Mnet’s “Street to Kingdom: ACE OF ACE” has lastly begun!
On September 19, the brand new stand-alone season of “Street to Kingdom” aired its highly-anticipated premiere. Whereas the primary season of “Street to Kingdom” served as a prequel to “Kingdom: Legendary Warfare” again in 2020, this new season of the idol competitors present will operate as an unbiased model, spotlighting rising Okay-pop boy teams and introducing new advantages for the profitable group.
In contrast to the primary season, “Street to Kingdom: ACE OF ACE” will function two separate tracks of rankings: along with the standard group rankings, the present may also rank the “ace” (standout) member of every group in each spherical.
After three rounds of competitors, the group with the very best cumulative group rating rating and the group whose ace member has the very best cumulative ace rating rating will robotically advance to the ultimate spherical. Whereas there are at the moment seven teams competing on the present, solely 5 teams will be capable of carry out within the finals.
The present’s warm-up match consisted of two rounds of competitors. First, the competitors kicked off with an ace battle wherein one member from each group staged a person 100-second efficiency representing his group. Afterwards, every idol voted for the three aces that he thought had placed on the most effective performances, excluding the ace from his personal group.
ONEUS – Hwanwoong
8TURN – Myungho
The CrewOne – Lim Jimin
TEMPEST – Hanbin
THE NEW SIX – Cheon Jun Hyeok
YOUNITE – Dey
CRAVITY – Hyeongjun
Spoilers
After the primary spherical, host SHINee’s Taemin revealed that the group of the ace who obtained the fewest votes and due to this fact got here in final place wouldn’t be allowed to compete within the group battle. As a substitute, the group would robotically be ranked final within the group rating for the spherical with out with the ability to placed on the efficiency that they’d ready.
The outcomes of the ace battle had been as follows:
1. ONEUS’s Hwanwoong
2. The CrewOne’s Lim Jimin
3. 8TURN’s Myungho
4. THE NEW SIX’s Cheon Jun Hyeok
5. YOUNITE’s Dey
6. TEMPEST’s Hanbin
7. CRAVITY’s Hyeongjun
As a result of Hyeongjun got here in final place, CRAVITY was unable to compete within the second spherical: a group battle wherein every group placed on a 100-second efficiency that might “greatest showcase their identification.”
The outcomes of Spherical 2 of the warm-up match had been decided 30 p.c by the contestants’ personal votes and 70 p.c by the votes of a streaming analysis panel. Identical to the self-evaluations, the streaming analysis panelists voted for the three teams that they thought had placed on the most effective performances.
THE NEW SIX – “MOVE” + “FUEGO” (Mash Up model)
The CrewOne – “One gentle turns into one time”
8TURN – “WE” + “THE GAME”
YOUNITE – “Unhealthy Cupid” (Remix)
TEMPEST – “Discover our LIGHTHOUSE”
ONEUS – “Intro : Who Obtained the Joker?”
The outcomes of the group battle had been as follows:
1. 8TURN
2. TEMPEST
3. ONEUS
4. THE NEW SIX
5. YOUNITE
6. The CrewOne
7. CRAVITY
Lastly, although they had been unable to compete within the spherical, Mnet posted a video of CRAVITY’s unaired efficiency on-line after the premiere.
CRAVITY – “ACT II: VENI VIDI VICI”
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