【ABEMA】 Ace of each group “Doll Kiss” and “A Glimpse of Abdominal Muscles” will face off in a serious battle! CRAVITY, the ace who appeared on “PRODUCE X 101” was in tears after finishing last! The abbreviation of the program name “Rotukin” ranks in X’s Japanese trends
ABEMA Press release: October 4, 2024 Ace of each group “Doll Kiss” and “A Glimpse of Abdominal Muscles” will face off in a serious battle! CRAVITY, the ace who appeared on “PRODUCE X 101” was in tears after finishing last! The abbreviation of the program name “Rotukin” is ranked in X’s Japanese trends Episode 1 of “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE”, in which 7 boy groups with both ability and potential aim to become “the top K-POP group of the new era” Currently being broadcast on “ABEMA”
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/536/64643-536-e5c205774aef25e80e01ab7e376b4fe5-1920×1080.jpg The new future TV “ABEMA” will broadcast the first episode of “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE” simultaneously in Japan and Korea and exclusively in Japan from 9:30 pm on Thursday, September 19th. . This episode is currently being streamed on “ABEMA”. Despite being broadcast for the first time, there was a fierce battle between the seven performers, and the abbreviation of the program’s name “Rotukin” became a trend on X, causing a great response from the first time. In the first episode, which aired on Thursday, September 19th, seven boy groups, including CRAVITY, YOUUNITE, THE NEW SIX, TEMPEST, 8TURN, The CrewOne, and ONEUS, and MC Taemin appeared. At the beginning of the program, it was revealed that the team that won first place in “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE” will appear on the “2025 KCON Special Lineup” and receive a prize of 100 million won, as well as a speech from MC Taemin. The rules for the first battle are: “This time it will be a two-track battle between the ace and the team,” and “the ace who represents the team will start each battle, and two rankings will be announced: the team ranking and the ace ranking.” It is announced that “a total of 4 battles will be held, and only 5 teams will advance to the final”, and that “the team with the 1st place cumulatively up to the 3rd round and the team with the 1st place cumulative ace will go straight to the finals”. .
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/536/64643-536-90bc45a22644f118004550f695012aaf-1920×1080.jpg Finally, the first round ace battle, where the aces of all seven teams gather, begins, starting with the stage of “PUT ON A HAPPY FACE” by ONEUS’s ace member Hwang Woong. Among them, The CrewOne’s Lim Jimin showed off his trained physical beauty, and TEMPEST’s Hanbin kissed a prepared doll. In addition, THE NEW SIX’s Jung Jun-hyuk purposely used only one stand microphone and competed with his singing ability, making the ace of each team excited with their ingenious stage performances. [Video] “PUT ON A HAPPY FACE” performance by ONEUS/Hwang Woong https://x.com/abema_kpopdrama/status/1836753230480716098 Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/536/64643-536-160d8108ae21ba5955228eb1c2d861dc-1920×1080.jpg [Video] 8TURN’s Myungho’s “In Vino Veritas” performance
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https://x.com/abema_kpopdrama/status/1836755583875363188 [Video] TEMPEST’s Hanbin’s “WHO AM I?” performance
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https://x.com/abema_kpopdrama/status/1836757723654021440 [Video] “untitled freestyle” performance by YOUUNITE・DEY
https://x.com/abema_kpopdrama/status/1836758990296076524 [Video] “Act I: Odyssey into Gravity” performance by Hyun Jun of CRAVITY
https://x.com/abema_kpopdrama/status/1836760299770446292 Here, the Ace Battle comes to a close and we move on to the announcement of the results of the first match. This time, MC Taemin said, “Voting is 100% self-evaluation, consultation with team members is prohibited,” “Vote for the three people who performed the best, excluding your own team,” and “The number of votes There will be 5 people on each team, for a total of 35 people.” “Benefits will have the right to decide the cue sheet for the 2nd round team battle.” “The team in 7th place, the lowest in the Ace Battle, will not be able to participate in the team battle.” The top three teams were ONEUS, The CrewOne, and 8TURN, but since the top two teams were tied for first place, a re-voting was held, and ONEUS took the lead. In addition, The CrewOne took 2nd place and 8TURN took 3rd place, making great strides. On the other hand, the studio was in an uproar when it was announced that CRAVITY, who had won first place in the preliminary public
favorability ratings and the right to decide the cue sheet for the first round ace battle, had unexpectedly come in last place. Ace Hyun-joong also seemed to feel responsible for this, and expressed his frustration by saying, “It was frustrating because it seemed like I destroyed the efforts of the members who had worked so hard to prepare up until now in an instant.” In addition, since he will not be able to participate in the team battle, he said, “It’s a shame that I won’t be able to show off the team’s performance.” ▼Ace battle results 1st place: ONEUS Hwang Woong (22 votes/4 revotes) 2nd place: The CrewOne Lim Jimin (22 votes/1 re-vote) 3rd place: 8TURN Myungho (21 votes) 4th place: THE NEW SIX Jung Jun Hyuk (13 votes) 5th place: YOUUNITE DEY (12 votes) 6th place: TEMPEST Hanbin (8 votes) 7th place: CRAVITY Hyun Jun (7 votes) (*The tie for 1st place was determined by the votes of 5 teams excluding ONEUS and The CrewOne) Next, the 6 groups excluding CRAVITY went to the second round of team battle. Starting with the performance of THE NEW SIX’s “MOVE FUEGO (Mash Up ver.)”, which came in 4th place in Ace Battle, each team presented an energetic stage full of ingenuity. In particular, it was revealed that TEMPEST member Hyuk performed with dislocation and injuries all over his body. On the other hand, ONEUS, who ranked first in Ace Battle, made a series of mistakes during their performance, including dropping props. Because of this, the members expressed their frustration, saying, “It’s a shame that we couldn’t give it our all.” [Video] “MOVE FUEGO (Mash Up ver.)” performance by THE NEW SIX
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/64643/536/64643-536-4df7799993b6c195f66b639f0c5bc231-1920×1080.jpg Finally, the fateful results are announced. In addition to 8TURN, who placed 3rd in the Ace Battle, taking the lead, TEMPEST, who placed 6th in the Ace Battle, jumped to 2nd place, showing a great team effort. ONEUS finished in 3rd place despite the strong efforts of their ace Hwang-eun, and The CrewOne, who was in 2nd place in the ace battle, fell to 6th place, resulting in a very crowded result. ▼ Team battle results announcement 1st place: 8TURN [2nd place in self-evaluation (20 votes) / 2nd place in streaming evaluation (140 votes)] 2nd place: TEMPEST [4th place in self-evaluation (18 votes) / 3rd place in streaming evaluation (130 votes)] 3rd place: ONEUS [6th place in self-evaluation (6 votes) / 1st place in streaming evaluation (166 votes)] 4th place: THE NEW SIX [1st place in self-evaluation (24 votes) / 6th place in streaming evaluation (107 votes)] 5th place: YOUUNITE [4th place in self-evaluation (18 votes) / 4th place in streaming evaluation (122 votes)] 6th place: The CrewOne [3rd place in independent evaluation (19 votes) / 5th place in streaming evaluation (121 votes)] 7th place: CRAVITY In the second episode aired on September 26th (Thursday), entitled VS Mission, each team will perform songs by current boy groups such as Stray Kids, ENHYPEN, NCT, THE BOYZ, and TOMORROW X TOGETHER. I decided to challenge you to a battle. Please look forward to it. ■What is “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE” “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE”, which has been decided to be broadcast simultaneously in Japan and Korea and exclusively in Japan, is the second installment of the popular series “Road to Kingdom”, which was broadcast simultaneously in Japan and Korea on Mnet in 2020, and is a K-POP This is a survival program in which seven young boy groups who aim to be in the top class compete to be the best. This time, participating in “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE” are STARSHIP
Entertainment’s CRAVITY, to which IVE and MONSTA THE NEW SIX (TNX) was formed through the audition program “LOUD” and attracted attention as the first group produced by singer PSY. It is composed of members of YOUUNITE, a talented boy group that debuted in 2022 and performs in various genres, TEMPEST, ATBO, and JUST B, who have won numerous rookie awards since their debut and have increased their presence while expanding their global activities. The CrewOne is a 12-member boy group, and 8TURN is an 8-member boy group that debuted in 2023, all of whom are all-rounders and captivate with their high
performance. SHINee’s TAEMIN will also be the MC to support the participants. ■“ABEMA” Japan-Korea simultaneous/domestic exclusive broadcast “ROAD TO KINGDOM: ACE OF ACE” Broadcast overview #1 Broadcast date and time: Thursday, September 19, 2024, 9:30 p.m. #1 Distribution URL: https://abema.tv/video/episode/504-43_s1_p1 #2 Broadcast date and time: Thursday, September 26, 2024, 9:30 p.m. #2 Distribution URL: https://abema.tv/video/episode/504-43_s1_p2 *Please note that the broadcast schedule, content, and format are subject to change without notice. *When using images, please credit [(C) CJ ENM Co., Ltd, All Rights Reserved].