MnetŌĆÖs Kingdom aired the rest of the Round 1 performances on the 15th. Under the theme of ŌĆ£To the world,ŌĆØ six boy groups officially threw their hats into the ring. And by the end, the show announced the interim result, raising the tension. Following THE BOYZ, iKON, and BTOB last week, Stray Kids, ATEEZ, and SF9 took the stage this week. ┬Ā
ŌĆ£Ķć¬ńź×ŌĆØ ŌĆō Stray Kids
First, after much consideration, Stray Kids took the stage with ŌĆ£Side EffectsŌĆØ and ŌĆ£GodŌĆÖs Menu.ŌĆØ As Felix said, the group added the story to their performance with the idea, ŌĆ£When we flip the word EVIL, it becomes LIVE.ŌĆØ
ŌĆ£Symphony No.9, From The WonderlandŌĆØ ŌĆō ATEEZ
Secondly, ATEEZ added DvorakŌĆÖs ŌĆ£From The New WorldŌĆØ to their song ŌĆ£WONDERLAND,ŌĆØ perfecting one grand stage. Their choice to add bone-breaking dance highlighted the intensity, and JonghoŌĆÖs 4-levels pitches have certainly wowed everyone.
ŌĆ£JealousŌĆØ ŌĆō SF9
Lastly, SF9 got on the stage last to perform ŌĆ£Now or Never.ŌĆØ Under the theme of indulgence in beauty, SF9 expressed the concept of taking someone elseŌĆÖs beauty in combative and colorful images.
Immediately after performances, the results of group evaluation and experts evaluations came up. And this was the interim ranking: ATEEZ ranked 1st with 2944.444 points; Stray Kids ranked 2nd with 2444.444; THE BOYZ ranked 3rd with 1833.333 points; BTOB ranked 4th with 1444.444; iKON ranked 5th with 888.889; SF9 ranked 6th with 444.444 points. However, this ranking is not set in stone. In other words, additional 10,000 points will be distributed according to viewersŌĆÖ global evaluations and the number of views. If you are a fan, you can also vote for your top three teams through WhosŌĆÖ Fan application until the 18th at 11:59 PM KST. KingdomŌĆśs Round 2 will air on April 22nd at 7:50 PM KST. ┬Ā Source (1)