chan, Changbin, Han (Stray Kids), Minhyuk (BtoB) Yep, Boys Be Loud. I think it actually starts today. SF9 None were bad by any means, they just werent over the top or something unexpected. Its great that they went first. ATEEZ enters, dressed in black. 3. But, the lack of strong staging bumps this down a notch. It was fun, and I like the switch-up in energy from the other groups. Again I cant help but compare to the Mayfly Wolf stage, where they had some really fantastic costumes on. 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. At some points falling backwards isnt that interesting anymore and neither is this Im so cool grrr *stomp* *stomp*. SF9 Dont be disrespectful. Would love your thoughts, please comment. 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. Here is the current overall ranking of the team with the combination of the points from the 100 sec. It is known as the male counterpart of Queendom, and the sequel of Road to Kingdom. ?? 2. The special judges include the. Just personal preference at that point. 5. iKON ), 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 . i thought that i was gaslighting myself because no one was discussing Changbins rap, thank you for confirming! I feel like I havent really watched a lot of their live performances over the past few years. Just why??? The initial ranking was announced on the basis of expert judges' evaluation and contestants' votes. Sometimes, things are just meant to be enjoyed rather than be used as work-time. 2. It might become my favorite performance from them. Kprofiles.com, (Special thanks to: skzdhyn, sarayamelie, Kpop1098, Boakye Manu, SF9 Fighting, Hannah). From the dark skies behind them, it looks like this was done in the middle of the night. Either way, Im going to try to stay as neutral as I can during these recaps and rankings. Thats just a loud version of boring.. I agree with the rest of the comments the other groups being the same old, same old. The show began airing on April 1st, 2021, on Mnet. 5th place: iKon 3,669.811 points Its super awkward, with the camera weaving around as the guys stare intensely into space. The groups participating in Kingdom: Legendary War are BtoB, iKON, SF9, The Boyz, Stray Kids, and ATEEZ. Random pointless comment pretty sure that was Lotte World not Everland that The Boyz visited. BTOB/iKON (tie) 4. All of the groups were amazing that I excitedly watched their performances all throughout. The Boyz used VCR probably to incorporate two members who couldnt dance and one member that was put on quarantine for two weeks. Each week, Ill be taking a listen to the newest kpop releases and giving my thoughts. The mysterious experts ranked the groups like this: 5. Performing without Mingi is always going to be hard. Fantastic climax. They play the game to their strengths. Sadly, in the self-evaluation, we got 0 votes. The performance just dont seem to come alive and they dont feel authentic to who the performers are. Kind of remarkable how much worse this was compared to Road to Kingdom. If B.I was still there, iKON wouldnt even think of going to Kingdom imho. 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. Luckily, this song is a jam. After a moody intro video, SF9s stage opens in black and white. 10% video score, Kingdom: Legendary War: All Group Profiles: 1st place: ATEEZ 3,607.063 3. Kingdom: Legendary War Profile: Sequel to Road To Kingdom Survival Show 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). BTOB was good, but I also wanted them to lean into the choir arrangement more. All groups had their ups and downs, and my rankings changed week to week. It is entirely possible to remix a song without making it sound like slow, homogenous noise. Watch the full episode of Kingdom with English subtitles here. Im happy to hear them in any venue, survival show or not. I also forgot to add that I think The Boyzs performance was more for their fans directly. All the pre-recorded stuff really took the momentum out of the performance, unfortunately. Stray Kids The event also includes those sentimental video messages that tend to pop up during the last episodes of survival series. Buuuut still wasnt my favorite stage of theirs. Part 2 Fan voting on Whosfan app (40%) + Video views (10%) SF9 was ranked 4th (out of 6) by the experts. Stray Kids divide into three groups to go camping, make coffee and play games. SF9 claimed fourth place in the expert judges evaluations, but placed sixth in the overall initial rankings after not receiving any votes from the other contestants. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Ateez just embraced a message and style and it worked. The show began airing on April 1st, 2021, on Mnet. 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. With that said, the ending was abrupt as hell. 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. Imitation and Kingdom definitely have to help their domestic popularity and the prospect of Mingi returning will be epic hahaha. There were 10 episodes. I was really looking forward to The Boyzs stage as their track was my favorite. That only means my keyboard began to resemble a pillow. However, this is not their fault. 1st place: Mayfly: Donghyuk (iKon), Juyeon (The Boyz), Taeyang (SF9) The winner of the preliminary round gets an advantage of 1000 points. I didnt come for them, but Im definitely turning into a fan. However, I wish this performance leaned more heavily into its choir-like introduction. 2. SF9 This obviously has the potential to shake up the ranking, but all votes from previous rounds will be added as well. i have my feelings about this, but mostly im just happy because i enjoyed the interactions and seungmins shine time throughout kingdoms run (plus skz won and theyre one of my favourite groups ever so) but like you said i really am excited to see where theyll go from here (and on a different note, i cant wait for hyunjin to return because as much as I enjoyed the amount of center time felix and minho finally got in his absence, he is a very significant part of this group so one can only hope that they keep up giving all the members of their dance line shine time as well as their vocalists), Also when they talked about changmins marriage??!!! I hope theyll show more diverse stages than the RTK groups especially considering how good the cast is, stomp stomps and vigorous arm movements 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. I feel bad that half of the votes will be controlled by fans. iKON FTW, always! The industry needs better singers, musicians and composers not just dancers. Meanwhile, THE BOYZ took third place in the expert judges evaluations and fourth place in the contestants votes. 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. Looking at the other groups results, I feel embarrassed. The reaction to the results of the members and the speech of InSeong made viewers hearts ache.Inseong shared: Really, when I see the rankings, I feel very sad. All Rights Reserved. I just cant get into this song. This was an odd performance because it used a lot of pre-recorded video for transitions. ATEEZ consists of 8 members: Hongjoong, Seonghwa, Yunho, Yeosang, San, Mingi, Wooyoung, and Jongho. Overall I really dislike noisy remixes that drag a songs energy down. How cool would their stint on Kingdom have been with all six remaining members? You know how MNET works so it isnt new nor surprising for them to treat all the groups equally. The dance was good, but they really should have sang and rapped live. I dont know what you mean? iKON got to go last because they were the group that most other groups thought would be the winners. MNET was the network partner of the show. I liked their very first stage the most and then the Deadpool stage comes second for me. Im sorry but wouldnt the other 4 groups with choreo feel embarasssed after seeing ateez perform live with that level of choreo only to lip synch for their lives? 4. What do you want to do? I believe Kpop singers can sing (if they are trained to sing properly). The six groups will compete against each other and release music on streaming sites simultaneously. 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. Stomps, stomps, deep gazes and dramatic facial expressions. I love watching groups actually enjoy their stages. iKON consists of 6 members: Bobby, Jay, Ju-ne, Song, DK and Chan. 6. 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. 3rd place: BTOB 2,021.073 points (632.184 + 1,388.889) In the context of this show, performing a ballad is actually pretty gutsy, especially first thing out. (BTOB) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md4ghQRdLwk), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sa7u3kWeq3s, [] (Theatre Ver.) 7 & 8) Learn more about SF9, Introduction Stage: Good Guy (The Glory I), 2nd Round: The Stealer (The Scene) (by The Boyz), The Boyz To be fair, its not their fault. I tried to search for the song title on Melon and there was a song with the name but different lyrics. (You can check out THE BOYZ, iKON, and BTOBs performances from Round 1 here.). (he says in a dramatic, echoed voice). 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). 5th place: iKon 3,379.641 But, this time will surely be less dramatic. (by ATEEZ), SF9 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. I think the producers missed an opportunity to switch up the staging. Change). It was a tie to their story on Kingdom and RTK, and deobis have been building theories since their first performance. 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. For Part 1 of this round, 33 special judges are invited to judge the performances and each will have 1 vote. 3. While eating, BTOB read fan letters from their enlisted members. At least hes wearing a more sensible hat this week! As with all the groups, I think their Kingdom run has been hit or miss, but generally on the strong side. I loved the ballet section during the climax. The Boyz debuted on December 6th, 2017, under Cre.Ker Entertainment. The episode opens with all groups marching out one by one, flanked by dramatic remixes of their signature songs. They known as a performance group and I believe they can actually showcase their cool choreographies for their next stages and also hoping for Rowoons complete recovery. They are good at making powerful moments. (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. Too grudgy/overwhelming personally. Which of the groups participating inKingdom: Legendary Waris your favorite? I still understand why people loved it. I like their theme of delinquents, even if its not very original. 1. Unsurprisingly, BTOB are seasoned enough to simply turn the whole thing into a joke. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. THREE HOURS! BTOB 3. Kingdom is a sequel to Queendom and will puts male teams head-to-head in a comeback battle. In 2020, a preliminary show titled Road to Kingdom was aired. ?? ATEEZ The teams also ranked each other, but the show didn't linger on these scores. Proceed at your own risk! 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.