Stray Kids Hyunjin and ITZYs Yeji Similarities, Produce Camp 2021 (Chuang 2021) Contestants Profile and Facts. 3. End>Beginning The episode starts with the arrival of The Boyz, and its like dj vu all over again. Im quite impressed by Minhyuk for pulling off those new parts and I just love their energy off-stage. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. 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. Whereas SF9 were like in between, they had a good balance of choreo and stage presence. Im eager to see how they do. Every day is blursday. 5th place: Stray Kids 1,072.797 points (517.241 + 555.556) *The scores for the 2nd Round are determined: Part 1 Judges vote (25%) + Groups vote (25%) 6th place: iKon 489,971 votes. I always wonder how many treasures idols, agencies and producers have lying around. 2nd place: The Boyz 573,026 votes 5. iKON 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). Stray Kids divide into three groups to go camping, make coffee and play games. I dont know how they feel on our stage. If you need/want to use info from our profile, please kindly put a link to this post. 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 :)). So, the editing of each performances may inadvertently factor into my rankings. Results Part 1 (25% Judges vote + 25% Groups vote) But, they did a decent job reaffirming their theatricality as a group. The latest episode of Kingdom: Legendary War revealed the initial rankings after Round 1 was completed. *Voting via the Whosfan app for the 1st round took part between April 15 (22:00 KST) April 18 (23:59 KST). With that said, this was barely Wave at all. Like yeah you are powerful and impactful, but in the same way of precious stages. The Boyz understand this stage setup well and know how to use their numbers so they definitely have the potential to be the group to beat again. Beyond that I just want to say I feel sorry for you, Nick, forcing yourself to watch this whole thing live as it airs. ?? SF9 Cant wait to watch their next stages^^. Disappointing. Learn more about ATEEZ, 1st Round: Symphony No.9 From The Wonderland, 2nd Round: Rhythm Ta (The Awakening of Summer) (by iKon ), Rankings / Results 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. Check back frequently for new reviews and commentary on everything K-Pop! The Boyz used VCR probably to incorporate two members who couldnt dance and one member that was put on quarantine for two weeks. Isnt it a bit impressive or do they really think were not good enough?. The winner of Road To Kingdom, The Boyz, is joining the rest of the groups in Kingdom. Why couldnt they have performed Take Me Home instead?!? Sf9 and Ikon were okay. Introduction Stage: 100 second performance of a song that won a Music Show (Ep. I scrubbed through the parts that bored me and I dont think I missed anything substantive lol. For too long, it just felt like they were jumping around without any real storytelling. I think its better if you do that instead of re-capping the entire thing in the blog. All Rights Reserved. TBZ was good and are good contenders to the crown, but I for future episodes, I dont want to hear the Stealer or Reveal. The ranking from the experts' votes was released first followed by the votes from the self-evaluation. SF9 took a commanding lead last week, revealing a stage and concept that felt new for them. Last week, "Kingdom" revealed half of the results for the preliminary battle, and at the beginning of this week's episode, the show announced that the winner was Stray Kids. Kingdom Legendary War is a TV program that was aired on 1st April 2021 and its final was on 3rd June 2021. SF9 were different too.. In 2020, a preliminary show titled Road to Kingdom was aired. 1) omg they do a lot of jumping tricks, they need variety sometimes The guys are always way too damn serious. 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. The prisoner/prison guard costuming worked well, even if it felt too predictable. 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). What do you want to do? Now overall it just seems like nowdays kpop groups doing performances with more money. *Collaboration stage: team Mayflay (Ateez, Stray Kids, BtoB) vs team Its One (iKon, The Boys, SF9), Rap Unit: Kingdom is not a music show like mcountdown or music bank. As with all the groups, I think their Kingdom run has been hit or miss, but generally on the strong side. Im not sure many of the performances tonight will have the same longevity. 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. 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. And will they get the same sales boost the Road to Kingdom groups enjoyed? I also think the choreography was a bit more nuanced than many of the groups, and the special effects were used really well. Explosively. Apart from Seungmin, they havent shown the kind of range Id hoped for. (by ATEEZ), SF9 BTOB/iKON (tie) 4. Thats sadly true but I believe in international iKONics giving their full support to the boys. 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. The last performances for Round 1 of KINGDOM: LEGENDARY WAR were released on April 15 along with the first half of the results. The first performing boy group is decided by the latter boy group who will themselves be performing last. Thirty-five minutes in, we finally hear those magic words: The final round starts now.. I did not expect edgy Wave to sound so good. Compared to many of the other groups, their use of the stage felt more constrained. (The bottom half are all pretty close to me.) ICYMI, the dramatic remixes of their signature songs were the songs they performed in Episode 1! They really leaned into the wolf pack theme, crawling and jumping all over the place. I mean, dont get me wrong. SF9consists of 9 members: Youngbin, Inseong, Jaeyoon, Dawon, Zuho, Rowoon, Taeyang, Hwiyoung and Chani. The overall initial rankings for Round 1 (subject to change after fan votes and video view counts have been tallied) are as follows: Which of the performances from Round 1 was your favorite? Its suddenly all over idol variety. I hope theyre able to live up to their 2019 MAMA performance during the show. Kpop Quizzes The final episode of Kingdom is over three hours long. . Buuuut still wasnt my favorite stage of theirs. As for Kingdom as a whole? It aired from April 1, 2021 to June 3, 2021. I am baffled that so many people dont consider the top performance belonging to Stray Kids. ATEEZ For the expert and peer votes, it was revea. For self-evaluation, each boy group will hold 3 votes, and will vote for other boy groups other than their own group. 2. (iKON) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8trk5WKgjoI), https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1TJGwIMG4Y, [] + KINGDOM ver. The behind-the-scenes video is made even better when Changmin pays the guys a visit. 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. showmanship and swag goes to iKon! 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. Also, Is anyone else missing B.I. Mnet's "Kingdom: Legendary War" is gearing up for its final battle! And it was so cool to see all the boys shouting the groups name after the performance was over. To relieve stress, fatigue and injury, the guys rent out Everland that amusement park you always see on Korean variety shows. 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. The Boyz The winner of the preliminary round gets an advantage of 1000 points. The last three performances by SKZ, TBZ and iKon are my top 3 performances. Both just didnt show me anything new. Stray kids get extra points just for that. The use of chain fences was cool, giving the stage a maze-like appearance. 4. Its unknown if Mingi will join the rest of the group in Kingdom due to him being on a temporary hiatus. iKON got to go last because they were the group that most other groups thought would be the winners. The Boyz. The Boyz consists of11 members:Sangyeon, Jacob, Younghoon, Hyunjae, Juyeon, Kevin, New, Q, Juhaknyeon, Sunwoo,and Eric. 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. 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. And judging by this introduction, its instantly clear why this episode will be three hours long. 3rd place: Ateez 6,101.043 points 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. (You can check out THE BOYZ, iKON, and BTOBs performances from Round 1 here.). According to me iKON is definitely up for 1st place without a doubt. SF9 What do you want to do? Stray Kids consists of 8 members: BangChan, Lee Know,Changbin, Hyunjin, Han, Felix,Seungmin, and I.N. My ranking is always so different from yours and I think thats why I always come back to this blog. And, Wave relies on his deep tone for much of its impact. You cant start at eleven and stay there the entire time. Im glad that this show ended already, because of stress and mess for the fan bases. Dont ever change BTOB. Really, if you didnt know the groups and the songs, how could you tell them apart? I agree with the rest of the comments the other groups being the same old, same old. I love watching groups actually enjoy their stages. 2nd place: The Boyz 14,905.941 points After that brief flourish, the rest of the song felt a bit underwhelming. Change), You are commenting using your Twitter account. They play the game to their strengths. 1. This show was presented by TVXQ. 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. I know I would. Proceed at your own risk! I feel like SF9 wants to prove that they are more than visuals and then winds up walking for like 45 seconds. 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. It was fun, and I like the switch-up in energy from the other groups. 1st Round: To The World Final Results (Ep. The teaming up rounds really brought people close together, which is what I was watching Kingdom for. I think one huge thing that sets RTK/Kingdom is the lack of a live audience. Just personal preference at that point. For Part 1 of this round, 33 special judges are invited to judge the performances and each will have 1 vote. 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. 1) I really loved iKONs performance. Warning: This recap is not spoiler-free. They debuted on March 25th, 2018, under JYP Entertainment. On April 8, Mnet aired the second . Who is Who: Kpop Boy Groups 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? 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. And, the concept of the performance was pretty much what I would have expected from this heavy sound. Stomps, stomps, deep gazes and dramatic facial expressions. I think we all could have predicted the winner, even from the first episode. Im a huge multi with a sucker for predebut & rookie groups! why some people seems to hate props, stunts, theatrical performance? Despite their relative youth, I think theyre clear contenders for the crown. The mysterious experts ranked the groups like this: 5. But they were both playing to some of their strengths so I understand their directions. Learn how your comment data is processed. 6. This performance had a surprising amount of leapfrogging! Keep up the good work, boys. The boyz and skz gave me the same feeling. I dont have many posts but I will hopefully have more in the future! We need an editor. I hope we see him in the next comeback (Im someone whos much more interested in restorative justice than terminable punishment. Stray Kids The show began airing on April 1st, 2021, on Mnet. 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). 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. 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